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

A Thursday evening bomb threat caused the evacuation of the Williamsburg Walmart, but no explosive device was found in the facility, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. About 9:23 p.m., Whitley County E-911 notified police about the bomb threat. “A preliminary...

Kentucky State Auditor Mike Harmon will be the keynote speaker for the June 8 Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon, which will be held at The Corbin Center. The luncheon will take place from 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. The cost to attend the event is...

When visitors go to the Kentucky Splash waterpark in Williamsburg this summer, they will be greeted in part by a new mural project, which is designed to start a discussion about things everyone can do to prevent violence. “We wanted to be able to talk about violence prevention in...

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley got a clean financial bill of health in a recent audit by Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon’s Office regarding the 2019 taxes. “The auditor noted no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no matters involving internal control over...

A recent report by the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts regarding a review of the Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator’s Office found exceptions in four of 12 procedures that were reviewed on things ranging from whether proper forms being filed with the state for...

Williamsburg Fire & Rescue’s new American flag is big, quite big measuring 20’ x 38’. To put that in perspective, it would cover about one-third of the width of a football endzone, which measures 30’ x 160’. The fire department’s new flag was presented to it on Memorial Day...

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