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Police officers see a lot when they are out patrolling the streets every day. There are car wrecks, domestic disputes, fatal stabbings, abused children and numerous other sorrows they witness. Shop with a Cop provides a break from all that, even if it is only for just a few...

During the 20 years that Larry Lambdin has served on the Whitley County Board of Education, the school district has seen many improvements, including construction of an early childhood wing at Oak Grove Elementary School, the addition of the freshmen wing at Whitley County High...

One week after refusing a News Journal request to release the names of restaurants in Whitley County, which have had an employee or employees diagnosed with Hepatitis A, and five days after denying a News Journal open records request for records related to restaurants with...

Since July 1, 2017, there have been fewer than five cases of Hepatitis A reported in people that were working or had worked at restaurants in Whitley County, but unlike most other places in Kentucky, the public doesn’t know where this occurred. Read this story and more for just...

Whitley County ranks third in the state of Kentucky in terms of the number of reported Hepatitis A cases during an outbreak of the disease that dates back to November 2017, but why are the numbers here so high? Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Winners have been announced for the Williamsburg 2018 Feels Like Home “Christmas in a Small Town” Parade. In the church division, Oak Ridge Church of God took first place. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church finished second and Cumberland Freewill Church finished third. In the...

Bragging rights have officially been determined for the best Christmas decorations in Williamsburg, but this year’s decision was a particularly difficult one for judges, who had ties in two residential categories in the 14th Annual Williamsburg Feels Like Home Christmas...

On Jan. 1, the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), which is located in Goldbug, will get its second deputy director in the 16-year history of the facility. Deputy Director Virginia Combs will retire on Dec. 31 after serving as the first and only deputy director in the facility’s...

Nearly everyone, who lives in Southeastern Kentucky, is familiar with the story of Corbin’s most famous resident, Colonel Harland Sanders, who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken. What many people may not realize is throughout its 200 year history, Whitley County has been the home of...

The Christmas spirit seems to be plentiful this year in Williamsburg. Let’s look at a few examples. Williamsburg Main Street Manager Nannie Hays informed me after the parade Saturday night that judges were going back to look at homes and businesses again in an attempt to break a...