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Whitley County School District getting fifth school resource officer

This upcoming school year, the Whitley County School District is getting a fifth school resource officer. 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
Posted On 26 Jul 2023

Three others have survived trips over Cumberland Falls in recent years

A kayaker, who went over Cumberland Falls Friday evening, has lived to tell about it, but he isn’t alone. 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
Posted On 26 Jul 2023

Adult welding classes to be offered soon at Whitley County High School

If you are an adult living in Whitley County and have thought about a career in welding but didn’t know where to get training, then you are in luck. Starting in August, Whitley County High School will be offering a welding night class two nights a week, and you have to already...
Posted On 26 Jul 2023

Corbin man charged with choking, assaulting wife

When Knox County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home near Corbin recently, they discovered a pregnant woman, who had been choked and beaten, and a two-year-old child asleep under a piece of used drywall that contained nails sticking out, according to a sheriff’s department...
Posted On 26 Jul 2023

Improvements to track at WCMS to cost extra $326K

When it heard about construction updates on building projects throughout the school district, the Whitley County Board of Education got one particularly costly bit of bad news during its monthly meeting Thursday along with several pieces of good news. Read this story and more for...
Posted On 26 Jul 2023

I-75 asphalt and road rehab project starts Wed. (July 26) in Whitley County

If you’re planning to travel on I-75 between Corbin and Williamsburg between now and early October, then you should be prepared for some construction delays. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that shoulder closures will take place on I-75 from mile...
Posted On 25 Jul 2023
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Aug. 10 NIBROC performance will serve as homecoming for Tim Gore of Tim & Taylor

Tim and Taylor Gore, who go by the stage name of Tim & Taylor, are excited to be a part of this year’s musical lineup at the Annual NIBROC Festival in downtown Corbin. There is an added level of excitement for Tim personally, though, as he is a proud native of Corbin,...

Corbin native Zac Hart added to NIBROC lineup

Corbin native Zac Hart is an artist whose inevitable rise is already attracting the eyes and ears of country fans, and beyond. Residing in Nashville, Hart has opened for touring artists such as Lee Brice, Travis Tritt, John Michael Montgomery, and more. He has also graced...
Posted On 24 Jul 2023
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W’burg woman earns blue ribbon in statewide arts competition

Alice Fae Weiland of Williamsburg emerged victorious, earning a blue ribbon in the statewide competition of the Kentucky Extensions Homemakers Cultural Arts Competition. Weiland is an esteemed instructor and regularly teaches basketry to eager learners at the Extension Arts...

Kayaker survives going over Cumberland Falls

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that a kayaker went over Cumberland Falls Friday and lived to tell about it. The sheriff’s department left the scene about 11 p.m. Friday after deploying at the Falls in a support capacity for the Kentucky State Park Rangers....
Posted On 22 Jul 2023