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Whitley BOE adds Esports, archery as official sports at WCHS

Whitley County High School students will have some new non-conventional extracurricular activities to participate in next year besides traditional sports programs, such as football and basketball. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Deputies arrest two people in Hwy. 6 area over two-day period

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people over six days time in the Highway 6 area of Whitley County on drug-related charges. On March 11, Sgt. Jonas Saunders was patrolling the area when he arrested Gary Allen Banning, 29, of Jamesville, North Carolina, on charges of...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Hatfield indicted for triple murder; remains jailed on $1 million bond

An Indianapolis man, who is one of three people charged in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family, was indicted Monday morning in connection with the case. He even had a trial date set Monday afternoon for two months from now, but don’t expect the case to go...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Whitley County E-911 dispatcher graduates dispatch academy

A total of 23 law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy (PSDA) at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training, including Bryson T. Lawson with Whitley County E-911. The graduates hail from communications centers across the...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Unemployment rate rises slightly in Whitley; dips in Knox, Laurel counties

Unemployment rates fell in 37 Kentucky counties between January 2018 and January 2019, including Knox and Laurel counties; rose in 72, including Whitley County; and stayed the same in 11 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Whitley Co. Grand Jury indicts 25 on drug charges

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Barbourville woman Monday morning for allegedly stabbing another woman at a local market on Valentine’s Day. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Electronic Edition for 3-20-2019

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Marie Hale

Marie Hale, 75, of Bear Hollow Road, Rockholds, departed this life on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 17, 1943 in Harlan, to the late Milford Crabtree and Zella (Bennett) Crabtree. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Hale; two sons,...

Delores Gaye Freeman-Harper

Delores Gaye Freeman-Harper, 79, was born April 19, 1939, and died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. She was predeceased by one son, Barry David Freeman, and her parents, Stanley Harper and Thelma Harper. She is survived by three sons:...

Edna Strunk Durham

Edna Strunk Durham, 85, of Highway 511, Corbin, departed this life on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born on January 11, 1934 in Williamsburg, to the late Floyd and Lola (Staffey) Strunk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert E....