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One person killed in crash on I-75 near Corbin Tuesday

One person was killed Tuesday in a crash involving a tractor-trailer truck and a passenger vehicle on northbound Interstate 75 near Corbin. Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said the wreck occurred at approximately 4:50...

Local World AIDS Day event planned Tuesday

The Whitley County Health Department is organizing a COVID-friendly event on Tuesday, Dec. 1, as part of World AIDS Day in order to make the community more aware that HIV and AIDS are still around and still real. “World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1 each year. It’s an...
Posted On 27 Nov 2020

Corbin man charged with trafficking heroin Sunday

A complaint about a reckless driver in north Corbin Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of a Corbin man for allegedly trafficking heroin. Corbin Police charged Justin Helton, 32, with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – heroin after they reported locating 1.6...

Inaugural Col. Sanders Half Marathon draws nearly 200 participants

Collin Wesco set a record Saturday. The Barbourville resident ran the 13.1-mile course of the inaugural Colonel Sanders Half Marathon in Corbin in one hour, 18 minutes, 50 seconds, setting the event record. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Corbin doctor, who died after battling COVID–19, recognized by Gov. Beshear

During his daily press conference last Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear honored a Corbin doctor who died recently after battling COVID-19. Dr. Mohammad Jawed, a loving father to three daughters, a beloved husband and one of our frontline health care workers, was only 59 when he passed...

Local attorney appointed as special Kentucky Supreme Court Justice

A local attorney has been appointed to hear one case as part of the Kentucky Supreme Court. Tim Crawford, whose office is located in Corbin, will be sworn in to hear the appeal of the civil case in December. “I got a call from the governor’s office asking if I would be willing to...

Inaugural Col. Harland Sanders Half Marathon Saturday

The inaugural Colonel Sanders Half Marathon through the streets of Corbin Saturday morning will feature 232 runners tackling the 13.1-mile course. 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...

Approximately 100 people tuned in to see Corbin 1919 documentary Friday night

Organizers with the Corbin Sunup Initiative said approximately 100 people tuned in to the Zoom meeting Friday for night the presentation of Black in Appalachia’s, “The Corbin Expulsion of 1919.” The documentary was the work of William Isom, director of Black in Appalachia, and...

COVID-19 public health notice issued regarding Corbin book store

If you visited the Books-A-Million store in Corbin on Oct. 24-26, then you may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a public health notice published by the Whitley County Health Department Monday morning. Books-A-Million is located at 1000 Cumberland Gap Parkway in Corbin...
Posted On 02 Nov 2020

Corbin Police investigating broken storefront windows at Trademart

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the individual(s) who broke multiple storefront windows at the Trademart Shopping Center overnight Sunday. Lt. Coy Wilson, the department’s public affairs officer, said the vandal(s) struck the windows at Books-a-Million,...