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Two charged in fatal crash that killed child early Thursday morning

A Williamsburg man and Arizona woman are facing multiple charges, including murder, in connection to a fatal crash that occurred on I-75 early Thursday morning in Whitley County. The crash occurred just after midnight in the southbound lane of I-75 near the 17-mile marker....

Cinema Social holds grand opening…

  Cinema Social, which was formerly known as Tri-County Cineplex, held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday to celebrate their grand opening. In addition to movies, the facility now has virtual reality simulators, a golf simulator, a restaurant and bowling lanes. After the...
Posted On 01 Feb 2024

KPA, All ‘A’ and Groundhog Day

It has been quite the week, and while I have spent much of it on the road, I wanted to weigh in here with just a few random observations…

Pleasant View teacher Debra Cox receives Above and Beyond Award

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Debra Cox (right), second grade teacher at Pleasant View Elementary School, was presented with the Above and Beyond Award last Thursday during the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting. The award is given each month to employees in the school...

Awards only won as a result of group effort

Our Publisher, Don Estep, already touched on this in his column, but I just wanted to briefly talk about the News Journal’s first place General Excellence win in the Kentucky Press Association’s Excellence in Kentucky newspaper contest. We compete in the large weekly division,...
Posted On 01 Feb 2024

Congratulations to our staff for latest first place General Excellence award

What can I say except, “They are the best!” I’m talking about the staff of the News Journal. Once again, this newspaper has won the General Excellence Award in the annual Kentucky Press Association’s contest for large weekly newspapers presented at its banquet last Friday night...
Posted On 01 Feb 2024