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Fourth of July festivities are a mixed bag locally with Jellico announcing Friday that it too was canceling its festivities along with Corbin and Williamsburg. However, Barbourville and London are still proceeding with their planned celebrations. Barbourville plans to go ahead...

Williamsburg Independent School leaders aren’t sure of exactly how or when the school year will start this fall. Thanks to some CARES Act funding that the district was able to get for its Chromebooks initiative, if students are once again forced to learn from home using...

Williamsburg is poised to receive $379,738 as its share of the $1.8 trillion COVID-19 CARES Act Relief Bill, Mayor Roddy Harrison told the city council during its monthly meeting on June 8. Harrison noted that Kentucky was allotted $1.7 billion of which the governor has agreed to...

The number of COVID-19 cases locally is increasing, and is doing so significantly in one county, which has seen its total number of cases double in recent days. Between March 24 and June 4, there were 22 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Laurel County. Since June 9, there have been an...

Local residents will have the opportunity to give blood and possibly win a $500 gift card during a pair of blood drives scheduled for next week, which are being conducted by the Kentucky Blood Center. On Tuesday, June 16, there will be a blood drive from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the...

A Laurel County water district that serves the southern portion of the county is getting a federal loan to help pay for a project that has gone over budget. United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Hilda Legg announced in late May that the...

Weather permitting, starting Monday, June 15, the Williamsburg Fire Department will begin flushing fire hydrants. Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd cautioned that if you see the fire department or city workers in the area, then know that the water may be discolored for a period...

If all goes well, it appears that the Kentucky Splash Waterpark will open for business this summer, but expect the park to look quite a bit different than what it normally does with one-third or one-half of the usual number of guests being allowed to enter. “We are still moving...

The Williamsburg Tourism Commission is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for vandalizing a slide at Briar Creek Park that will cost several thousand dollars to repair. Williamsburg Tourism Director Alvin Sharpe said...