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For second time in four years, Holt pleads guilty to burglarizing a church

For the second time in four years, a Williamsburg man has been sentenced to prison for burglarizing a church.
Posted On 21 Aug 2019

Rowe – Rogers to wed

April Elizabeth Schiebner of Michigan and Ray Edward Rowe Jr. of Ohio wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexa Britani Rowe to Samuel Isaiah Rogers, the son of Vickie Croley Absalon of London and Tony Rogers of Williamsburg, Kentucky Alexa is from Las Vegas,...

Corbin High student completes 2019 Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts program

This summer, The Kentucky Center hosted more than 250 eager, young artists from every region of the commonwealth, as The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) took place at The University of Kentucky from June 23 to July 13. During their three-week stay, more than...

A Family Affair: Kentucky Just Us to bring high energy Bluegrass to Fine Arts Association concert series opener Saturday

Terry O’Neal never planned to have a family band, but he always loved music. When Kentucky Just Us opens the 58th annual Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky Concert Series Saturday, the highly acclaimed family Bluegrass sensation, it will seem like a lifetime away from...

Baptist Health Foundation teams up with mCORE to offer preventative health screenings for student athletes

Every three days in the US, a young athlete dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The American College of Cardiology states that the ultimate goal of athletic testing is the detection of silent cardiovascular abnormalities that can lead to Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). A primary cause...

Whitley County Grand Jury indicts man for sodomy

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a man for sodomy and unlawful imprisonment Monday, and in a separate case another man for allegedly abusing a young girl, according to the grand jury’s monthly report and indictments. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 21 Aug 2019

Fake ‘Deputy Hart’ calling Kentucky schools targeting teachers

Following reports from Kentucky teachers in Whitley, Franklin, and Jefferson counties, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear issued a scam alert to warn of a new scam targeting Kentucky school systems and teachers. Beshear said his office has recently received multiple reports...
Posted On 21 Aug 2019
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Davenport, Taylor graduate 2019 Enterpreneurial Leadership Institute

Whitley County High School student Bethany Davenport and Williamsburg Independent student Collin Taylor put their business skills to work this summer at The Center for Rural Development’s 2019 Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI). Davenport and Taylor were among 25 high...

Wayne St. John

Wayne St. John, 56, of Paris Karr Road, Keavy, Kentucky departed this life on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Hillcrest Health and Rehab Center in Corbin. Wayne was born on January 15, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio to Leland and Emma Jean (Hodge) St. John. He was preceded in death by his...

Linda Kay Stires

Linda Kay Stires, 76, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Sunday August 18, 2019 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. Services were held privately by the family. Arrangements by the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in Corbin, KY.