A look back at the biggest stories from 2017

2017 was a year marked by a variety of different news events ranging from a mother allegedly killing her husband and three children to the opening of businesses providing hundreds of jobs and progress towards a long awaited quarter horse racetrack that planned in Corbin.

Here is a list of the top 10 stories of 2017 as compiled by the staff of the News Journal.

Gov. Matt Bevin poses with workers from Smart Wood, a new factory in Corbin.