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The Knox Whitley Animal Shelter (KWAS), in collaboration with Mobile Mutts Rescue Transport, are hosting the Summer Garden Party in an effort to raise money to help with providing care to local animals. All proceeds from this event will contribute towards spay and neuter programs, as well as saving as many lives as possible. The garden party is going to be located at the Oak Hill Gardens on Saturday, July 30, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Deanna Myers, director of KWAS, Vikki Crook and MaryAnn Smyth of Mobile Mutts are coordinators of the fundraiser, which they described as a fun, unique community event meant to show how partnerships can work...

Autopsy results indicate that a Corbin woman, who is the wife of a well-known Whitley County public defender, and an Oak Ridge man, who were found unresponsive in a hot tub in April, both drown with alcohol and pre-existing medical conditions playing contributing factors. Police were called to the Gatlinburg Falls Resort about 8 a.m. on April 9 where they found Myra Smith-Findell, 62, of Corbin and Jon Levin, 63, of Oak Ridge, dead in the hot tub of a cabin. Smith-Findell is the wife of long-time public defender Ron Findell, who was the person that discovered the two dead. Both were autopsied at the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. Toxicology reports showed...

A federal judge could decide as early as next month whether to grant an injunction that would force the University of the Cumberlands to pay its former president Dr. James Taylor nearly $400,000 in annual salary and benefits until a lawsuit Taylor filed against the university is settled. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove has scheduled an Aug. 11 hearing in Frankfort to hear oral arguments on Taylor's motion for a preliminary injunction. "A loss or threatened loss of retirement benefits constitutes the type of irreparable harm which justifies issuance of an injunction," Taylor's attorney, D. Duane Cook argued in a memorandum in support of the preliminary injunction. "The public certainly...

Grab your cowboy boots because it is time for a good old-fashioned county fair. The 19th annual Whitley County Fair is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at the 3R Arena in Williamsburg. President of the Whitley County Fair Board Harry Alder says there are no major changes to the schedule this year. Fair goers will get to experience all the same attractions they’ve come to know and love. Registration for the farm and home exhibits will take place Wednesday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Office in downtown Williamsburg across the street from city hall. Alder stated that people are invited to bring their vegetables, canned goods...

  A Corbin man was taken to Baptist Health Corbin Monday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Gordon Street. The wreck occurred about 1 p.m. at the intersection of Gordon and Earls Street. According to police, the man on the motorcycle, identified as Robert Marcum, was travelling west on Gordon Street when the Kia Borrego SUV driven by Tawana Humfleet attempted to make a left turn onto east Gordon Street. The motorcycle broadsided the SUV. Officer Rick Baker said Marcum, who was wearing a helmet, suffered a bump on the head and some abrasions on his legs. Whitley EMS transported Marcum to the hospital. Gordon Street was closed to traffic for approximately 30...

Kentucky State Police have arrested a London man who allegedly stabbed his mother and stepfather Sunday in Knox County. Thirty-five-year-old Joe Gibson is facing two counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident that police say occurred about 1 p.m. somewhere along Ky. 1803 in northern Knox County. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer at Post 10 in Harlan, said the call initially came in to KSP Post 11 in London as the victims, identified as 52-year-old Connie Smith and 49-year-old Randy Smith had driven to the residence at 1360 Black Water Road in Laurel County after the stabbing occurred. Jacobs said the Smiths and Gibson were all in the vehicle with...

Approximately 20 city officials, downtown business owners, and other members of the community came to Corbin City Hall Thursday for the first of three meetings to discuss how to make downtown Corbin more accessible and user friendly. Throughout the course of the one-hour meeting, discussions were held on wayfinding signage, improving traffic flow, and cosmetic and maintenance improvements. As a group, those in attendance said something had to be done to slow traffic down as it flowed up Main Street, especially in the areas where vehicles are parked on both sides of the street. John Carman of Carman and Associates Landscape Architects, who designed the city’s bicycle master plan and the renovations...

Gear up and fasten your seatbelts, it’s Hot Rod Rally month at the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In, with special guest, the number 20 Matt Kenseth NASCAR show car. The cruise will take place in downtown Corbin on July 9, where NASCAR fans will be able to ogle the number 20 car in the center of Nibroc Park. The cruise is set to last between 4 -8 p.m. that evening. Car fanatics of all sorts are more than welcome to bring, what they believe, is a hot rod. Displaying a vehicle and/or admission to the event is free. Cars in attendance will include classics, muscle cars, new cars and more. Chris McQueen, an organizer...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find the individual who stole a dirt bike from the Corbin Walmart Friday night. According to Sheriff John Root, the male subject is seen on video pushing the Coleman 125 dirt bike out of the store through the lawn and garden entrance about 7 p.m. The bike is valued at $899. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at (606) 864-6600 or Laurel dispatch at (606) 878-7000. Callers may remain anonymous. Sgt. Larry Parrott is continuing the investigation.

Two people are in stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where they were airlifted following a two-vehicle crash in Woodbine Wednesday. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies identified the individuals as 47-year-old Samuel Crabtree of Louisville and 48-year-old Victoria E. Carter of Rockholds, who were driving a 1997 Ford Escort and a 2010 Dodge Caliber, respectively. Officials at UT said Thursday that Crabtree and Carter are both listed in stable condition. Witnesses reportedly told deputies that Crabtree, who was travelling west on Ky. 6, failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection with Ky. 26, pulling into the path of Carter’s Caliber. Upon impact, Carter’s vehicle left the roadway and...