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Corbin may take over operation of KY-312 picnic area and trail, but not Laurel Lake boat ramp

The City of Corbin could potentially be taking over much of the recreation area at the KY-312 boat ramp with the exception of the actual boat ramp in the not too distant future. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...
Posted On 20 Jun 2024

Community feedback utilized in alternative plans for proposed logging project

After another town hall meeting in Williamsburg last week, community members are once again being tasked with letting U.S. Forest Service officials know their thoughts on proposed logging work in the Jellico Mountain region of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

‘This will destroy this whole region for years,’ resident tells U.S. Forest Service

Nearly 100 people turned out Thursday evening at the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Office for a town hall style meeting over the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal for clear cut logging of about 1,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Jellico Mountain area. Read...
Posted On 23 Nov 2022

Burning ban issued for Daniel Boone National Forest

A burning ban has been issued for all Daniel Boone National Forest land. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service instituted the ban Friday as the drought conditions continue to worsen. Campfires and open flames are prohibited throughout the general forest area in dispersed,...

W’burg woman must pay $6K in restitution for fire that damaged Daniel Boone National Forest

The Williamsburg woman convicted of starting a brush fire that spread into the Daniel Boone National Forest in March won’t go to jail, and won’t have to pay a fine, but a federal magistrate judge has ordered her to pay more than $6,000 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service...

Vandalism forces closure of local shooting range again

The Whitman Branch Shooting Range in Daniel Boone National Forest has been closed to the public due to vandalism. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service posted notice of the closing of the facility, located near the Laurel Lake spillway, on the Daniel Boone National Forest...

Graffiti vandals that struck 312 boat ramp forced to clean up own mess

Two Corbin residents are among the four individuals who must remove the graffiti they have admitted to spraying at three locations in the Daniel Boone National Forest’s London Ranger District, including a rock wall at the Laurel Bridge Boat Ramp off of Ky. 312. Read this story...