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Whitley County to face 16th Region Champion Raceland in first round of state baseball tournament Saturday

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team will take the field against the Raceland Rams for the semi-state round of the state tournament at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Morehead State University. The 16th Region Champion Rams are 31-7 after defeating Ashland Blazer 11-1 in five innings...

Whitley County headed to 13th Region baseball finals

Whitley County’s 13th Region Tournament Semifinal game against Knox Central Monday night looked bleak early, before the Colonels scored eight unanswered runs en route to the 8-5 victory. Colonels’ starting pitcher Bryce Anderson struggled beginning in the second inning, walking...

Whitley County Baseball advances to 13th Region semifinals with comeback win

The Whitley County Colonels came back from a two-run deficit in the seventh inning to pull out a 14-8 victory over North Laurel in the first round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament on Saturday. The Colonels strung together four singles with four walks, and two errors to push...

April unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, McCreary and Bell counties between March  2021 and April 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 05 Jun 2021

Corbin to face Jackson County, Whitley Co. draws North Laurel in 13th Region Baseball Tournament

Tuesday’s 50th District Baseball Title game between Corbin and Whitley County may have been a precursor to next Tuesday’s 13th Region Title game. The district champion Redhounds will face off against host Jackson County in the opening round of the tournament Saturday, while the...

Corbin Softball earns region spot with comeback win over Whitley County

While Whitley County’s Jaycie Monhollen put Corbin in an early 1-0 hole with a second inning home run, the Lady Redhounds responded to tie the game in the third inning and then take the lead with two runs in the fourth to win their opening round game in the 50th District Softball...

Thefts of catalytic converters continues

Despite an arrest early Tuesday morning, local police say the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles across Whitley County is rampant. 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

State tennis tournament begins Tuesday morning

The state tennis championships are scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in Lexington. Corbin’s Camden Harris will face Alden Johnson of Ashland Blazer at 8 a.m. Should Harris win, he will face the winner of the match between Clay County’s Tayton Baker and Monroe County’s Brandon...

Whitley Co. Baseball advances to 50th District Championship

Whitley County’s Bryce Anderson held the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets hitless over three innings as the Colonels won the opening game of the 50th District Baseball Tournament, 15-0. Anderson struck out eight, throwing 45 pitches in the game. The Colonels put up nine runs in...

50th District Baseball, Softball tournaments begin at noon at South Laurel

“It’s go time!” That is how Corbin High School Softball Coach Crystal Stidham described the first round of the 50th District Softball Tournament, which begins at noon today at South Laurel High School alongside the 50th District Baseball Tournament. On the softball diamond, the...