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36th Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days kicks off Thursday

The addition of three-on-three basketball tournaments for both men and women and a performance by a Christian strongman group, which previously appeared on America’s Got Talent, are two of the major editions for this year’s 36th Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days festival, which...
Posted On 04 Sep 2019

Few people realized that Allen Trimble was once a journalist

Something about former Commonwealth’s Attorney Allen Trimble, who died Saturday, that many people probably do not realize is that he used to be a journalist. When he was a student working on his undergraduate degree, Allen was the News Editor of the Eastern Progress, which is the...
Posted On 03 Sep 2019

W’burg Housing Authority Executive Director arrested for abuse of public trust, forgery

Williamsburg police arrested the suspended executive director of the Williamsburg Housing Authority Monday morning in connection with an investigation involving “misappropriations with finances” at the housing authority. Williamsburg Police Lt. Bobby Freeman arrested James R....
Posted On 02 Sep 2019

Triple murder suspect convicted in federal court on weapons charge

A federal court jury convicted an Indiana man Thursday on a federal firearm charge, which stemmed from an investigation into the 2017 killing of three people on Deep Branch Road in Whitley County. The two-day trial ended Thursday with a U.S. District Court Jury in London...
Posted On 29 Aug 2019

Whitley Co. taxpayers getting two extra weeks to pay with 2 percent discount

Whitley County property owners will be getting an extra two weeks this year to pay their tax bills with a 2 percent discount. The Whitley County Board of Education held a special meeting late Monday afternoon to set tax rates for the 2019-2020 school year, which was one of the...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Allen Trimble remembered as a great story teller

Allen C. Trimble loved telling stories. It was something that he was good at doing. “He was a great story teller. You could always count on a couple of stories. His memory on those was spot on. He could tell you details. I will miss listening to the stories not about just things...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Four injured during church bus crash

A total of four people were transported to the hospital by ambulance early Sunday afternoon after a church bus went over an embankment. The only people on the bus at the time of the crash were the driver, Vernon Fore, 59, of Williamsburg, his wife, and their two granddaughters....
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park gets ‘Best in Kentucky’ awards

Kentucky Living Magazine announced its “Best in Kentucky” Awards Thursday at the 2019 Kentucky State Fair, and seven Kentucky state parks were recognized, including Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. “We’re proud of all of our Kentucky State Parks and the people who work there,”...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Unemployment rate climbs locally in Whitley, Knox, Laurel counties

Unemployment rates rose in 99 Kentucky counties between July 2018 and July 2019, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties, fell in 15 and stayed the same in six counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Update: Funeral arrangements announced for former Commonwealth’s Attorney Allen Trimble

Funeral services have been set for Thursday for long-time former Commonwealth’s Attorney and current Domestic Relations Commissioner Allen C. Trimble, who passed away Saturday at Baptist Health Corbin. Trimble left office Dec. 31, 2018, after serving 31 years as the county’s head...
Posted On 25 Aug 2019