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The southern portion of the 54-county SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) area will see the area’s oldest abandoned surface mine become a new tourist attraction that could attract more than 600,000 visitors, annually. “It is an exciting time in eastern Kentucky,” said Gov. Matt...

The trolley is painted and has been repaired. The stop signs are printed and ready to be hung. Corbin Main Street Manager Andy Salmons said as soon as the drivers are ready, the trolley will roll. Salmons explained that one of the two drivers hired in early October, Joe Breacher...

A drug trafficking charge was dismissed in Whitley District Court Tuesday afternoon against a Corbin man to clear the way for a federal court prosecution, according to Williamsburg police. On Oct. 26, officers from six law enforcement agencies seized 11 grams of suspected crystal...

Did a former chief financial officer for the Whitley County school district, who was fired in June amid allegations of misappropriation of school funds, steal roughly $12,000 from the school district through electronic fund transfers, as school board officials contend, or is she...

A total ban on outdoor burning has been issued in Whitley County. Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. issued the “red flag” warning shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday. “It is a complete ban on outdoor burning,” explained Whitley County Projects Director Amber Owens....

Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz is predicting a 48 percent voter turnout during next Tuesday’s General Election. “It is the topic of every conversation it seems like. It ends up being the topic with our customers. There are some interesting comments. It seems to be...

A Williamsburg man is facing a second-offense DUI charge after allegedly striking a parked vehicle in a north Corbin business’s parking lot Sunday afternoon. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged 55-year-old Ronnie Peace with one count of operating a motor vehicle under the...

A Corbin man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Ohler Road Sunday morning. Law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to the scene near Norville Road at 7:44 a.m. Corbin firefighters had to extricate the victim, later identified as James...

Officers from six law enforcement agencies seized 11 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, cash, and numerous firearms, including one federally prohibited assault weapon, while executing a search warrant at a Tattersall residence Wednesday evening. About 8 p.m. Wednesday,...

West Knox and Lily firefighters spent several hours Friday evening battling a combination structure and brush fire in Gray. West Knox firefighters were paged to the scene on Ky. 233 just after 4 p.m. Dispatchers reported that two abandoned buildings were burning. When the first...