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Three arrested in Woodbine after complaint of fighting, shots fired

Three people were arrested Monday at a Woodbine residence after police received a complaint of a fight in progress with gunshots fired. According to a press release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Mikey Ashurst responded to the complaint on Pay Lake Road....
Posted On 07 Jun 2016
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Corbin man arrested for threatening female jogger

A Corbin man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a female jogger on Master Street. According to police, Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Mikey Ashurst received a cell phone call from a “hysterical female” jogging on Master Street in Corbin. She told Ashurst that a man...
Posted On 07 Jun 2016
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Corbin man charged in connection with 2015 double homicide in Lily makes first court appearance

A Corbin man charged Saturday night in connection with a 2015 double homicide in Lily pleaded not guilty to murder and robbery charges Monday in Laurel District Court. Thirty-four-year-old Bradley Justin Lawson is charged with shooting and killing 62-year-old Donnie and...

Deputy finds meth precursors in tent

A Woodbine couple has been charged with methamphetamine related charges after items associated with meth production were discovered in a tent Thursday morning in the Faber community. Whitley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Anderson responded Barton Hollow Road after receiving...
Posted On 02 Jun 2016

Sanders Park picked as destination for online state tourism promotion

A downtown Corbin park dedicated to Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders is being highlighted by the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism as one of 99 places in Kentucky tourists should visit. The effort, called “99 days of summer” is an interactive...

Intoxicated passenger blamed for causing crash

An intoxicated passenger is being blamed for causing the Memorial Day crash of an SUV that was carrying an infant. Timothy Huttemeyer, 29, of Williamsburg, is charged with alcohol intoxication and two counts of wanton endangerment in connection with the May 30 incident. About...
Posted On 01 Jun 2016

Corbin man arrested for choking toddler

A Corbin man allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and choked her toddler son during a domestic dispute early Sunday evening. Joshua P. Eaton, 21, of Oak Ridge Church Road, was arrested about 1:09 a.m. Monday and charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child under the age of...
Posted On 01 Jun 2016

Gray man struck by car remains at UK hospital

A Gray man who was struck by a car as he attempted to cross U.S. 25E at the intersection of Ky. 233 last week remains at the University of Kentucky Medical Center but is improving according to family friends. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Corbin couple indicted for child abuse

A Corbin couple has been indicted in Knox County for allegedly abusing their three-year-old child. A Knox County grand jury returned indictments Friday charging 42-year-old Creighton Hill, Jr. and 45-year-old Yvonne Hill each with one count of first-degree criminal abuse. Read...

Lily teen dies in ATV accident

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