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Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell and McCreary counties between September 2023 and October 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...

Former interim Whitley County Sheriff Danny Moses received a clean audit regarding his 2022 tax account settlement, according to Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office. “The former sheriff’s financial statement fairly presents the taxes charged, credited and...

Williamsburg police arrested an armed man inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen last week. The car was found parked at a local fast food restaurant, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release and court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

The Corbin Rotary Club has announced the second round of donations for the 2023 Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund (SEKESF) Christmas program to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area. So far, a total of $11,358 has been donated. Donors and the amounts given...

More than 170 Kentucky state and local law enforcement officers were recently honored for extraordinary efforts to protect motorists from impaired drivers, including Williamsburg Police Officer Dorman Patrick Jr. and Corbin Police Patrolman Chris Brown. The occasion was the...

The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution will host a Pearl Harbor Commemoration on Thursday (Dec. 7) starting at 11:30 a.m. at the old Whitley County Courthouse in Williamsburg. Retired University of the Cumberlands...

Editor’s note: The News Journal publishes only the final disposition of district court criminal cases except for those which are waived to a grand jury or dismissed without condition. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

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For the last 30 plus years, it seems like nearly every time I went to cover a wreck or a fire in northern Whitley County, Woodbine Fire Chief Rick Fore was there directing firefighters about how to extricate someone trapped in a mangled vehicle or telling firefighters where to go...

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