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The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,339,883 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting, including $32,726 for Whitley County. The Whitley County funding will be part of the County...

Pictures. Those things almost all of us take to capture a single moment in time whether it be with your cellphone or with a camera costing thousands of dollars. Sometimes our photos are of friends or family members. Sometimes we take cute pictures of our pets doing something...

A pair of Woodbine residents are now behind bars charged with killing another Woodbine resident Friday morning. Late Friday evening, Kentucky State Police Post 10 in Harlan announced that Joseph Masters, 33, and Charles “CJ” McVey, 37, were charged with murder, first-degree...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of June. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,300 calls for service and responded to 41 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 51 new criminal cases, and it made 101 criminal arrests in...

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

Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd encountered something early Friday morning that he had only dealt with one previous time in his 30 years of firefighting with the department, which was a structure fire caused by a lightning strike. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

The Williamsburg Police Department is adding a new piece of equipment for its officers, body cameras. Williamsburg police have utilized in-car dash cams and body microphones since 2012, and isn’t new to transparency within the department, the police department noted in a release....

A public memorial for a Corbin doctor, who died last year after battling COVID-19, has been delayed due to increasingly high levels of COVID-19. The memorial was planned for Aug. 2 to celebrate, “the legacy and 60th birthday of Dr. Mohammad Jawed.” Organizers announced Wednesday...

Nearly 100 people turned out at the Red Mile in Lexington throughout the day Sunday for Southern Kentucky Day. The Red Mile has been hosting races for the inaugural Corbin racing meeting. While Corbin has a license for a Standardbred race track, construction on the track...

Over 50 motorcycles turned out Saturday for the annual Copperhead Trail Ride. Copperhead Trail is a 60-mile route through portions of scenic Whitley and McCreary counties featuring more than 300 turns. This year’s ride was in memory of John ‘Papa J’ Shupe. Below, Steve...