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Unemployment rates increase in Knox, Laurel, Whitley counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between November 2021 and December 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 05 Mar 2022

Corbin man tells police he stabbed mom, stepdad in self defense

A Corbin man charged with stabbing his mother and stepfather Friday in the Bee Creek area of Whitley County is claiming self-defense. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Lady Redhounds will go into 50th District Tournament as top seed

The drawing held Wednesday to determine the top seed in the 50th District Girls Tournament came out in Corbin’s favor. The Lady Redhounds will go into the tournament as the one seed and will open the tournament at 6 p.m. Monday against fourth seed Williamsburg. South Laurel will...

Postseason for winter sports means spring sports time is near

The fans at Charles Lawson Gymnasium last Wednesday witnessed something epic that is one of the things that makes amateur wrestling so intriguing. In the 144-pound match, Corbin’s Koryon Smith tossed Whitley County’s Andrew Meadors every which way for most of the match to build a...

Shop & Share event Saturday will aid domestic violence shelters across Kentucky

Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear is asking the public to help the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence through the annual Shop & Share event on Saturday. Kentuckians may shop from a list of items needed by domestic violence shelters across the state and then share...

Girls’ 50th District still not settled

Corbin and South Laurel are the one and two seeds going into the 50th District Tournament. Whitley County and Williamsburg are the three and four seeds. Which will be which remains up in the air and, in the case of the Lady Redhounds and Lady Cardinals, may come down to the luck...

Redhounds on winning streak: Colonels upset South Laurel

The Corbin Redhounds have run their current winning streak to five in a row with Saturday’s 80-76 victory at Clay County and the 74-58 win at home over Jackson County Monday night. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Bridging Kentucky project starts on Monday, Feb. 7, in Whitley County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 11 Office advises motorists that a road closure will take place on KY 2996 at mile point 3.5 in Whitley County beginning Monday, Feb. 7, until Wednesday, March 23. The road closure is needed to accommodate a bridge replacement...
Posted On 04 Feb 2022

A few milestones and a few observations from the week in sports

I’m going to start out this week up in the cheap seats by giving a shout out to Corbin Basketball Coach Tony Pietrowski who set the school record for most coaching wins in the program’s history as the Redhounds defeated Whitley County Friday night. Pietrowski notched win 442 at...

Whitley, Knox to receive almost $2.5 million in funding

Whitley County is getting state funding to help extend water lines and service to 300 unserved or underserved residences, and Williamsburg is getting funding to improve its sewer system thanks in part to funding approved last year through a bipartisan effort in Frankfort. Gov....
Posted On 03 Feb 2022