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Are your kids going crazy stuck in the house with school not in session? Want to get some exercise? Want to help improve your child’s literacy while you’re at it? Want to get a bag of goodies from the sponsors? If the answer to any or all of these questions is yes, then you have...

When you call up candidates running for elected office to interview them, you sometimes get some shall we say “interesting responses.” I’ll never forget the one candidate, who said, “Boy that’s a good question! I’ll have to think about that one,” when I simply asked him why he...

The Knox County Health Department reported 24 new COVID-19 cases Monday, including two cases that involve children, and it reported one new COVID-19 death. “We are deeply sadden(ed) to report one death, our thoughts are with this family during this difficult time. We encourage...

(OpEd By U.S. Senator Rand Paul) After President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, I said I believed Judge Barrett would make an excellent justice that would...

Kentucky has received $37 million in federal grants to support crisis intervention services for victims of crime, and $1,082,985 of that funding is going to local organizations. In total, 133 Kentucky programs have received funding this year through the federal Victims of Crime...

The Laurel County Health Department reported 22 new COVID-19 cases Friday, and that two COVID-19 positive patients had passed away. “At this time it is unclear if the deaths were COVID-19 related. We will await confirmation from the Kentucky Department for Public Health before...

For the second straight day, Laurel, Whitley, Bell and Knox counties all reported double-digit increases in their number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday. The Laurel County Health Department reported 19 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, 26 new cases Wednesday, 11 new cases Tuesday, 41...

Better ways to address blighted properties, the need to promote downtown Williamsburg better through the Internet, improving tourism, and continued growth and economic development were among the topics discussed during an online forum early Monday evening for candidates running...

Firefighters are blaming a homemade stove for a Oct. 15 fire in Williamsburg. The fire was first reported about 8:16 a.m. at 412 Savoy Clear Creek Road. Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd said that the Emlyn Volunteer Fire Department was initially called out for the fire that...

A total of 275 Jeeps and nearly 500 participants from 28 states took part in the 27th Annual Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree in Williamsburg Friday and Saturday. Once again the event was the largest jamboree in the country.