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Local groups getting $915,170 to help crime victims

Kentucky has received $29 million in federal grants to support victims of crime, and $915,170 of that funding is going to local organizations. In total, 132 crime victim service providers have received funding this year through the federal Victims of Crime Act grant program,...
Posted On 24 Oct 2021

Betty West Road drug investigation leads to arrest

A Pine Knot man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center and Williamsburg police are looking for two other suspects in connection with an Oct. 13 search warrant that was executed at a residence on Betty West Road in the Red Bird community, according to a...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021

Officer-involved shootings take a personal toll on officers

Monday morning, a Whitley County Grand Jury cleared Corbin Police Sgt. Stephen Meadors of any wrongdoing in connection with the Feb. 14 off-duty fatal shooting of Phillip N. Davenport, 20, of Corbin. About 3:30 a.m., a neighbor contacted Meadors about a prowler. Meadors went to...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021

Money was frequent topic at recent school board meeting

Money. Much of the Oct. 14 monthly Whitley County Board of Education meeting revolved around the topic, including an attempt to refinance a debt that could potentially save the district over $900,000, an audit report of the school district’s finances, and discussion about...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021

Vaccinated Whitley Co. School District employees qualify for $200 bonus

Whitley County school district employees could be getting a nice little bonus in time for Christmas if they are already completely vaccinated or get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the near future. The Kentucky Board of Education is offering a $100 incentive for school...
Posted On 21 Oct 2021

Whitley Co. Grand Jury indicts Corbin man charged with assaulting police officer

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Corbin man Monday morning for assaulting a police officer during a pursuit. 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 20 Oct 2021

Whitley County Golden Alert has sad ending

A missing Whitley County man, for whom sheriff’s deputies issued a Golden Alert for last week, has been found deceased. 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 20 Oct 2021

Florida man pleads guilty to attempted murder of a police officer

A Florida man, who shot at police during a high speed-chase in a stolen vehicle in 2017, agreed to spend 25 years in a Kentucky prison Tuesday morning rather than stand trial in Whitley Circuit Court. Thomas Earl Reynolds lead police on a high-speed chase and shot at an officer...
Posted On 20 Oct 2021

Lynn Camp forfeits Friday night match-up against W’burg

The Williamsburg-Lynn Camp high school football game, which had been scheduled for Friday night in Williamsburg, has been canceled. We Rock Sports is reporting that Lynn Camp has forfeited the match-up because it doesn’t have enough healthy players. The game would have been...
Posted On 20 Oct 2021

Ohio man flees McCreary County deputies, W’burg police in stolen vehicle

An Ohio man is behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle from McCreary County into Whitley County early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...
Posted On 20 Oct 2021