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Musical acts announced for 2023 NIBROC Festival

This year’s NIBROC entertainment is brimming with talented musicians eager to share their love for music with anyone who will lend an ear.

Corbin man charged with indecent exposure inside ambulance

A Corbin man is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $5,000 cash bond in connection with an indecent exposure charge involving an alleged incident inside an ambulance. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...
Posted On 12 Jul 2023

Williamsburg man gets 20 years after attempting to hit police with vehicle in March 2022

A Williamsburg man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on multiple charges stemming from a March 2022 incident in which he attempted to hit police with a vehicle. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

UPDATED: Tuesday night gunshot wound victims identified by Corbin Police

The Corbin Police Department has released the identities of the man and woman who sustained gunshot wounds Tuesday evening, July 11, outside a residence near the intersection of Scuffeltown Road and Fifth Street Road in Corbin.

Lexington man donates luggage to local DCBS for foster children

During his 32 years serving as a foster parent for 65 girls and boys that came to his home, single dad Don Pratt saw it happen many times. When the Department for Community-Based Services, more commonly known as social services, removed a child from their home, they were often...
Posted On 11 Jul 2023

Safety Project at the Intersection of U.S. 25W and Bray’s Chapel Road Will Begin Today

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a safety project will begin Monday, July 10 at the intersection of U.S. 25W (mile point 20.232) and Bray’s Chapel Road in Whitley County, and is expected to conclude Wednesday, July 12.

W’burg native fares well in Miss Kentucky Pageant

Williamsburg native and current Louisville resident Morgan Moses placed in the Top 10 during the 2023 Miss Kentucky competition, which was held June 28 – July 1 at SKyPAC in Bowling Green. Moses is a 2016 Williamsburg High School graduate. She is also a University of Kentucky...
Posted On 10 Jul 2023
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Local school districts receive grant funds to help children over the summer

A generous grant of $130,000 has been provided to combat hunger in the summer, thanks to the No Kids Hungry organization’s commitment to ending hunger and poverty, and a portion of that funding is going to the Williamsburg Independent School and the Whitley County School...

After seven-year absence, mule pull event is returning to the county fair

For the first time since 2016, the Whitley County Fair will feature a mule pull when it takes place next week. “I’ve talked to several pullers that are coming,” noted Larry Barton, who is organizing the event. “If people come and watch, they will have the opportunity to see good...
Posted On 08 Jul 2023

Corbin native’s choir program to perform in D.C., sponsorships needed

A Corbin native’s choir program from Manchester, Kentucky, was selected to tour and perform in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Festival of the States on April 4-7, 2024. The Clay County High School Voices of Clay and Tiger Concert Choir, led by Corbin native Nick...