New Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission Executive Director Nancy Conley will have a busy first week when she officially takes over the reins of the organization next Monday (June 10). Conley will be the guest speaker at the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s monthly...

When students return to class next school year, there will be several new faces greeting them with new principals at Corbin Middle School, Corbin High School, Williamsburg Independent School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Whitley Central Intermediate School, Boston Elementary...

On Friday (June 7), the City of Corbin will unveil an outdoor Fitness Court® at the corner of Poplar Street and Seventh Street, improving and enhancing the quality of life for Southeastern Kentucky residents. This capital project is a featured part of the 2024 initiative launched...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A pre-release class was held last Thursday morning at the Whitley County Detention Center for a group of female inmates that are scheduled to be released sometime in the coming weeks. A number of representatives from local organizations were on hand to...

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus, Knox County Judge-Executive Mike Mitchell and Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. were among a group of VIP’s on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of the Mountain...

Just weeks after it was announced that Dayspring Health’s chief executive officer would be stepping down, an interim has been named in time to help oversee the opening of the healthcare provider’s new facility and he is a familiar face for those who work there. Larry Rector, who...

A Williamsburg man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at and attempting to rob his mother in January 2023.  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

A second attempt was successful last week to reduce the bond of the former Whitley County teacher and coach facing multiple sexual-related charges involving a minor. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

The ex-wife of a Williamsburg man, whose jury trial was cut short last year after his attorney was arrested for DUI while on the way to court, has now filed a lawsuit against that attorney claiming that she was the target of multiple false accusations throughout the course of the...

Problems with Master Street and Gordon Street weren’t the only concerns brought up by local residents during a public meeting at Corbin City Hall Monday that was held to help formulate an action plan for traffic safety in Corbin. Slow down!: Oaklawn resident John Elliotte asked...

Lindsey Frazier has a personal reason for wanting to see better lighting and people using safer walking practices on Master Street in Corbin. Seeking change: In November 2019, Lindsey Frazier’s 17-year-old daughter was driving on Master Street when her vehicle became one of two...

A Knoxville man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly pouring a gas and oil mixture on his girlfriend and then flicking a lighter, according to an arrest citation and Williamsburg police. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Corbin High School Senior Lydia Engle has won the Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s fifth congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05). Her painting will be featured in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year and she is invited to a...

Zachary Clifton, who has affectionately dubbed himself as “the 2023 version of Anthony Michael Hall’s nerd character in ‘The Breakfast Club’ — the one who procured a fake ID so he could vote,” is a youth leader and recent graduate of Corbin High School. Through his academic and...

Williamsburg bluegrass band Tidalwave Road has been signed to Pinecastle Records, and the group has announced that its first radio single with the label will be “Time And Money.” The single is part of its EP, “The Bonfire Session,” which released on Wednesday, May 15. “We all...

“You just don’t see that volunteer spirit like you used to.” That is how Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd described the situation when it comes to the lack of volunteer firefighters in Whitley County, and across the nation.

The father and son, who admitted to rigging natural gas meters that allowed them to steal thousands of dollars from two local gas companies, have each been sentenced in federal court.  Mark Edward Holbrook was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison last Tuesday in U.S....

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Students with the gifted and talented program at Williamsburg Independent School presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a donation of $3,349.06 last Thursday during the high school’s end-of-year awards ceremony. Erin Quire (LEFT), an advancement...

Employees of the Williamsburg Independent School District will be seeing a little more money on their paychecks this coming school year, thanks to raises that were approved last week by the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education. During their regular monthly meeting last...

Only five indictments were handed down last Friday by a Knox County grand jury, with nearly all of them involving some sort of drug-relate charges. 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...