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Carolyn Jean Asher

Mrs. Carolyn Jean Asher, age 72, Gray, Ky., wife of Johnny Roy Asher, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Barbourville A.R.H. Hospital in Barbourville, Kentucky. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 8, at the Beacon Baptist Church in...

Dennis C Parks

Dennis C. Parks, age 61, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at his home. He was born May 29, 1958 in Corbin, KY, to Rev. Raymond and Alice Marie Smith Parks. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Parks of Williamsburg, KY; his son, Daniel Parks (Lauren) of...

South Carolina man pleads guilty to trafficking meth in Knox County

A South Carolina man arrested in Knox County after sheriff’s deputies located two pounds of marijuana, more than $8,000 in cash and a loaded handgun in his pickup truck pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges Tuesday. Joe Barlow Owens, 44, of Blacksburg, South...

Former Knox County Magistrate sentenced to 18 months for selling controlled substances

A Flat Lick man, Jerry Cox, 70, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, to 18 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom for distributing hydrocodone and oxycodone pills. Cox previously admitted that, on two separate occasions in April 2018, he sold oxycodone...
Posted On 05 Mar 2020
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W’burg police arrest Illinois woman for felony shoplifting

An Illinois woman is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $7,500 cash bond, after being arrested Sunday afternoon for felony shoplifting in Williamsburg. Whitley District Judge Fred White entered a not guilty plea Monday for Latoya N. French, 38, of Park...
Posted On 05 Mar 2020

Impact Archery hits the mark at S3DA state indoor tournament

On Feb. 28-29 members of the Impact Archery team traveled to Owensboro to compete in the 2020 KY S3DA State Indoor Tournament. Impact Archery is made up of kids from Whitley County, Williamsburg, Jellico, North Laurel and Lynn Camp. The team came home with several podium finishes...
Posted On 05 Mar 2020
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Survivor update: Nick Wilson survives latest ‘Winners at War’ tribal council as vote eliminates one of his favorite players

Whitley County’s Nick Wilson set himself up as a target to be sent to the Edge of Extinction after his puzzle solving skills weren’t up to the job in the immunity challenge, but his ability to outwit hero and rival Tyson made the difference when their Dakal tribe cast their votes...