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Two local district court judges recently attended judicial college, and a local circuit court clerk attended circuit court clerk college. District Judges Cathy Prewitt and Fred White, who serve Whitley and McCreary counties, joined colleagues from across the commonwealth at their...

Once again Cumberland Falls State Resort Park has made Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky winners list. Ahead of the ‘Best in Kentucky’ issue of Kentucky Living in September, the 2021 Best In Kentucky Awards Show, hosted by Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry, premiere...

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, McCreary and Bell counties between June 2021 and July 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of July. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,480 calls for service and responded to 26 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 49 new criminal cases, and it made 110 criminal arrests in...

Williamsburg Police found methamphetamine and a 10-month-old infant during a recent traffic stop outside a local motel late Tuesday night. On Aug. 31 about 11:54 p.m., Officer Dorman Patrick Jr. stopped a red Chevrolet car because it only had one headlight working, according to...

One of the most tragic homicides that I have ever covered happened 20 years ago. Please, please learn from the mistakes that lead to it. On Aug. 20, 2001, Lisa Rains was a 28-year-old Oak Grove Elementary School teacher, who had recently found out that she was pregnant. It should...

Last week the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the murder, first-degree unlawful imprisonment and tampering with physical evidence conviction against a Williamsburg man, who killed a woman during a 2017 incident. In February, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the conviction of his...

Baptist Health Corbin is overwhelmed right now due to the latest COVID-19 surge, and it has temporarily closed its surgery department and stopped patient visitation. Sherrie Mays, vice president and chief nursing officer for Baptist Health Corbin, was one of the speakers during...