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CORBIN — A Whitley County grand jury will consider the case of a local man arrested on several felony charges following a heated standoff last week with multiple law enforcement

LONDON — A Whitley County man, Michael Andrew Nakonechny, 41, was sentenced to 162 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for possession with

CORBIN — A Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company employee was arrested Wednesday evening for stealing and selling parts worth over $47,000 from the factory on eBay.

CORBIN - The Corbin City Commission took the first steps in making it less complicated for certified police and firefighters to join the city’s police and fire department during its

CORBIN — A Whitley County grand jury chose to not charge a Corbin Police Department officer involved in the Feb. 14 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man.

CORBIN — A Whitley County grand jury chose to not charge a Corbin Police Department officer involved in the Feb. 14 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man.

Phillip Davenport CORBIN, Ky. — The officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man was officially identified Friday as the Corbin Police Department released more details about the shooting. Family and friends of the teenager say the details dont portray the man they knew. According to a statement from Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick, Stephen Meadors, a 12-year veteran in the force, was off duty and at his home on Dogwood Cove in Corbin at 2:45 a.m. Feb. 14 when a neig...

CORBIN — On Friday, Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick officially identified the police officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old* Corbin man last Sunday.

featured By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Feb 18, 2021 Feb 18, 2021 CORBIN — Three Corbin Police officers were promoted during Tuesday evening’s City Commission meeting. Corporal Stephen Meadors was promoted to Sergeant, as was Corporal Jeff Hill. Patrolman Lonnie Sawyers was promoted to Corporal. Sawyers was the only officer present at the meeting to receive his plaque. “I just want to give a big shoutout to the police department, fire department, public wor...

By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 CORBIN — The Corbin Police Department will soon add a behavioral health specialist to its ranks thanks to a grant procured by the Whitley County Health Department. During the Corbin City Commission’s special-called meeting Tuesday evening, the commission approved a motion agreeing to proceed with a grant that embeds a behavioral health specialist in the Corbin Police Department. Prior to the commission’s vote, Whi...