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Two local school boards will be getting new members next year. During Tuesday’s General Election, Williamsburg voters and Corbin voters each elected one new school board member. Williamsburg voters gave the nod to incumbent Allan Steely and newcomer Jason Caddell, who is the...

A man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a vehicle while the car’s owner cast their vote in Tuesday’s election. A Knox County man left his car running in Lynn Camp School’s parking lot while he ran inside to vote. But, when he finished, his vehicle was gone. Knox...

A Rockhold woman was drug about 1/16 of a mile during an incident Saturday morning three miles east of Williamsburg. Shortly before 6 a.m., Sheila Dawn Lawson, 40, was stopped along Ky. 92E in the second horseshoe curve because she had run out of gas. Jeremy Melton, 36, of Shiner...

The Kentucky Attorney General issued an opinion Monday that paved the way for voters across the Commonwealth to takes photos of themselves in the ballot box, but urged caution for those who choose to do so. The opinion said the practice of taking “ballot selfies” does...

An outbuilding was destroyed and a home on Old High Top Road was damaged by fire Friday afternoon. Oak Grove firefighters were initially paged to the residence off of Dantley Drive about 3:45 in response to a report of a building fire. Woodbine, Corbin and Keavy firefighters were...

A North Carolina man, who was arrested behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle last month, pleaded guilty Monday morning to receiving stolen property while a similar charge was dismissed against his female passenger. On Oct. 16, Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy James Tabor...

Corbin Police and Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies joined forces Wednesday morning to recover a truck stolen from outside a Corbin residence and arrest a London man in connection with the theft. Eighteen-year-old Alexander Finley has been charged with one count of receiving...

Members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce heard from both candidates for 82nd District Representative and one candidate for Corbin City Commission during their monthly luncheon, which was held Wednesday at The Corbin Center. 82nd Rep. Regina Bunch, her opponent, Bill...

A prosecutor recently filed a motion to have Tristan Hall held in contempt of court for violating a judge’s order. Whitley County Attorney Bob Hammons is asking a special judge to hold a Corbin man in contempt of court and to revoke his bond for allegedly e-mailing him in...

A Gray man was indicted Friday on assault and wanton endangerment charges stemming from a wreck on May 20 during which he was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when his vehicle struck another. According to West Knox firefighters the wreck occurred just after 11 a.m....