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If you are a crafter and looking to pick up some fabrics at a reduced price, then you may want to check out your local JOANN’s store while you still can. Corbin’s JOANN store, which is located at 14569 N US25E in the Trademart Shopping Center, will be among the hundreds of Joann stores expected to close nationwide in the coming weeks. “As part of the ongoing Chapter 11 process and our efforts to maximize the value of the business, JOANN has filed a motion seeking court authority to begin closing approximately 500 stores across the nation,” the company wrote in a statement provided to the media. “This was a very difficult...

Donna K Morgan Davis passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Baptist Health Corbin after a hard-fought battle with COPD. Donna was the youngest child of Joseph Asher and Mona Wills Morgan, born to them on September 21, 1938, in Woodbine, Ky. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings; Marie Hutchison and husband Noel, Ralph Morgan, Mildred Paul and husband Arvill, Bob Morgan and wife Rita, Shirley Shelton and husband Bill, and her cherished partner, A.R. Bud Ellison. She is survived by her children; Carla Morgan Thomas and husband Jim and Marty Davis and wife Jill, her grandchildren; Tiffany Paige Davis and Eric Napier, Jodi Blake Boggs and husband...

While allegedly intoxicated, a Corbin man recently led police on a vehicle pursuit from Campbell County, Tennessee, into Kentucky where he drove on a tire rim in excess of 19 miles. After he finally stopped, police found an open bottle of Michelob in his van, according to his arrest citation. He is currently being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond. Phillip Scott Richardson, 61, of American Greeting Card Road, had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf during his arraignment Thursday in Whitley District Court on charges of first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle), operating a motor vehicle while under the...

Editor’s note: The News Journal publishes only the final disposition of district court criminal cases except for those which are waived to a grand jury or dismissed without condition. The following cases were heard by Judge Fred White in Whitley County District Court on Nov. 27: Toni C. Hutchison, born in 1982, fugitive – extradition waived to Florida. Billy J. McKiney, born in 1971, second-offense DUI (controlled substance), driving on a DUI suspended license – 12-month jail sentence probated after seven days are served, credit one day already served, operator’s license suspended, attend DUI classes, $400 fine plus fees and costs. Courtney Mills, born in 1993, public intoxication controlled substance excludes alcohol –...

Joseph R. Wyble Jr., of Corbin, Kentucky, born on August 3, 1959 in Patterson, NJ, passed away on February 3, 2025. Joseph, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, touched many lives with his generosity and kindness. He was a proud auto mechanic, working relentlessly throughout his life, until his retirement from his self-owned business. What mattered most to Joseph was his family and friends. His love for his wife and two sons was immeasurable and he cherished his role as a grandfather. Joseph is survived by his loving wife, Loretta Wyble; his sons, Joshua (Mary) Wyble and Adam Wyble; daughter, Stephanie Wyble; his mother, Joann Wyble; his brothers, Tom and Shawn...

A not guilty plea was entered Monday morning for a Williamsburg man, who is accused of failing comply with sex offender registration requirements in a number of ways. Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Ridener arrested Adam Anderson, 40, at 11:34 a.m. Friday on three counts of failure to comply with sex offender registration and for failure to notify address change to the Kentucky Department of Transportation. The arrest occurred on Wolf Creek Road about five miles south of Williamsburg after Ridener received a complaint that Anderson was allegedly in violation of compliance of the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry, according to his arrest citation. Anderson had listed an address on the registry of...

When it comes to payroll tax collections, can the folks in Frankfort do it better than local governments? The Corbin City Commission doesn’t think so. During its regular monthly meeting Monday, the Corbin City Commission unanimously passed a resolution opposing any bills brought forth during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session by any member of the legislature “in full or in part, that provides for mandated centralized collection of local occupational fees/taxes by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or other third parties.” Numerous local cities and counties throughout Kentucky have a local occupational tax, also known as payroll tax, and collect their own funds at the local level, including Corbin, Williamsburg, London,...

A Woodbine man is being held behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond for allegedly killing his brother-in-law late Saturday evening. About 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Whitley County Sheriff’s Major Tony Dingess arrested John Robert Lang, 34, charging him with murder in the death of Richard Willoughby, 43, of Lexington, according to an arrest citation. (A sheriff's department release Wednesday evening indicated Willoughby is from Huntsville, Tennessee.) At 10:07 p.m. Saturday. Whitley County E-911 Dispatch received a call from a woman, who reported that her brother (Lang) had shot her husband inside Lang’s residence at 938 East KY-6 in Woodbine, Dingess wrote on...

The Kentucky General Assembly convened Tuesoday for the 2025 Legislative Session, marking a significant milestone: the 25th anniversary of Republican control of the Senate majority in the commonwealth. This marks a quarter-century of Republican leadership, with Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, now the longest-serving Senate president in Kentucky history, at the helm. “I’d like to thank the people of District 25 for their continued trust in me to serve them for another four years. I’m also honored by the opportunity to remain Senate president,” said Stivers. “I am mindful of the leaders who preceded me in this role, such as David Williams and Dan Kelly, who laid the foundation for...

Laurel County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a reported shooting, which occurred off Hopper Creek Road about nine miles southeast of London Thursday about 2:45 p.m. Sheriff's investigators were dispatched by the London-Laurel County 911 Communication Center to a complaint that a 43-year-old male had been shot there, according to a sheriff's department release. When investigators arrived at the scene, they found out that the man had been shot once in the hip. He was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington for treatment. Investigators are attempting to determine a possible suspect in the shooting. A shooter has not been determined at this time. Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel is...