COVID-19 could not stop the Jellico Christmas parade on Dec. 13. The community came out to line the streets and wave as the parade drove by

The Whitley County Clerk’s office received a clean audit from Mike Harmon, the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts. “I was pleased to have a good clean audit,” said Carolyn Willis, the Whitley County Clerk. “That’s what we strive for – to do the best for our county.” Kay...

SHOP WITH A COP COVID–19 brought a change to the Corbin Police Department’s annual, “Shop with a Cop,” but officers, with the aid of several Corbin Walmart Associates, have found a way to make it a merrier Christmas for 31 area children. Because of the COVID–19 restrictions, the...

UPDATE: One person is dead and a second person was injured during an attempted robbery at a Keavy area convenience store early Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Jacob S. Vann, 32, of Keavy. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 312 Market, formerly...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of November. During the month of November, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,133 requests for assistance, and responded to 44 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 31 new criminal cases, and made...

The Whitley County Health Department announced 11 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the county’s total to 2,013. There are currently 343 active cases, of which eight are hospitalized. A total of 1,651 people have been released from isolation. Whitley County has had 19...

An investigation by the Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Williamsburg man on charges related to child sexual abuse material. At 3:01 p.m. Thursday, Kentucky State Police Detective Jason Dials arrested Hobert Lee Elswick,...

(By Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) A 2011 graduate from Lynn Camp High School can add working for one of the world’s premiere comic book companies to his portfolio.  Justin Mason, 27, was born in North Carolina before moving to Corbin at a young age. He developed an...

Since the start of the current school year nearly every Whitley County school district student has been learning virtually from home using school district issued Chromebooks for their instruction, and their instructors have been teaching virtually. On Dec. 10, the Whitley County...

Corbin Elementary School’s reverse Christmas parade saw approximately 300 students Thursday, said Chris Webb, principal of Corbin Elementary. The idea for the parade came from the teachers after the school had a successful parade in the spring. “In a normal school year, we would...

The Whitley County Health Department announced 35 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 2,002. There are currently 380 active cases, of which eight are hospitalized. A total of 1,603 people have been released from isolation. Whitley County has had 19...

Philanthropists Terry and Marion Forcht presented Brad Hall, Vice President of External Affairs at the University of the Cumberlands, with a $200,000 check in support of the Terry & Marion Forcht School of Nursing. The Forcht’s provided $1,000,000 in 2018 for the...

After two special called meetings, the Corbin City Commissions’ Miller Park renovation project is finally underway. Commissioners broke ground on the renovations Monday and construction is expected to begin later this week pending the weather’s cooperation. The City Commission...

After eight hours and 33.6 miles, Zack Horvath’s 319.2-mile run came to an end. Horvath called it quits after he suffered an injury to his hamstring in hour eight. “I was doing great. I got to eight hours in and I felt like I had only been going for an hour. I really felt good,”...

Forty Corbin Primary and Elementary students will spend their Christmas on the wheels of their new bicycles thanks to the efforts of the 16 senior Corbin Redhound football players, their coaches and the boosters. The players huddled up for one final play Tuesday afternoon to give...

The Bell County Health Department reported its second COVID-19 related death this week on Wednesday afternoon. It was the 30th related COVID-19 death in Bell County. The Bell County Health Department reported the county’s 29th COVID-19 related death Monday. The fatalities have...

The Corbin Recycling Center is temporarily closed after one of the employees tested positive for COVID-19. Corbin City Manager, Marlon Sams, said approximately five or six other employees were impacted. The recycling center is under quarantine, but is expected to reopen on...

Governor Andy Beshear today announced the official grand opening of a new welcome center in southeastern Kentucky located at mile marker 1.5 in Whitley County off I-75 North. In response to the spread of COVID-19, federal and state public health officials advised that travel...

Over the course of several weeks, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department has recovered four stolen vehicles. 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

The Whitley County Health Department announced 59 additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 1,929. There are currently 362 active cases, of which nine are hospitalized. With the new cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 108.3. Laurel...