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Construction should start late this week or early next week on a new parking lot in Williamsburg. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison said that the city received $36,887 in funding from the industrial authority to build the lot, which will be located at Third and Sycamore on the...

Knox, Laurel, Bell, McCreary and Whitley counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Friday with four of the five counties reporting three or fewer new cases. The Knox County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases Friday, two new cases Thursday, eight new cases...

In a little less than three years from now, many Whitley County High School students will be walking across the stage to receive their degree, only not the one that you are probably thinking about. In many cases this degree will be an associate’s degree from the University of the...

When Williamsburg officials were finally able to open the Kentucky Splash Waterpark last month, Mayor Roddy Harrison admits that he was concerned about possibly too many people wanting to visit the waterpark after being cooped up for the past few months due to COVID-19. Instead,...

Laurel, Bell, Knox and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday with three of the four having lower rates than each county has generally seen in recent days. The Laurel County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases Thursday, who range in age from a...

Early Thursday morning, Williamsburg police went to a residence to serve a man with an indictment warrant for drug possession, and ended up charging him with drug trafficking in addition to the warrant. About 1:30 a.m., Williamsburg Police Officers Dorman Patrick Jr. and Johnny...

If you own building or a business located in downtown Williamsburg’s National Historic Register District, and are thinking about doing some exterior work to the façade of your business, then you probably want to keep reading. The City of Williamsburg has been selected as one of...

Wednesday was not a good day in Knox County in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Knox County Health Department reported one new COVID-19 death, which raises the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county to nine. “We are also deeply saddened to report one death today. It...

The entire City of Williamsburg maintenance department is currently quarantined due to COVID-19. Mayor Roddy Harrison informed the city council about the situation during Monday’s regular monthly meeting, which was held via the Zoom video conferencing. “If it can wait, we are...

Additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Bell, Laurel, Knox and Whitley counties Tuesday. The Bell County Health Department reported four new cases Tuesday, four new cases Monday, three new cases Saturday, four new cases Friday, and seven new cases Thursday. Bell County now has...