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WHS Baseball Team hopes to repeat as 13th Region All ‘A’ Tournament champs for third time

The Williamsburg High School Baseball Team is hoping to repeat as the 13th Region All “A” Tournament champs for a third consecutive year this season. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 10 Mar 2020

Finding land to build duplexes is about to get easier in Williamsburg

It will soon be easier to build duplexes and multi-family residential units in Williamsburg. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 10 Mar 2020

Good luck Trent, changes to come

Best wishes to my pal, Trent Knuckles, on his future endeavors now that he has left the News Journal. As many of you know, Friday was Trent’s last day as publisher. He is leaving after 24 years to pursue other interests. A part of me will miss him, while another part of me is...
Posted On 09 Mar 2020

Lawsuit filed to recover stolen bingo money

An insurance company, which is representing a Whitley County volunteer fire department, is suing two people, who stole nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the fire department’s bingo proceeds. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 09 Mar 2020

Whitley County dispatcher graduates from Public Safety Dispatch Academy

A total of 19 law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT), including Anthony W. Christie, who works at the Whitley County E-911 Communications Center. The graduates hail from...
Posted On 08 Mar 2020

Semi truck hauling SUVs catches fire, three destroyed

Robin Schramm was driving his tractor trailer north on I-75 Friday morning when he smelled smoke, but he knew that it wasn’t coming from his truck, but rather the semi in front of him, which was hauling eight SUV’s. “I think his brakes got hot and caught fire. I kept on smelling...
Posted On 06 Mar 2020

W’burg police arrest Illinois woman for felony shoplifting

An Illinois woman is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $7,500 cash bond, after being arrested Sunday afternoon for felony shoplifting in Williamsburg. Whitley District Judge Fred White entered a not guilty plea Monday for Latoya N. French, 38, of Park...
Posted On 05 Mar 2020

Former NYPD detective wants 9/11 Victims’ Fund to cover kidney failure

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New York City, New York City police detective Rich Volpe was one of the thousands of first responders, who rushed to ground zero. What greeted him was a scene you might expect to see in a war zone. There were twisted pieces of steel...
Posted On 04 Mar 2020

Bid awarded on phase one of waterpark project

Williamsburg is moving ahead full steam with the first phase of its planned renovation and expansion of the Kentucky Splash Waterpark. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 04 Mar 2020

Marriages

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Posted On 04 Mar 2020