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Whitley County High School will be looking for a new principal in the coming days.

Whitley Circuit Judge Dan Ballou got some homework Thursday morning while he was presiding over a case in court. After Jeffery Cole pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and second-degree assault, Cole, who has a long history of mental illness – including one time trying...

Pay raises for all school district employees and possible start dates for the new school year were topics of discussion during Thursday’s monthly Whitley County Board of Education meeting. During its monthly meeting, the Whitley County Board of Education approved a 1 percent pay...

The Whitley County, Laurel County and Bell County health departments all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday. The Whitley County Health Department reported its 14th case Thursday. It reported its 13th case Tuesday, and its 12th case Monday. All three active patients are...

Kentucky is slowly returning to normal as the COVID–19 lockdown has loosened, and one of downtown Corbin’s most popular events, the Cumberland Valley Cruise-in, will take place as scheduled on Saturday. Chris McQueen, one of the event organizers, said after speaking with Corbin...

Some Williamsburg city streets are expected to be paved or at least partially paved starting this week. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison told the city council Monday that some of the paving work was supposed to be done last year, but paving companies were too busy with other...

A Whitley County man, who pleaded guilty in February to federal charges of cyberstalking a witness in an ATF investigation, and making false statements to a federal agent, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison. Kenneth Andrew Dodd, 28, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge...

Another local hero will be returning to Whitley County as officials with the U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that the remains of Army Corporal Billie Joe Hash have been positively identified. Hash, who served with the Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery...

James “Jim” Edward Pollard, Jr., age 81, of Cincinnati, Ohio, departed this life on June 8, 2020, at the Veranda Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on February 16, 1939 in Pennsylvania to James E. Pollard, Sr. and Jane (Skelding) Pollard. He is survived by his wife, Susie...

Delbert North, 81, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. at Baptist Health in Corbin. He is survived by his wife, Karen. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 13, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Rodney Edwards officiating. Burial will...