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UPDATE: Golden Alert cancelled after Corbin man found safe

UPDATE: At 3:45 p.m., Laurel County Sheriff John Root reported that 52-year-old Jimmy R. Brock, who has been missing since Thursday, was located, safe and sound.

 

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking the public to be on the lookout for an older man...

Corbin Funeral Home President charged with second DUI

 A Corbin woman who received a conditionally discharged jail sentence after entering and Alford Plea to driving a hearse while under the influence of alcohol, was arrested for DUI in Laurel County early Friday morning.

Former radio ad sales rep accepts plea deal, to pay $2,500 restitution

A former salesperson for a gospel radio station WEKC in Williamsburg, who allegedly stole from the station in 2011 and 2013, reached a plea agreement Monday morning that will temporarily leave him with a criminal record.

Posted On 15 Jul 2015

Kroger store in Corbin evacuated briefly Tuesday due to smoke

Kroger on U.S. 25E in Corbin was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after smoke poured through parts of the building.
Corbin firefighters were called to the scene at Corbin Station at 12:16 p.m.

‘Twist and Shout’ set to open in Corbin in early August

Don House currently lives in London, but the 68-year-old Vietnam veteran is bringing his new restaurant to Corbin.

EXTRA CONTENT: Whitley District Judge Cathy Prewitt suspended for Code of Conduct violations

A local judge has agreed to serve a seven-day suspension, without pay, for violating the Code of Judicial conduct in regards to a case brought before her last year.

Posted On 13 Jul 2015
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Test production to begin this month at KOWA facility in Corbin

A Japanese company, whose first North American presence is a manufacturing facility in Corbin, plans to roll out its first test products by the middle of this month, and is hoping to begin full-scale production by February of next year.