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Fourth Annual W’burg Chili Cookoff Saturday

Got a chili recipe that you think is the best in Williamsburg? Saturday is your chance to prove it and collect some prize money to boot during the Fourth Annual Williamsburg Chili Cookoff Contest. “There is no cost to enter. Everybody is welcome to come down, try out the...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016

Whitley County elementary schools get fresh fruit grant

More than 59,000 students in 146 Kentucky schools, including six Whitley County elementary schools, will enjoy fresh produce in the 2016-17 school year as part of a federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) implemented through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016

KSP Post 11 trooper dies in off-duty accident

A Kentucky State Police trooper based out of Post 11 in London died Monday morning after falling off the roof of a barn he was repairing. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11, said 24-year-old Mason A Flynn was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in...

Knox deputies find Gray woman passed out in car with daughter inside

A Gray woman is facing one count of endangering the welfare of a minor after Knox County Sheriff’s deputies found her asleep in her car with her 10-year-old daughter in the back seat. According to Sheriff Mike Smith, Deputy Mikey Ashurst arrested 46-year-old Donna Huff outside a...

‘Paint the Town Pink’ Glow run to be held Saturday

The fourth annual Baptist Family Fitness “Paint the Town Pink” Glow Run/Walk will take place Saturday at Corbin High School. The two-mile event will raise money for the patients at Baptist Health Corbin’s Cancer Care Center. “Patients may need assistance with wigs, gas cards,...

BREAKING: One person dies in Whitley house fire Tuesday morning

A house fire on KY 26 in Whitley County claimed the life of one man Tuesday morning. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley said the victim has been tentatively identified as 68-year-old Dennis Barton, who lived at the residence. “Until it is medically and scientifically...

Owner cited after pitbull attacks man walking dog in Corbin

A Corbin woman was cited to Whitley District Court last Friday after her pit bull dog attacked a man and his dog that were walking along 17th Street. Corbin Police Major Rob Jones, the department’s public affairs officer, said Lt. James Miller cited Samieyra Spicer, of 401 17th,...

UPDATE: KSP Trooper injured in three-car crash in Corbin Saturday

A Kentucky State Police Trooper, along with four other motorists, was injured in a three-car collision on US 25E in Corbin Saturday. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The crash occurred at 4:11 p.m. at the intersection of US 25E (Cumberland Gap Parkway) and Ohler...

Corbin woman arrested on drug charges at Exit 15 Shell Station

An investigation into two suspicious vehicles that were parked at an Exit 15 gas station has resulted in the arrest of a Corbin woman. On Thursday evening, Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hensley observed two suspicious vehicles in the parking lot of the Shell...
Posted On 23 Sep 2016

Precautions taken after CMS student receives ‘vague’ threat via text message Wednesday

A vague “threat” accidentally sent via text message to a Corbin Middle School student Wednesday caused police to take cautionary measures before the start of the school day. Hannah Goins, a spokesperson for the Corbin Independent School District, said the message was apparently...