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Tip from EMS crew leads Knox County deputy to drug bust

A traffic crash in Gray led to a London man facing drug trafficking and possession charges when the ambulance crew taking him to the hospital told deputies they found drug paraphernalia on his person. According to Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith, Deputy Keith Liford arrested...

Shop with a Cop takes 145 kids Christmas shopping

Thanks to a big assist from Pizza Hut, Williamsburg police were able to take about 145 children on $100 shopping sprees at Wal-Mart Thursday night as part of the Williamsburg Police Department’s 12th Annual Shop with a Cop event. “It is the most rewarding thing that...
Posted On 22 Dec 2016

Stivers to revive proposal that would allow Corbin to annex into Laurel County

Kentucky’s Senate President said this week he intends to revive a proposal next year that would allow the city of Corbin to annex into to certain portions of southern Laurel County, a measure he says could provide an economic windfall for the area and create jobs. Robert Stivers...

Williamsburg schools sell property for $80,000 less than purchase price

Even though the amount wasn’t what they were hoping for, the Williamsburg Independent School District has agreed to accept a $123,000 bid that it received during an online auction last week for a 13.87-acre tract of land. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 22 Dec 2016

State judicial redistricting plan calls for new family court judge in Whitley, McCreary County circuit

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr.’s judicial redistricting plan would keep Whitley and McCreary counties together, but calls for the elimination of one circuit court judge and the addition of a new family court judge. According to a press release distributed...