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High School Basketball Preview: Lynn Camp Lady Cats

This year’s Lynn Camp Lady Wildcats High School Basketball Team will look a lot different from last year’s squad (6-25) with the departure of five seniors from last year’s team, including the top rebounder and top three scorers, who combined for 832 of the team’s 1,309 total...
Posted On 03 Dec 2023

High School Basketball Preview: Lynn Camp Wildcats

In many ways, this season will be a rebuilding year for the Lynn Camp High School Boys’ Basketball Team, which has a first year head coach and graduated six seniors, including its two leading scores from last year’s squad, which finished the year with a disappointing 5-24 record...
Posted On 02 Dec 2023

Meet the new director: Jacob Roan hired to lead Corbin’s parks & rec deparment

The City of Corbin recently hired its newest parks and recreation director, Jacob Roan, who took a few moments this week to speak to the News Journal about his new job, his hopes for the future, and more.

Local teens competing in Mountain Laurel Festival

Corbin High School and Whitley County High School will both be represented during the 92nd Annual Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival (KMLF), which will take place May 25-28 in Pineville. Marissa Douglas is representing Whitley County High School in the princess pageant and Mary...
Posted On 24 May 2023
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Williamsburg will face Pineville next Friday in second round of playoffs

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will host Pineville at Finley Legion Field next Friday in the second round of the Class A Football Playoffs. Pineville defeated Harlan in the first-round matchup Thursday night, 29-26, setting up the rematch of the Oct. 15 regular season game that...

Williamsburg to welcome Nicholas County in Class A region

Friday night’s 49-13 win against Pineville has the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets making their fourth consecutive attempt to be one of the final four in the Class A football playoffs. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Knox County, Barbourville, Pineville all get CARES Act reimbursements

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that 18 Eastern Kentucky governments were approved for $2,789,546 in reimbursements from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for local governments with expenses related to COVID-19, including Knox County, and the...
Posted On 16 Sep 2020

Rogers largely to thank for flood control projects that saved local towns

So what would downtown Williamsburg have looked like in recent days if the floodwall hadn’t been in place? “I think we would have been riding a boat down Third Street taking pictures,” said Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses to this reporter’s question early...
Posted On 17 Feb 2020

Whitley County getting extra $253k in coal severance funds

Gov. Matt Bevin announced Monday that more than $15 million in excess coal severance tax revenue will be allocated to 49 counties – including Whitley, Knox, Laurel and Bell counties, which combine for over $900,000 in funding – and 122 municipalities – including Corbin,...
Posted On 13 Aug 2019