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Posted On 29 Dec 2021

Heaberlin gets Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) achievement award

The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) recognized Corbin Planning Commission member Henry Heaberlin with a KLC Level I award for Achievement in City Governance. The award is part of the KLC City Officials Training Center (COTC), a voluntary education program. City officials complete...
Posted On 28 Dec 2021

Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Laurel, Knox counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between September 2021 and October 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 27 Dec 2021

Disasters, Christmas make us a little nicer to our fellow man

What do Christmas and natural disasters have in common besides the aftermath sometimes leaving your home in varying degrees of disarray? The answer is that both of them tend to bring out the best in people, and make us forget our differences for a little while. Let’s take the...
Posted On 25 Dec 2021

Joy, Joy, Joy, there are many songs with these words

Joy to the World the Lord has come! It is a great song and it is a wonderful time of the year. If you have ever attended church you have heard many songs with the word Joy in them. The word Joy stands in our front yard this year as part of our Christmas decoration. I saw the sign...
Posted On 24 Dec 2021

Superseding indictment issued in attempted murder of a police officer case

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly tried to run over a Kentucky State Police trooper nearly 18 months ago before he was subsequently shot by another trooper, was indicted again Monday by a Whitley County Grand Jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 23 Dec 2021

Three still incarcerated after W’burg police, ATF seize 60 grams of suspected meth

Three people are still incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 cash bonds after a joint investigation by the Williamsburg police and federal agents resulted in the seizure of about 60 grams of suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest citations...
Posted On 23 Dec 2021

No jelly memberships for W’burg employees this Christmas, just money

City employees got a nice surprise Friday morning when they showed up at Williamsburg City Hall for their annual Christmas dinner and to get their paychecks and Christmas bonuses. A short time before the dinner, the Williamsburg City Council held a special meeting where they...
Posted On 23 Dec 2021

For first time in nearly 30 years, PVA’s race will be contested

For the first time in nearly 30 years, there will be a contested race for Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) in Whitley County. Incumbent Ronnie Moses and challenger Herb Petrey both filed to run for PVA on Dec. 15. Moses was first elected during a special...
Posted On 23 Dec 2021

Deputies seize about three pounds of suspected meth at southern Laurel Co. motel

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies seized about three pounds of suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl, opium and heroin at a motel in southern Laurel County during an investigation earlier this month, according to a Laurel County Sheriff’s Department release. Deputies, who were...
Posted On 22 Dec 2021