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Keavy Fire Department to stop serving portion of Whitley County

After 45 years, officials with the Keavy Fire Department announced the department would no longer cover the portion of its district located in Whitley County. A joint letter from Letch Day, Chairman of the department’s Board of Directors, and Chief Richard Bales was sent to the...

Man dies in fatal accident near Corbin

A Gray man died and a second man suffered serious injuries following a head-on collision on U.S. 25W near Oak Grove Elementary School Thursday morning. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the deceased as 36-year-old Willard Brown. According to Whitley County Sheriff’s...

Lily man charged with assaulting state trooper

A Lily man who allegedly rammed his truck into a Kentucky State Police cruiser as he attempted to elude police late Thursday night has been charged with first-degree assault on a police officer as Trooper Steve Walker was inside at the time. Twenty-year-old William T. Karr is...

Amon Couch named new Williamsburg Superintedent

Williamsburg Independent Schools will have soon have a new superintendent as the board voted unanimously Tuesday night to name current principal Dr. Amon Couch to replace Denny Byrd, who is retiring at the end of the year. The board met in executive session for approximately 50...

Update: Foul play suspected after man found dead in burned home

An autopsy, which was performed Tuesday on the body of a man found in the charred remains of a Williamsburg home Monday morning, has led investigators to suspect foul play. “At this point I don’t feel we can give a good reasoning for why he died,” said Whitley County Coroner Andy...

Man suffered with serious burns for nearly a week before seeking treatment; police investigating

A Woodbine man, who says he has been suffering from suspected second-degree and third-degree burns for almost a week, was flown by an emergency medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center late Tuesday afternoon. Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell said...

Graham discusses leadership principles during lecture at UofC Tuesday

Third-generation evangelist Dr. William Franklin Graham IV came to Williamsburg to share his message concerning leadership based upon God’s principles. On Tuesday night, hundreds of people poured into a packed O. Wayne Rollins Center on the campus of the University of the...

Police: Gray man rode motorcycle over 125 mph during 26-mile pursuit

A Gray man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly attempted to outrun the police when they clocked him riding his motorcycle at speeds in excess of 125 mph on US 25E Sunday afternoon. Kentucky State Police arrested 38-year-old Jason McGuire following the 26-mile pursuit...

Lily homicide cases headed to grand jury

The case of a Corbin man accused of beating his twin brother to death with a hammer is headed to a Laurel County grand jury. At a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Laurel District Court, Judge Wendell “Skip” Hammons ordered the case against 30-year-old Antonio T. Johnson waived on...

Students collect shoes for water project

Big, small, fat, skinny, open, closed, singles or in pairs, a group of Corbin High School students wants you old or worn out shoes to help provide safe drinking water to people in third world countries or in areas that have been struck by disaster. Throughout the month of April,...