Kentucky donors are heavily encouraged to be proactive this summer and donate blood at the Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) blood drive in Williamsburg to save lives and get their hands on an exciting new shirt. All donors who give blood at this KBC drive will receive a “Give Back,...

Do you have shoes collecting dust at the bottom of your closet that you forgot existed? We’ve all been there. Thankfully, there is a great resource to use those forgotten shoes for good, and Corbin High School has taken advantage of this resource. On May 26, a group of students...

An unofficial historian of Corbin Redhound sports and a former News Journal columnist has passed away. Bill Crook, 81, died Monday at his home in Frankfort. Crook’s column about Corbin Redhound sports appeared in the first edition of Corbin! This Week on Aug. 12, 1987. That...

A cooperative effort between three law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of a Corbin man Friday morning on drug trafficking charges, according to press releases from two law enforcement agencies. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

The Williamsburg attorney arrested last week on DUI charges while on his way to court for the second day of a jury trial has recanted statements and court filings made following his arrest. WREN Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

A Corbin man, who allegedly fatally shot a woman in April during an attempted burglary, has been indicted for murder by a Knox County grand jury. 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...

Attempting to enter or exit businesses along Cumberland Falls Highway around Exit 25 has been a struggle for motorists for quite some time, though the ongoing construction in the area is hoping to alleviate some of that trouble. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Corbin man. Guy Siler, 54, was last seen on Wednesday, May 24, about 2:30 p.m. Siler is a white 6’3” male weighing about 150 pounds. He has medium length light brown hair, and a dark...

The ashes of Corbin’s own Ed Tye were interred with honors last Wednesday, May 17, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Tye spent 20 years with the United States Air Force before his retirement. In that time, he obtained the rank of Master Sergeant, and he served as a...

Carcille Burchette was named the new South Atlantic Region Director of the National Garden Club on May 5, at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. This region is composed of the states of Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. She...

The Corbin Public Library is on a mission to preserve history and make it accessible to everyone in the community. In honor of May being Historic Preservation Month, the Corbin Public Library has dedicated its time to informing others about what they have been working on to...

It’s no secret that University of the Cumberlands has hardworking students. Some students in particular have made their mark on their respective academic departments, winning departmental awards for their achievements in the classroom. Here are the local winners of the 2023...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department has received new bulletproof vests, provided by the United States Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and new vehicles, courtesy of the Whitley County Fiscal Court, to ensure safety and comfort. Sheriff Bill Elliotte, recently elected and placed...

The Whitley County Board of Education awarded a “Above and Beyond” award to Mrs. Wilson, four students were accepted into the Craft Academy and the district’s top Accelerated Reading Program award winners were announced during the board of education’s recently monthly...

  Long awaited renovations to Corbin’s Miller Park are almost complete. Among other improvements was construction of two Little League baseball fields. The inaugural match-up on the fields took place Monday evening as Team Pepsi faced off against Team Gatorade in a Tee Ball...

A Whitley County High School senior is among the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. Julia Bryant won third place honors after submitting an oil painting of Secretariat. Amiee Compton, a senior at Shelby Valley High...

Williamsburg Independent School is continuing to make technology upgrades to help create better, more fluid learning environments for both students and teachers. During the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education’s recent regular monthly meeting, Director of Technology Parker...

The Whitley County School District will soon be adding an additional school resource officer (SRO) for the upcoming academic school year. There is also an update on construction projects occurring within the district. The Whitley County Board of Education recently met for their...

An official with the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that there are currently no plans in place to relocate the Corbin Post Office to a new location.

A routine traffic stop Saturday evening resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine and marijuana. It also resulted in a search warrant at a Corbin home where police found drugs and an excavator, which had been reported stolen from Hazard, according to a Corbin Police Department...