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Anthony Hibbard introduced as new Williamsburg basketball coach

The Williamsburg community was formally introduced to new Jackets Basketball Coach Anthony Hibbard Thursday morning. Hibbard, who is coming to Williamsburg from Oneida Baptist Institute, lead the Mountaineers to a 16-14 record in 2021-22 that included a 66-62 win over...

May Day Queen & Tiny Queen update

At the end of the first count in the race for May Day Queen and Tiny Queen, the GFWC Kentucky Ossoli Club of Corbin has released the following results: First place in the May Queen race at this time is Sydney Dixon. Jules Deal is in second place and Kennedie Guiher is in third...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022

Colonel Players presenting ‘The Desperate Housewives of Shakespeare’ Friday, April 8

Playwright William Shakespeare and several of his most notable female characters will be taking to the stage in the Whitley County High School cafeteria at 7 p.m. Friday and this time it will be the bard himself who suffers the tragedy in the Colonels Players performance of, “The...

W’burg hosting not one, but two Easter Egg hunts Saturday

If you are going to be around the Williamsburg area early Saturday afternoon and you like to hunt Easter Eggs then you are in luck as not one, but two community Easter Egg hunts are planned. Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Williamsburg Easter Egg Hunt...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022

Trio of southern Laurel Co. water projects funded

Funding for three southern Laurel County water projects was included in a $3,015,506 funding announcement that Gov. Andy Beshear made Monday, which will benefit one city and seven utilities in Clay and Laurel counties. Included in the $2,284,621 in Laurel County awards was...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022

Photo Gallery: Upcoming passion play Saturday (April 16) – Sunday (April 17)

The members of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Williamsburg have been rehearsing for its passion play on the life and passion of Jesus Christ. Jonathan Wyatt, who is directing the performance, said approximately 50 church members are participating in the performance at 6...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022

Our effort to help voters become better informed before they go to the polls

What, if anything, can the Whitley County Detention Center do to help prevent inmates from re-offending once they are released from custody? What can the sheriff’s department do, if anything, to better combat the drug problem in Whitley County? Is county government effectively...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022