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The Corbin Public Library Board will have one and possibly two new members. At Thursday regular board meeting, the members voted on secret ballots to make recommendations to the Corbin City Commission on two members. The seats belong to Brenda Jones and Thelma “Frankie” Sasser. While Jones was listed on the ballot for her seat, board members noted that Sasser was not seeking another term. “She cited health concerns,” said Library Director Donna Chadwell. The results of the vote will be forwarded onto Mayor Willard McBurney who will make the recommendations to the city commission. Chadwell also announced to the board that the library’s new website, which was designed and is being maintained by Assistant...

Firefighters from three departments spent three hours Saturday battling a structure fire that damaged a home on McNeil Corn Creek Road. Woodbine, Oak Grove and Rockholds firefighters were called to the scene off of Ky. 1064 about 6 p.m. Woodbine Battalion Chief Rickie Fore described the structure as two singlewide mobile homes that had been pulled together and then had additions constructed. “It was fully involved when we got there,” Fore said. Fore said while the fire damaged the kitchen and living room areas, firefighters were able to keep it from reaching two of the bedrooms. “There is a lot of smoke and heat damage throughout, but it is still standing” Fore said. Fore said...

More than 100 Corbin High School students in the Biomedical Course, Human Body Systems career pathway received their white lab coats during a ceremony Monday night. The coats were awarded to sophomores, juniors and seniors who had begun their second class. “The white coat symbolizes the work, integrity, and dedication that each student has demonstrated to reach this level. It also provides a useful safety tool for them to wear during each lab,” said Corbin High School Science Teacher Marsee Huffman. Huffman said the pathway is about more than just being a doctor or nurse. Students may follow it to more than 200 different career paths, including forensic anthropologist, pharmacy technician and...

Whitley County is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and county officials held a birthday party Thursday afternoon to celebrate, complete with a birthday cake and everything. “We are celebrating 200 years of Whitley County’s existence. This is the bicentennial,” Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. said Thursday afternoon. “It actually occurred yesterday, but we put off the festivities due to the snow storm and some of the road conditions yesterday.” On Jan. 17, 1818, the Kentucky General Assembly passed an act ordering the creation of Whitley County. In addition to Thursday’s cake cutting that was attended by about two dozen people, the county has several other festivities lined up this year. “We...

A former Corbin High School teacher and coach passed away January 1 at age 85. John “Crow” Fletcher came to Corbin in 1964 to coach basketball and baseball and teach history. He retired in 1997 after 33 years of service to the community. Diane Mitchell, who taught English at Corbin, had a classroom just down the hall from Fletcher. “I can remember him coming in to school in the morning with a Moon Pie and an RC Cola,” Mitchell said. “He was a wonderful person,” Mitchell added explaining that their paths frequently crossed in the community following their teaching days as Fletcher was involved with the food pantry at First Baptist Church while...

Whether it is learning writing or arithmetic, teachers agree that a student’s proficiency in reading is essential to understanding and grasping the knowledge. A new parent/child group has been established in Whitley County with the goal of preparing children that will soon be enrolled in kindergarten with the knowledge and social skills they will need to be successful from day one. Fifty percent of the children in Whitley County are not ready when they enter kindergarten,” said Tessa Stack, the early childhood ambassador for Whitley County Schools In an effort to decrease that number, free parent-child play and learn groups will be held at locations throughout the county beginning Thursday at Midsprings...

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight and help with the exercise portion is available beginning Thursday night as the “Dance to Be Fit” begins at The Corbin Center. The hour-long Zumba style class started in 2017 under the direction of Shannon Rimas. “People of any fitness level can do this,” Rimas said of the classes that she described as a mixture of dance, Zumba and other different things designed to increase your heart rate. “You adjust the moves to what is comfortable to you.” Rimas said before a new dance begins, she goes through all of the steps to ensure the participants are familiar with the...

A Woodbine woman is facing multiple charges after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies located assorted drugs, paraphernalia, cash and someone else’s EBT card inside her vehicle during a traffic stop in north Corbin early Sunday morning. Forty-one-year-old Lisa Gail Johnson was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – methamphetamine, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of illegal possession of a legend drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, knowingly fraudulently using id card or electronic codes for benefit and assorted traffic-related offenses. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said Deputy Gary Mehler, Deputy Daniel Grigsby and his K-9 “Edge,” made the arrest about...

A Corbin man, whom police wanted to question in connection with a burglary, is facing multiple additional charges after leading police on a high-speed chase last Thursday night. Kentucky State Police Trooper Sammy Faris arrested 38-year-old Christopher Disney following a pursuit that began at Cross Road Market in Gray and ended on Ky. 3606 in Woodbine. Faris wrote in the arrest citation that he had received a tip that Disney could be found at the Cross Road Market at the intersection of Barbourville Highway and Ky. 233. Faris stated that he located the 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup truck at the store and conducted a traffic stop. Seconds after Faris exited his cruiser, Disney...

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended a Gray man Monday who is wanted for violating parole in Tennessee. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s public affairs officer, said Sheriff Mike Smith and Sergeant Carl Bolton went to a residence on Hazel Fork Road off of U.S. 25E where Kenneth McMurray, 42, was reportedly located. While McMurray was not there at the time, Stewart said Smith received information approximately two hours later that McMurray had returned. “Deputies Claude Hudson and Sam Mullins rushed the residence and apprehended Kenneth as he attempted to flee on foot,” Stewart stated. Stewart stated that McMurray had been sentenced to serve six years in a Tennessee prison after being convicted of...