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Local football teams hit the road for district games Friday

High school football’s second season will begin in earnest Friday night as district matchups take place across Kentucky. Locally, Corbin will travel to Knox Central. Williamsburg will make the drive to Harlan. Whitley County will look to upset Southwestern, and Lynn Camp will go...

Corbin, Lynn Camp, Whitley County and Williamsburg all have home games

All four local high school teams will be in action at home this week. Coming off of their bye week, the undefeated Corbin Redhounds will host class 6A Simon Kenton out of northern Kentucky. The Pioneers are 1-4 on the season with the losses coming to Oldham County, Highlands,...

Traffic stop leads to seizure of meth

A traffic stop near Williamsburg early Monday morning resulted in the seizure of more than 80 grams of methamphetamine hidden in the engine compartment and two people arrested on trafficking charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Whitley and W’burg playing hosts Friday

Whitley County and Williamsburg High School football teams will be in action at home Friday night while Corbin will have a week off to enjoy its 5-0 start. Whitley County hung with visiting Bell County early, but couldn’t overcome the 22-8 halftime deficit as the Colonels fell to...

Alleged shoplifter tased multiple times

What began as a shoplifting arrest over three bottles of water early Monday morning in Williamsburg turned into a fight with the suspect punching an officer and officers tasing him multiple times. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Corbin woman charged with robbery

A Corbin woman has been charged with robbery after allegedly assaulting a lost prevention officer at the Williamsburg Walmart Wednesday night. Williamsburg Police charged Amanda Felts, 33, with second-degree robbery. According to the arrest citation, at approximately 9:25 p.m.,...

Williamsburg recognized for some of the best tasting water in Kentucky

Williamsburg Municipal Utilities was awarded a third-place finish for the Best Tasting Water in Kentucky at the annual Kentucky Rural Water Association’s Conference and Exhibition. Sixteen water districts, water associations, and municipal utilities from around Kentucky submitted...

Corbin handles Franklin Co.; Whitley Co. picks up first win for Zeke Eier; W’burg demolishes Leslie Co.

It was a week of statement wins for the high school football teams across Whitley County. Corbin faced its toughest game of the season, hosting another of the top teams in class 4A in Franklin County at Campbell Field. The Redhounds didn’t blink on either side of the ball as they...

Friday night at Campbell Field showed what makes high school football great

While the Corbin Redhounds Football team was very impressive in Friday night’s 27-7 win over Franklin County, the entire atmosphere at Campbell Field was even more so because it is exactly what high school football should be under the Friday night lights. The Corbin faithful were...

Trading Days kicks off Sept. 9

While the festival may say “Old Fashioned,” there are several new acts lined up to perform this year at Williamsburg’s 38th annual Old Fashioned Trading Days, which kicks off Sept. 9. The festival will see a few changes this year, such as no quilt show and gospel music only being...