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  The 2026 Music and Mud Festival occurred Oct. 23-24. It featured local musicians, a demolition derby, and a mud bog. 

University of the Cumberlands homecoming was this past weekend. The college hosted multiple events for students and alumni. Reunions The Creech- Boswell Society held a luncheon and induction ceremony to honor the 1976 class 50th reunion. Baseball, Mountain Outreach, and the 2001 and 2006 honored classes all had reunions. The Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) held a young alumni reunion and pre-game social at The Hunt and The Harvest. Public Events Patriot Legacy Preview Day let middle and high schoolers tour campus and experience the homecoming legacy UC leaves on students. The Authors, Artists, and Artisans event had current faculty and alumni showcase the many talents that have come through UC. People had...

A Williamsburg woman, who has previously been convicted of theft three times since 2022, is facing a prison sentence in connection with a theft from Walmart last month, according to her indictment by information. Prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of two years and one day for Edna Holt, 45, who was indicted by information on a charge of theft by unlawful taking or disposition shoplifting Class-A (three or more in five years). On Sept. 3, Walmart loss prevention workers observed Holt allegedly concealing items from the store in her purse and bypassing all points of sale without paying for the concealed items, Williamsburg Police Officer Chad Foley wrote on the...

Mary Ann Brashear was one of many people who dressed up in costume for The Corbin Public Library’s Ghost Walk. Walt Pennington played a saloon owner as he gave tours. Lila Duff channeled her inner Bride of the Falls while Mia Temple dressed as the Flatwoods Monster.  

Prosecutors have recommended a 10-year prison sentence for a Williamsburg man, who led Kentucky State Police (KSP) on a vehicle pursuit on a moped last month in southern Whitley County. Thomas Honeycutt, 49, was indicted by information on Oct. 19 on charges of first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle) and trafficking in marijuana over eight ounces but less than five pounds. Prosecutors recommended Honeycutt receive a 10-year prison sentence on the fleeing or evading charge and a $25 fine on the marijuana charge. KSP Trooper Donnie Jones arrested Honeycutt on Sept. 22 on Lot Mud Creek Road, which is pproximately 10 miles south of Williamsburg. The incident started at approximately 6:45 p.m....

Over the past year, the Kiwanis Club of Corbin has gone from six active members to 60 active members, and this was not even the biggest thing the club was celebrating when it held a special meeting last week at The Stivers Center. Oct. 21 marked the 105th anniversary of the club’s founding. “On behalf of the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club of Corbin we thank you for joining us as we celebrate a truly remarkable milestone, 105 years of service to Corbin and Southeastern Kentucky,” said Kiwanis Club of Corbin President Kyle Perkins. “105 years ago on this very day, Oct. 21, 1921, a group of local citizens came...

The Knox County Grand Jury has indicted two Corbin residents and one Barbourville resident in separate cases on drug trafficking charges Friday. The three cases stem from investigations by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department and involve a cooperating witness allegedly purchasing drugs in each case, according to indictments. According to their indictments, the grand jury indicted the following individuals, including: James Max Herren, also known as James Max Randall Herren, 39, of Corbin, was indicted for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine) in connection with a Nov. 14, 2025, incident. The grand jury also indicted Herron on a second-degree persistent felony offender charge. He has a conviction in a 2020...

An officer with the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronics Crime Branch arrested a Corbin man Monday on charges related to child sexual abuse material. At approximately 2:13 p.m., KSP arrested Curtis James Spears, 26, and charged him with 10 counts of distribution of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance under 12 years old. The charges are Class-C felonies, punishable by five to 10 years in prison, according to a KSP release. Spears was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect allegedly sharing images of child sexual exploitation online, the release stated. A search...

Election Day is almost upon us, and it is time for Whitley County voters to cast their ballots for jailer, sheriff, United States Senator, Fifth District Congressman and a constitutional, which would place a temporary limit on the governor’s power to pardon and issue commutations. Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis is hoping for an overall voter turnout of 20 percent in her final election as clerk. She is retiring at the end of the year. Willis said she has not seen people expressing a lot of interest in the election this year. “That is what has me a little concerned,” she said. “I have just have not had a lot of people...

Prosecutors have recommended a six-year prison sentence for a Williamsburg man, who broke into a residence last month. Paul Helton, 44, was indicted by information of a charge of second-degree burglary in connection with a Sept. 25 incident at a residence located at KY-2792, which is one mile west of Williamsburg. At approximately 7:23 a.m., Whitley County Sheriff’s Lt. Stuart Bryant received a report from Whitley County E-911 concerning an old Dodge Durango, which had pulled onto someone’s property, Bryant wrote on an arrest citation. The incident was reported by someone watching from a surveillance camera, which was at the residence. The caller told dispatchers the man walked across the deck of...