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Scam Alert involving company claiming to represent Baptist Health Corbin

The Corbin Police Department is reporting that it has received a report from Baptist Health Corbin about a company soliciting money for a T-shirt project in the hospital’s name, which is a scam. The company, which is calling itself Promotional Specialties International out...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Registration deadline approaching for 2023 NIBROC photo contest

The deadline is quickly approaching for the annual NIBROC Photo Contest 2023, but fear not, you still have time to enter. Photos must be the original work of the participant. The contest is open to amateur photographers, who are ages 16 and above. There will not be a youth...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Whitley County ReadyFest gets students set for coming school year

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  There was a variety of free items available for students during the annual Whitley County ReadyFest Monday at the Whitley County Intermediate School. The yearly event helps provide students with items they may need for the upcoming school year as well as...

Forcht Bank, University of Kentucky basketball player Reed Sheppard reach Brand Partnership deal

(Lexington, KY) – Forcht Bank is delighted to announce a Brand Partnership deal with University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Player Reed Sheppard, a renowned name across Kentucky and surrounding areas. This partnership brings together two like-minded families in Kentucky, the...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023
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Kayaking for Kids set for this Saturday in W’burg

Organizers of a local boating race are hoping to generate more than $20,000 to help local schools and children’s programs this weekend. The seventh annual Kayaking for Kids race will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5. Registration starts at the Whitley County Fairgrounds at 8 a.m....

10 people indicted by Knox County grand jury on various charges

A Knox County grand jury returned less than a dozen indictments during its latest meeting. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Corbin man receives life sentence for 2019 murder of pregnant girlfriend

A Corbin man was sentenced to life in prison last Wednesday for the March 2019 murder of his pregnant girlfriend, who was attempting to work with federal authorities regarding his methamphetamine operation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Ashland man charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration in Whitley County

A Whitley County Grand Jury could decide as early as Aug. 21 whether to indict an Ashland man for failing to comply with the sex offender registry. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023

W’burg man, who claimed to have been shot with poisonous arrow, charged with intoxication

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly claimed to have been shot with a poisonous arrow, was arrested early Thursday evening by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023

Baptist Health Foundation Corbin awarded $1.2 million grant to expand behavioral health services

The Baptist Health Foundation Corbin is getting a $1.2 million grant over a four-year period to expand capacity to address behavioral health and/or substance use disorder/opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD) for primary care patients in Knox, Whitley and Madison counties in southcentral...
Posted On 31 Jul 2023
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