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Keavy man indicted for assaulting his ex

A Keavy man was indicted Friday on burglary and assault charges for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and choking and beating her. Fifty-one-year-old Arnold Glen Coots was indicted on charges of second-degree burglary, fourth-degree assault, third-degree...

Tip from W’burg Police chief leads Laurel deputies to suspected meth dealer

A tip on suspected drug activity that was provided by Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird led federal and Laurel County law enforcement to a London home Sunday morning where they recovered one-half pound of crystal methamphetamine and more than $100,000 in cash. Laurel County...

Bunch handily defeats Patrick in State Rep. primary

Incumbent State Representative Regina Bunch, R-Williamsburg cleared her first hurdle to re-election Tuesday night, overwhelmingly defeating challenger Alex Patrick in the Republican primary contest in the 82nd house district. “I’m very pleased,” said Bunch, who will face democrat...

Tree trimmer survives 50-foot fall

A 25-year-old man is back home after surviving a 50-foot fall out of a tree Monday morning. Jacob Beverly was working as part of a crew from Phillips Tree Experts to clear hanging branches around power lines off of Log Cabin Road between Canadatown and Falls Road when he fell...

Ohio man gets six-year prison sentence for role in drug conspiracy

The federal case against the fourth of 17 individuals charged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and oxycodone in Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle and Madison counties was officially closed last week when he was sentenced to six years, three months. Read this story and more...

L&N Historical Society makes donation to Corbin Tourism

The Corbin Tourism Commission received some financial help Saturday in its on-going effort to return the L&N 2132 locomotive, along with its coal tender and caboose to their former glory. The board of directors of the L&N Historical Society, which held its quarterly...

Grace Community Health finalizes land purchase for Corbin medical campus

Grace Community Health CEO Michael Stanley signs legal paperwork to purchase 10 acres in the Southeast KY Business Park for the company. More than a year-and-a-half after the project was first announced, officials with Grace Community Health Center and the Southeast Kentucky...

New Worship Pastor at Grace on the Hill has famous family connections

To say the new Worship Pastor at Grace on the Hill United Methodist Church in Corbin has had an interesting life is an understatement. He’s overcome a hearing disability to excel as a professional musician. He’s a second cousin to country music legends Loretta Lynn and Crystal...

Corbin man reportedly hits car at local dealership, drives wrong way in effort to elude police

A Corbin man is facing numerous charges in Knox County after he allegedly led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase through Corbin Thursday night, hitting a car at a local dealership and driving the wrong way on U.S. 25E in the process. Thirty-seven-year-old Jason Sevier...

Corbin Tourism approves $1.36 million budget

The Corbin Tourism Commission approved the first reading of its $1.362 million budget for 2016-17 fiscal year Tuesday night. The budget includes multiple event partial sponsorships including: $4,500 for the fine arts events $15,000 for Nibroc $5,000 for Corbin Industrial...