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W’burg man arrested after motorcycle chase

A Williamsburg man is behind bars facing over half a dozen charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase Monday evening on a motorcycle. About 9 p.m., Williamsburg Police Sgt. Brandon White attempted to stop a speeding 1998 Suzuki motorcycle, which was traveling...
Posted On 07 Jun 2016

Deputies seize 26 marijuana plants

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies seized 26 marijuana plants outside a residence in the Siler community Monday morning while investigating a tip about marijuana being grown there. About 10:30 a.m., Sgt. Dave Lennon and Sgt. Jeff Anderson went to a Highway 92E residence to...
Posted On 07 Jun 2016

Three arrested in Woodbine after complaint of fighting, shots fired

Three people were arrested Monday at a Woodbine residence after police received a complaint of a fight in progress with gunshots fired. According to a press release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Mikey Ashurst responded to the complaint on Pay Lake Road....
Posted On 07 Jun 2016
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Corbin man arrested for threatening female jogger

A Corbin man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a female jogger on Master Street. According to police, Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Mikey Ashurst received a cell phone call from a “hysterical female” jogging on Master Street in Corbin. She told Ashurst that a man...
Posted On 07 Jun 2016
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