Each year the University of Kentucky’s Whitley County Cooperative Extension office celebrates Earth Day by getting different materials into the hands of folks eager to do their part to improve and sustain the health of our planet.

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday following an armed standoff with law enforcement at a residence on Springfield Circle, off of Ky. 1223. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies lead Case Crawford from his residence after the Special Response Team forced entry to end a standoff....

In an effort to support our fellow small business – many of which are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic – the News Journal has assembled at least a partial list of businesses in the Corbin and Williamsburg areas that are still operating. We assembled this list through a...

While the Class of 2020 will not experience the traditional graduation ceremonies because of COVID–19, groups in Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg have started a community effort to let the seniors know how much their hard work is appreciated by encouraging people t...

The rate that people are testing positive for COVID-19 locally has slowed down in recent days, but it is still increasing. Tuesday afternoon, Whitley County reported its eighth confirmed case of COVID-19 involving a non-hospitalized adult. Whitley County Public Health Director...

Businessman Terry Forcht, who rose from humble beginnings as a youth in Louisville to build a business empire that became the Forcht Group of Kentucky, is the subject of an upcoming biography by Gary P. West and Eddie Woodruff. Start Right, End Right. The Terry Forcht Story...

Dirt is moving at the former Economy Inn site which will serve as the home of the new Corbin splashpad. The train and crossing sign water features are ready to be installed at the Corbin splashpad once the site work is completed. Despite COVID–19 forcing city officials to...

The Kentucky High School Athletics Association (KHSAA) announced Tuesday what most in the high school sporting world had both expected and dreaded since sporting action stopped due to COVID-19 concerns. The 2020 state basketball tournaments will not be resumed. All spring sports...

K-12 students across Kentucky will not be returning to school this school year. During a conference call with superintendents Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear said students would remain on the non-traditional instructional (NTI) days for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Schools...

A Corbin man has been charged with assaulting Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies with a communicable bodily fluid during a physical altercation following a traffic stop early Friday morning. Deputy Chad Estep wrote in the arrest citation that deputies found blood residue from...

A state legislator, who ran for governor in 2019, was arrested Tuesday morning in Laurel County for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to kill her. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert S. Goforth, 44, of East Bernstadt, following an investigation into a...

Kentucky received $2 million in emergency grant funding Monday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) to help address substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Congressman Hal Rogers helped secure the...

For a short time, last week, the staff at the Knox-Whitley Humane Association tasted the thrill of victory as silence had fallen upon the room where dogs are kenneled. Every dog at the shelter had either been adopted or gone out to rescue. “It was a very weird feeling,” said...

With nursing homes across Kentucky closed to visitors in an effort to protect residents from the COVID–19 pandemic, area nursing homes, including Hillcrest, Corbin, Williamsburg and Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center, are using social media and applications such as...

In regards to COVID-19 cases in Whitley County, health department officials released some good news Monday afternoon as four of the seven diagnosed patients have now been released from isolation. Whitley County’s most recent case was a non-hospitalized adult whose diagnosis was...

K-12 students across Kentucky will not be returning to school this school year. Officials said during a conference call with superintendents Monday that Gov. Andy Beshear said students would remain on the non-traditional instructional days for the remainder of the 2019-20 school...

Whitley County’s Nick Wilson had the opportunity to show fiancé Grisel around the Survivor camp as the 10 remaining Winners at War contestants received visits from their families to kick off the 10th episode. “This is unbelievable!” Nick said as host Jeff Probst called out the...

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Rob Duncan and U.S. Attorney for the Western District Russell Coleman to release a joint public service announcement (PSA) regarding fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites. The 60-second PSA...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Whitley County Board of Education used technology in order to conduct its monthly meeting on April 10, and voted to approve additional paid leave for sick or potentially sick employees during the pandemic, if it is necessary. The five-person...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous government entities are going high tech in order to continue meeting while maintaining recommended social distancing measures. Some are meeting via Facebook Live, such as the Whitley County Fiscal Court, others are meeting via Zoom, such as...