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The Knox County Grand Jury indicted four people on drug trafficking charges and two people on felony drug possession charges while issuing its regular monthly report Friday. The grand jury indicted Joshua R. Gambrel, 37, of Corbin, on charges of second-offense first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), third-degree fleeing or evading police, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication and possession of marijuana. On May 20, Gambrel allegedly possessed two grams or more of methamphetamine for the purpose of sale and disobeyed Corbin Police Cpl. Chris Brown’s directive to stop running, according to his indictment. He was previously convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance in Laurel County in connection with a...

Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry “LT” Todd, who is retiring effective Aug. 31, was supposed to be going to David’s Steakhouse with his wife, Vickie, for supper Friday night or so he thought. After they left the house, Vickie told him they needed to stop and get one of their sons a Dr. Pepper to drink and take it to him. At this point, Todd began to suspect something might be up. What he found when they entered the back door of the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center was over 50 friends and family waiting there for a surprise retirement party, which his family and friends organized. Tables were decorated with old fire helmets...

The Knox County Grand Jury indicted a Tennessee woman Friday in connection with a Jan. 5 police chase involving a stolen vehicle. The grand jury issued a superseding or replacement indictment charging Makayla Renea Mills-Carter, 32, of Church Hill, charging her with receiving stolen property of the value of $1,000 or more but less than $10,000, first-degree fleeing or evading police, speeding, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without an operator’s license, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, trafficking in marijuana less than eight ounces, failure to wear a seatbelt and first-degree persistent felony offender. On Jan. 5, Mills-Carter allegedly possessed a 2015 Nissan Xterra, which had...

The Corbin Redhound Football coaches and players worked with students in grades kindergarten to eighth grade during the 2026 Redhound Football Youth Camp on July 24. The athletes worked on fundamentals, including tackling, route running, catching, throwing and turnovers. They also received a free meal and t-shirts.

The 2026 Whitley Co. Fair ended last week, bringing in large crowds for activities like water slides, the new merry-go-round, a mule pull, live music, a demolition derby, a horse show and much more.

There will be one less candidate in the Corbin City Commission race this fall. Michael Vito withdrew as a candidate in the race Friday, said Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis. He did not provide a reason for withdrawing. There are still six people in the race. All four incumbent Corbin City Commissioners are seeking re-election, including: Allison Moore, James Gambrel, John Baker and Brandon Shepherd. In addition, former Corbin City Commissioner David Grigsby Hart and Walter Pennington are also seeking election to the Corbin City Commission. The top four vote getters will get seats on the commission. Recently, Assistant Williamsburg Fire Chief Troy Thomas announced he was withdrawing as an independent candidate in the...

A not guilty plea has been entered for a Winchester man to charges he allegedly masturbated while in the emergency department at a local hospital and threatened to “strap a bomb to his chest and blow the hospital up,” according to his arrest citation. Whitley District Judge Fred White entered the not guilty plea on behalf of Jimmy Lewis, 41, during his arraignment Thursday on charges of first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree indecent exposure, second-degree disorderly conduct and menacing. White appointed the public advocate’s office to represent Lewis and set a $5,000 cash bond in his case. The incident happened on July 22 at Baptist Health Corbin. At approximately 6:32 p.m., Corbin Police Patrolman...

A Williamsburg woman died after being struck by a train Monday afternoon in southern Whitley County. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley pronounced Loretta Dean, 41, dead shortly before 2 p.m. Monday at Baptist Health Corbin. “She was walking on the tracks right around the Cool Camp area and was struck by an oncoming train,” Croley said. No autopsy was ordered. She died from multiple blunt force injuries, Croley said.

The federal trial for now former South Laurel High School teacher and swim team coach Bradley Kyle Yeager, and his co-defendant, Rachel Baker, who are facing child pornography related charges, has been postponed. Baker’s lawyer requested the delay, in part, so he can have a mental health evaluation done on her. Yeager, 35, of Heidrick, and Baker, 22, of Bimble, were indicted in U.S. District Court on May 7 for production of child pornography and were scheduled to stand trial on Aug. 11. On July 23, Judge Claria Horn Boom agreed to postpone the trial until Nov. 10 at the request of Baker’s attorney, Willis G. Coffey of Mt. Vernon. In the July...

Corbin is getting a Kroger Marketplace, which will feature a Murray’s Cheese, a sushi bar, more perishables, a pharmacy, an expanded produce section and expanded grocery offerings. The Corbin Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing Thursday afternoon to consider a request for plat approval for the new store. It will be built on the old King’s Truck Stop property in southern Laurel County off Exit 29. Cary King, a senior project manager for Kroger Real Estate Development, said the new store will have expanded offerings a typical Kroger store does not have. “It is an enhancement of a typical traditional Kroger store. It is a little bit larger format...