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Corbin man charged with first-degree assault, DUI

A Corbin man, who was allegedly intoxicated when he attempted to drive off in his father’s car Tuesday night dragging him in the process, has been charged with assault. Corbin Police arrested Jesse Ray Collier, 18, on charges of first-degree assault, operating a motor vehicle...

Kentucky State Police arrest Corbin man in connection with pawn shop burglary; searching for second man

Kentucky State Police have arrested one person and are searching for a second in connection with the burglary of a Corbin area pawn shop sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The burglars were captured on surveillance video as they forced their way into Gotcha Back Pawn...

UPDATE: WD Bryant burglar broke glass out of door; tried to take chainsaw

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individuals involved in a burglary at W.D. Bryant, and possibly a Corbin storage building, early Thursday morning. Video surveillance captured the male subject in a blue hooded sweatshirt taking a backpack blower and...

Corbin Police investigating early morning burglary at WD Bryant

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individuals involved in the burglary at WD Bryant early Thursday morning. Video surveillance captured the male subject in a blue hooded sweatshirt taking a backpack blower and string trimmer. He fled the scene in an...

Corbin man gets huge sendoff at Baptist Health Corbin where he beat COVID–19

After more than two weeks of treatment for COVID–19 at Baptist Health Corbin, 68-year-old James Walters was discharged Wednesday afternoon. Walters, a Corbin resident, was wheeled through the hallways where hospital staff applauded and showed signs supporting his effort to...

Corbin Police accommodate woman who demanded to be arrested

For once, police gave in to a suspect’s demands, handcuffing and hauling a Corbin woman to the Whitley County Detention Center after she demanded that she be arrested early Saturday morning. Corbin Police arrest Emily Suzanne French, 31, at her apartment on West Seventh Street at...

Whitley County Farmers Market season begins Tuesday in Corbin

The Whitley County Farmer’s Market will open Tuesday night in Corbin with the Williamsburg location slated to begin on May 4. “Williamsburg usually starts about two weeks after Corbin, so it is running about the same as normal,” said Andrew Modica, the market manager. The Corbin...

Gordon Hill Circle K reopens with new restrictions

The Circle K on Gordon Hill in Corbin reopened Saturday after being closed due to an employee being diagnosed with COVID–19. Company officials closed the store Thursday after learning that the employee, who had last worked at the store on April 7, had contracted the virus....

Despite COVID-19, several local businesses are still operating

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...
Posted On 22 Apr 2020

Adopt a high school senior programs popping up

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...