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US25E lane reductions in Laurel County begin Monday (July 8)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that US25E in Laurel County, between traffic signal No. 2, located at the northbound I-75 off-ramp, and extending to traffic signal No. 5, located at Lowe’s, will be reduced to two-way, single-lane traffic on the northbound...
Posted On 05 Jul 2024

Single vehicle motorcycle crash Monday claims life of Corbin woman

A single vehicle motorcycle crash in southern Laurel County claimed the life of a Corbin woman late Monday afternoon. The accident occurred at approximately 5:03 p.m. about seven miles south of London on US25. Investigators report that apparently a 2007 Honda motorcycle was...
Posted On 02 Jul 2024
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Corbin moves to annex US25E up to US25W intersection in Laurel County

The door could soon be open for the Sanders Café and Museum, which is named after Colonel Harland Sanders, who founded the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Corbin, to officially become part of Corbin. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 19 Apr 2023

Deputies seize 3 pounds of meth in southern Laurel County

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies seized approximately three pounds of crystal methamphetamine and two firearms during a traffic stop earlier this month in southern Laurel County. Deputies arrested the driver, Kenneth Edward Broyles, 43, of Mosheim, Tennessee, and passenger Ernest...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

Trio of southern Laurel Co. water projects funded

Funding for three southern Laurel County water projects was included in a $3,015,506 funding announcement that Gov. Andy Beshear made Monday, which will benefit one city and seven utilities in Clay and Laurel counties. Included in the $2,284,621 in Laurel County awards was...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022

London man jailed in connection with southern Laurel County shooting Wednesday

A London man allegedly shot at two people during an alleged altercation Wednesday while he was dropping off his two-year-old son at residence in southern Laurel County. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Justin Dean Hampton, 22, of London, with three counts of first-degree...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017