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Wanda Faye Lemery

Wanda Faye Lemery, 71, of Tidal Wave Road, Corbin departed this life on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at her home. She was born on March 3, 1947 in Pine Knot, to the late Raymond Richmond and Madeline (Perkins) Richmond. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Ground broken on Air Evac’s new Corbin facility

Ground was broken on Air Evac’s new facility at Baptist Health Corbin Monday morning. The company is moving its Whitley County location from the Williamsburg –Whitley County Airport to the former Lincoln Memorial University building behind the hospital. “The Whitley County...

Corbin’s ‘Roastin’ Redhounds’ open state competition against Taylor County

Corbin High School’s, “Roastin’ Redhounds” will be back in the kitchen this morning as they compete against Taylor County in the first round of the Junior Chef state tournament in Louisville. The team of Kendell Lewis, Rachel Standifer and Sierra Johnson will be preparing their...

Attorney General says Corbin residents entitled to occupational tax credit

The Kentucky Attorney General says workers in the Knox County portion of Corbin are entitled to a tax credit on a portion of the Knox County Occupational Tax as they are also paying the Corbin Occupational Tax. The letter announcing the ruling , which was addressed to Mayor...

Corbin man injured in rollover crash Wednesday

A Corbin man had to be extricated from his SUV Wednesday afternoon after it slid off of Interstate 75 and overturned in Laurel County. James A. McClane, 55, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in London for treatment of possible injuries sustained in the single-vehicle crash. Laurel...

John R. Halcomb

John R. Halcomb, 78, of Williamsburg, passed away Thursday June 28, 2018 at Jellico Community Hospital. He was born February 26, 2018 in Lynch, to the late Dewey and Mattie Shepherd Halcomb. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Merril Halcomb, two sisters;...

Clay County woman caught fleeing Walmart with $32 in stolen goods

A Clay County woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to run from loss prevention officers at the Corbin Walmart with $32 in stolen merchandise. Carrie Lewis Gordon, 41, of Manchester, was turned over to the custody of Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies after loss...

Electronic Edition for 6-27-2018

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Portion of Ky. 779 to be closed for maintenance Tuesday

A portion of Ky. 779 in Whitley County will be closed to traffic Tuesday as state transportation workers perform maintenance work. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet office in Manchester said worker will be performing maintenance on a cross drain at milepoint 5.2....

Lily, West Knox, Campground firefighters called to Cherry Hill Road Tuesday

Lily, West Knox and Campground fire departments responded to a structure fire on Cherry Hill Road at 9:47 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12. The cause of the fire could not be determined because of the severity of the damage, said Chief Doug Jones of the Lily Fire Department. There was no...