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Fourth of July festivities planned for Whitley County, surrounding areas

The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and there’s no better time than the present to ignite your patriotic spirit with fun and exciting activities in your area. Corbin The City of Corbin has a super fun and eventful day planned on Monday, July 3, for the community...

Lemonade Stand Contest held last Friday in Williamsburg

  Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  Williamsburg’s inaugural Lemonade Stand Decorating Contest was held Friday afternoon at the Green Space on Main, where a group of enterprising young citizens competed for the title of  Williamsburg’s “Main Squeeze.” A panel of judges gauged each stand...

Main Squeeze Lemonade Stand Contest being held Friday in downtown Williamsburg

Williamsburg’s first new event of the year is coming Friday, and if you like lemonade, it may be just the event for you. The Main Squeeze Lemonade Stand Contest is coming to the Green Space on Main from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., where enterprising young citizens will be vying for the...

Block Party to kick off 2023 summer events schedule in Williamsburg

The official beginning to summer is still two weeks away, but Williamsburg is heralding the season a bit early, kicking off its summer event schedule later this week. The first event of the summer is a Block Party this Friday at Bill Woods Park, featuring the band Off the Clock...

Courthouse getting new display honoring local war hero

A new display honoring a Williamsburg native and war hero is expected to be added to the halls of the Whitley County Courthouse in the near future. Greg Sims, commandant of the JC Paul Detachment Marine Corps League in Williamsburg, holds up a copy of Joe Calvin Paul’s...

Kentucky Blood Center asking for donors this weekend in Williamsburg

Kentucky donors are heavily encouraged to be proactive this summer and donate blood at the Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) blood drive in Williamsburg to save lives and get their hands on an exciting new shirt. All donors who give blood at this KBC drive will receive a “Give Back,...

UC announces departmental awards

It’s no secret that University of the Cumberlands has hardworking students. Some students in particular have made their mark on their respective academic departments, winning departmental awards for their achievements in the classroom. Here are the local winners of the 2023...
Posted On 27 May 2023
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Mayor Suzie Razmus awarded Leader of the Year

In 2011, Leadership Tri-County presented Nelda Barton-Collings with its Leader of the Year Award. During a ceremony Tuesday evening, Barton-Collings daughter, Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus, followed in her mother’s footsteps accepting the 2023 Leader of the Year Award from Leadership...

Man indicted for sex abuse, woman for witness tampering

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Corbin man Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a child earlier this year and a Corbin woman for allegedly trying to tamper with the victim’s testimony in the case, according to their indictments. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 17 May 2023

Local area students included in University of Kentucky Dean’s List

More than 8,500 students qualified for the Fall 2022 University of Kentucky Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that...
Posted On 16 May 2023
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