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Posted On 21 Jul 2021

Williamsburg man appointed to KSP Foundation

A Williamsburg man is one of four people, who has been named to the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Foundation’s board of directors. The new board of director members include: Jake Brock of Williamsburg, Russell M. Coleman of Crestwood, Judith A. Taylor of Lexington, and Mar...
Posted On 18 Jul 2021

Unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, McCreary and Bell counties between April 2021 and May 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 17 Jul 2021

New Corbin garbage cans coming, but when is uncertain

Corbin residents and many Corbin businesses will be getting new curbside 95-gallon trash cans as part of an upgrade the City of Corbin is doing for its sanitation department. It remains to be seen how soon those new garbage cans will get here though. The Corbin City Commission...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Soccer under the lights

For the first time in the program’s history, Whitley County’s boys and girls soccer teams will play their home games under the lights as fixtures have been installed at the field on U.S. 25W. Whitley County has previously been precluded from hosting the 13th Region Tournaments...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Siler gets high marks during annual evaluation

The Whitley County Board of Education gave Superintendent John Siler the equivalent of all A’s on his report card during this year’s recent annual evaluation. The board met in executive session for about 45 minutes with Siler during its monthly meeting to discuss the annual...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Photo Gallery: Cumberland Valley Cruise-In

Antique cars and trucks of all types turned out Saturday for the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In, which took place in downtown Corbin.
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Whitley County Fair, W’burg car show happening this week

They are back and hopefully will be better than ever. We’re talking about festivals, fairs and the like, which were mostly all canceled last year due to the pandemic. For those of you, who were cooped up for the better part of a year, it’s time to get back out and support our...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021

Inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In coming Saturday

Organizers are hoping for about three dozen vehicles for the inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In, which is slated to take place in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday. “I am thinking 30 to 40. That is kind of what I am hoping. Maybe a little more,” said Jonathan Jones, the...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021

New WCHS Career and Technical Education Building construction delayed

A new HVAC system for Whitley North Elementary School, a cafeteria expansion for Oak Grove Elementary School, and a construction delay for the new Whitley County High School Career and Technical Education Building, were three of the major topics discussed by the Whitley County...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021