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Corbin Primary student dies Monday evening in accident

A Corbin Primary student died Monday evening following an accident with a basketball goal. Corbin Independent School District provided the News Journal with a statement early Tuesday morning regarding the accident, which reads as follows: “Yesterday afternoon around 5:00pm,...
Posted On 21 Mar 2023
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Accident downs two electric poles, closes two Corbin schools

A single vehicle accident resulted in two downed electric poles and virtual learning for students at the Corbin Educational Center and Corbin High School Wednesday morning. Crews were dispatched to the accident on Main Street in Corbin near City Hall at approximately 7 a.m. The...

Medical trouble leads to collision with house

Medical trouble led West Knox firefighters to extricate this driver from his vehicle after it struck a house at the intersection of London Avenue and East Lewis Street in Corbin Tuesday afternoon. The driver was airlifted for treatment.

One person injured after tractor, car and pickup were involved in accident

An accident involving a tractor, car and pickup truck left one person injured Wednesday morning. Corbin Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of US 25 E and the Corbin Bypass at 9:18 a.m. The injured party was taken to the hospital via ambulance, but the injuries did...

Dog alleged cause of car accident

The driver of a white Chevrolet was taken to the hospital by ambulance after she swerved to avoid hitting a brown dog that was in the roadway Monday, said Woodbine Fire Chief Rick Fore. The accident happened on KY 6 just past the Woodbine Fire and Rescue station. Crews were...

Truck hits Edward Jones building during two-vehicle crash Wednesday

A two-vehicle wreck on Main Street in Corbin Wednesday morning resulted in the Edward Jones building being struck. The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Roy Kidd Avenue. Corbin Police Lt. Coy Wilson said that Dora Smith-Epperson, who...
Posted On 01 Aug 2018

Two injured during Monday crash

Two people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash late Monday afternoon that resulted in their SUV flipping over on its top in a ditch. The accident happened on Ky. 26 between Woodbine and Rockholds shortly before 5 p.m. Pamela Carr, 45, was driving a...
Posted On 12 Jun 2018

Driver strikes pedestrian with passenger mirror

A vehicle struck an individual walking on KY 3041, the Corbin bypass. Roger Harris, 33, of Tennessee was struck by the passenger mirror of a 2001 Dodge Caravan driven by Ashley Estes, 25, of Williamsburg. The accident took place 10:23 p.m. on June 6. Estes was headed towards U.S....

Vehicle that struck pedestrian on KY 1232 is still unknown

Kentucky State Police responded to a call about a collision on KY 1232 in Corbin on June 7. The preliminary investigation conducted by Trooper Sammy Faris indicates that the passenger mirror of a vehicle struck Shawna Moore, 46, of Corbin, as she was walking north. Moore fell...

Canadatown man run over by truck while loading firewood

Woodbine firefighters and Whitley County EMS were called to the scene on Oak Ridge Church Road, located off of River Road, about 5:30 p.m. Thursday where a man had reportedly been run over by a truck. According to reports from the scene, the man, whose name has not been released,...
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