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Whitley County Sheriff’s Department stay busy in Octover

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of October. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,179 calls for service and responded to 45 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 35 new criminal cases, and it made 93 criminal arrests...
Posted On 27 Nov 2021

Parents file wrongful death lawsuit in case of their seven-year-old

The parents of a seven-year-old boy, who died following a 2020 crash in Whitley County, are now suing the man, who was driving their son while allegedly impaired. On Oct. 22, Williamsburg attorney Paul Croley filed the lawsuit in Whitley Circuit Court against Bobby D. Canada on...
Posted On 26 Nov 2021

Jail gives away free Thanksgiving meals to inmate families

Having a father, a mother or another loved one in jail can be difficult on the rest of their family in the best of times, let alone around the holiday season. Having the money to buy the traditional holiday feast or even a good meal for many of these families is probably...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021

Forcht Bank partners with food banks to fight hunger in local communities

(Lexington, KY) Kicking off it’s fifth year, Forcht Bank’s Stick a Forcht in Hunger will be working to help community members in need by accepting non-perishable food items between November 8 and December 22. All donations brought to Forcht Bank locations will be donated to local...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021

Corbin man remains jailed for allegedly assaulting his father

As of Wednesday morning, a Corbin man remains lodged in the Knox County Detention Center after being arrested recently for allegedly assaulting his father. Johnathon Wyatt Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Over 200 participants signed up for W’burg’s Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

If you want to get in some exercise before filling up on turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day while also donating some money to a good cause, then keep reading. Following a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 14th Annual Williamsburg Turkey Trot 5-K run/walk...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Jail inmate dies in custody, but no foul play suspected

Investigators are still awaiting final autopsy and toxicology results before they will know how a Siler woman died on Nov. 4 after she had been incarcerated at the Whitley County Detention Center for eight days. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Elderly couple dies from apparent exposure inside their home

An elderly Corbin couple recently died of exposure inside their home, according to the Whitley County Coroner’s Office. 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 24 Nov 2021

Corbin men indicted in separate felony assault cases

The Laurel County Grand Jury returned two separate felony assault indictments Friday against two Corbin men, which stemmed from a vehicular assault case and a shooting case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Woman caught nearly 10 pounds of meth indicted in Laurel Co.

The Laurel County Grand Jury returned a felony drug trafficking indictment Friday against a New York woman, who was found with nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine in north Corbin three months ago. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021