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Unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between September 2022 and October 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 10 Dec 2022

Whitley Co. 22-23 Basketball Season Previews

The following is a look ahead to both the Whitley County High School boys and girls basketball seasons for 2022-23… Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 08 Dec 2022

W’burg, Jellico Christmas parades set this weekend

Just a reminder that the 2022 City of Williamsburg Feels Like Home Christmas in a Small Town Parade is slated for Saturday evening on Main Street, and the Jellico Christmas Parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. A lot of work goes into the planning of community events, such as...
Posted On 08 Dec 2022

Man found hiding under bed when police serve search warrant

A local man was found under a bed when police executed a search last month last month at a 74 Johnson Avenue residence in the Highland Park area of Williamsburg and arrested two people on drug trafficking charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 08 Dec 2022

An Evening with Silas House…

About 80 people turned out at the Corbin Public Library Thursday for “An Evening with Silas House.” House, who is originally from Lily, is a New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, three plays and a book of creative nonfiction. He is also a former commentator on NPR...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022

City Utilities Commission ordered to pay $200k in attorney fees, $43k in front pay after jury verdict

Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester has ordered that the City Utilities Commission (CUC) of Corbin to pay $200,141.25 in attorney fees and $8,092.41 in lawsuit related costs to a woman and her attorneys following a $350,000 jury verdict earlier this year against the utility and...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022

Vehicle pursuit goes from Ky. to Tenn. then back to Ky.

A vehicle pursuit that went from Kentucky to Tennessee and then back into Kentucky Sunday evening and involved the attempted assault of a police officer with a vehicle resulted in the arrest of the driver and one other individual,according to a Williamsburg Police Department...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022

Chattanooga man recaptured after jail escape

A Chattanooga man escaped from the Whitley County Detention Center Sunday afternoon but was recaptured less than two hours later thanks in part to a Williamsburg Police Department drone. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022

District Court Records

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Posted On 07 Dec 2022

Lawsuits

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Posted On 07 Dec 2022