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Williamsburg native’s Vietnam War sacrifice remembered

Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of the heroic wartime actions that led to the death, and posthumous Medal of Honor award for a Williamsburg soldier who died during the Vietnam War.

Westerfield campaigns in Corbin, says experience his biggest asset in AG race

The Republican candidate for Kentucky Attorney General touted his prosecutorial and legislative experience, along with his willingness to take a firm stand on tough political issues during a campaign stop in Corbin on Tuesday.

UPDATE: Corbin man, who escaped from Lexington correctional facility, captured

An escaped inmate from the Blackburn correctional facility with ties to the the Corbin area, was recaptured Wednesday.

Wrestling legends Lex Luger, Nikita Koloff to speak at Williamsburg church Monday

“The Total Package,” Lex Luger and “The Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff were two of the most feared men in wrestling in the 1980s and into the 1990s.

Search for ‘drowning’ victim called off after two-day effort

After more than 11 hours combing the waters near the Laurel Lake spillway, emergency personnel determined reports of an individual drowning Saturday afternoon were inaccurate.

Man seriously injured in rollover crash on U.S. 25E in Corbin Friday

A Middlesboro man was injured Friday morning after he lost control of his pickup truck on Cumberland Gap Parkway, in Corbin, and flipped it several times.

Williamsburg woman arrested for shooting at two children

A Williamsburg woman is facing felony wanton endangerment charges stemming from allegations last week that she allegedly shot at two children.

Posted On 14 Aug 2015

Sandi Patty to open 54th Annual Fine Arts Concert Series next Saturday

The 54th Annual Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky Inc. 54th “Concert Series” will kick off next Saturday with a performance by contemporary Christian music legend Sandi Patty.

Tourism Commission discusses upcoming events, funding for robotics competition

NIBROC is over, but the events and other happenings in Corbin, including the Gallery Hop, Egg Fest and the arrival of the Pullman car for the train museum, will be keeping things hopping downtown over the next month.

Laurel truck driver, wanted for six-fatality traffic crash in Tenn., captured in Lexington

A Laurel County man wanted since Aug. 3 when he was indicted on six counts of vehicular homicide in Chattanooga, Tenn., was arrested Friday in Lexington.