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A Williamsburg man, who allegedly tried to run over a Kentucky State Police trooper in May, and was subsequently shot by another trooper, has been indicted by a Whitley County Grand Jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Williamsburg City Hall is now back open to the public, but if you don’t want to get out of your car in this heat, then you can still do the bulk of your city business at the drive-thru window for the water department. Mayor Roddy Harrison said that the city put up signs on city...

Whitley County has suffered its first COVID-19 death. “We are sad to report the first death of a Whitley County resident associated with COVID-19, but we will not be releasing further details,” Whitley County Public Health Director Marcy Rein said in a release Tuesday afternoon....

Gov. Andy Beshear reported Sunday afternoon that 979 newly reported cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed statewide, including three new deaths. This was the largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth. “We typically have limited reporting on Sunday which...

Dear News Journal readers, Please know that the News Journal’s website will be undergoing some technical improvements Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28. Don’t worry. I have checked with the experts and you, our readers, shouldn’t experience any difficulty in...

Here are some words that I never thought I would ever say. It was actually nice to physically attend a school board meeting Thursday. Perhaps the even sadder part is I am pretty sure there were other people there, who probably shared the same sentiment…LOL. Unless you are being...

For the first time since February, the Whitley County Board of Education held an in-person meeting on July 9, which took place in the lobby of the Whitley County Board of Education Building in Williamsburg. Social distancing was enforced, and masks were in use when social...

A trio of recent Whitley County High School graduates earned a certification before they graduated, which could help provide them employment for the next few years while they complete college. The trio of Terron Broughton, Mirna Hernandez and Katie Young are now certified blood...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of June. During the month of June, sheriff’s deputies answered 977 criminal complaints and responded to 44 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 26 new criminal cases, and made 86 criminal...

37 volunteers turned out at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Saturday and each worked three hours to help clean-up trash and debris, which was located below the falls. Among the items picked up were 110 bags of trash, 18 tires, three barrels, two televisions, three propane...