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Kane Brown to kick off busy month at The Arena in Corbin with Friday concert

As the calendar turns to February on Friday, business will be picking up at The Arena in Corbin, which will feature something to do each weekend, and another show first featured on, “America’s Got Talent.” Friday night, The Arena will be packed as rising country star Kane Brown...

Corbin man charged with indecent exposure

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday in Barbourville after police say he and a woman were having sexual relations in the Walmart parking lot. Police arrested Nicholas Mandel, 39, of Corbin, and Dana Woolum, 33, of Hinkle, charging each with first-degree indecent exposure. On January...
Posted On 25 Jan 2019
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Former Dino’s building sells again with plans for steakhouse

After sitting vacant for more than two years after it was ordered closed for unpaid sales and withholding taxes, the former Dino’s Italian Restaurant in Corbin will get a new lease on life as Sagebrush Steakhouse. Officials with the restaurant chain confirmed Thursday that they...

Oak Grove, Woodbine firefighters battle house fire on Fifth Street Road

Oak Grove and Woodbine firefighters spent approximately three hours battling a blaze that destroyed a home on Fifth Street Road Monday morning. Firefighters were paged to the scene near the Interstate 75 bridge at 4:44 a.m. “Someone on the interstate saw the flames and called...

Corbin vocalist Gary Edwards dies at age 77; graveside service planned Jan. 5

A popular vocalist who performed at Las Vegas casinos, on cruise ships, in Japan, and even performed on the main stage at the 50th anniversary of the NIBROC Festival, died last Wednesday at the age of 77. Corbin native Gary Edwards grew up on Mitchell Street across from the...

Corbin homeless shelter holding lunch fundraiser Thursday

Everlasting Arms Homeless Shelter is hosting a lunch fundraiser Thursday and delivery is available. Officials said between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., chicken and dumpling lunches will be available for a $7 donation. Oscar Delgato with the shelter said anyone interested may contact the...

Record Knox County meth bust now a federal case

A Tennessee man arrested in November in Knox County after Sheriff Mike Smith and his deputies discovered more than two pounds of crystal methamphetamine inside his vehicle is now facing federal charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Man indicted for possession with intent to distribute meth in Corbin

A Louisville man has been indicted in U.S. District Court in London for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 02 Jan 2019

SUV strikes Corbin apartment building

Residents were shaken but uninjured Friday afternoon when an SUV ran into an apartment building on Gordon Street in Corbin. Corbin Police Officer Estes Rhodes said the elderly female driver of the Ford Explorer was backing out of the parking lot at Hillside Apartments just before...

Local homeless shelter burglarized; meat and mattresses taken

A local homeless shelter is working to recover after it was burglarized Friday night. Sabra Simpson, a supervisor at Everlasting Arms Homeless Shelter on Standard Avenue, said staff and residents had gone to attend a Christmas play when the break-in occurred. “We were gone for...