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A Whitley County capital murder case is getting a new prosecutor. Paul Parsons, 49, was indicted on July 17, 2017, on two counts of capital murder in the June 7 deaths of Denver Nicely 47, of Corbin, and Joshua C. Wernicke, 29, of Keavy. Parsons was also indicted on one count of...

Unemployment rates fell in 107 Kentucky counties between November 2017 and November 2018, including Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties, rose in nine, and stayed the same in four counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky...

A routine traffic stop lead to the discovery of suspected methamphetamine hidden in a Jacksboro, Tennessee, woman’s bra, according to an arrest document and testimony during a preliminary hearing Monday. Williamsburg Police Officer Johnny Fulton arrested Dawn Michael, 44, on Jan....

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly assaulted two people with a knife in late December, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charged. 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

A semi truck driver narrowly missed going over an embankment following a two-vehicle crash on I-75 in Whitley County Friday evening. The accident happened about 7:45 p.m. near the 7.5 mile marker in the northbound lane. A 2014 Freightliner, which was owned by Darren Monhollen of...

A Wednesday morning preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Williamsburg man, who allegedly assaulted two people with a knife. Dennis Edward Alexander, 31, of Highway 204, pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree criminal...

A Louisville man has been indicted in U.S. District Court in London for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

A Gray man has been charged with attempted murder following a New Year’s Eve domestic dispute at his residence where he allegedly fired a gun near his wife. Brent Allen Hensley, 23, is being held in the Knox County Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond after being...

What a difference eight years makes? Sheriff Colan Harrell’s is leaving law enforcement after 48 years of service. When outgoing Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell first took office on Jan. 1, 2011, he inherited a bit of a mess. Read this story and more for just $.99...

An old abandoned church off Highway 1804 was completed destroyed during a fire early Sunday morning. South Whitley Volunteer Fire Department was notified about the blaze, which was located at 1224 Highway 1804, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, South Whitley Chief Wayne Honeycutt that...