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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over 2016 fatal crash

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection with a 2016 fatal crash on the Corbin bypass that killed a London man. 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 03 Jan 2018

Sonia Askins vehicular homicide trial postponed six weeks

The trial of a Williamsburg woman, who is charged in connection with a fatal July 2016 traffic crash that claimed the life of a Canadatown woman, has been postponed for six weeks. Sonia Askins, 47, was scheduled to stand trial Jan. 10 on charges of murder, leaving the scene of an...
Posted On 03 Jan 2018

VFW request needs to be scrutinized

VFW Post 3167 wants to be annexed into the Williamsburg city limits. The Williamsburg City Council is likely to vote on the matter in early 2018, but before they sign off on that request they need to ask some tough questions and insist on satisfactory answers. Read this story and...
Posted On 28 Dec 2017

Federal lawsuit filed by ex-UC football player against university has been settled

A federal court lawsuit against the University of the Cumberlands, which was filed last year by a former football player, who was allegedly assaulted in 2015 by another football player and an ex-football player, has been settled. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 28 Dec 2017

Wrongful death lawsuit vs. VFW Post settled

A wrongful death lawsuit against Adam Childress, VFW Post 3167 and its insurance carrier, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, which stems from 2016 accident that killed a Williamsburg man, has been settled and dismissed. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 27 Dec 2017

Three enter pleas in weed wacker assault case

Three people charged in connection with the assault of a man with a weed wacker late last month have pleaded guilty to lesser charges. 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 27 Dec 2017

Tackett Creek Road, Log Cabin Road undergoing safety study

The Whitley County Fiscal Court with some help from the University of Kentucky will be studying two Whitley County roadways in an effort to find ways to make them safer. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...
Posted On 27 Dec 2017

Williamsburg man charged with burglary, criminal mischief

A Williamsburg man is facing a burglary charge after allegedly breaking into an outbuilding two days before Christmas. About 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. and Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hensley responded to a reported burglary at 476...
Posted On 27 Dec 2017

Double murder suspect to undergo competency exam

A Corbin man, who is accused of killing two people in June, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. 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 27 Dec 2017

Whitley County gets $3,000 bicycling grant

The Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission recently announced the award of 2017 Paula Nye Grant Awards totaling about $85,780 to 12 organizations around the state for projects related to pedestrian and bicycle safety and education, including one project in Whitley County....
Posted On 27 Dec 2017