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Williamsburg Shop with a Cop accepts $1,000 in donations Thursday

Thanks to the efforts of a Corbin church, the South Union-Mt. Zion Baptist Association and VFW Post 3167 in Williamsburg, 10 more children will have a more special Christmas this holiday season. Southside Baptist Church in Corbin and the association presented the Williamsburg...
Posted On 06 Dec 2017

Unemployment rates fall in Whitley, Knox, Laurel counties

Unemployment rates fell in 88 Kentucky counties, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox, remained the same in ten and rose in 22 counties between October 2016 and October 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky...
Posted On 06 Dec 2017

Cash Express coat, toy, food drive fills police cruiser, fire truck

A used coat and toy drive and a drive for non-perishable canned goods that was conducted by the Williamsburg Cash Express filled up the police cruiser of Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. and one fire truck Monday. Cash Express collected eight to 10 bags of brand new...
Posted On 06 Dec 2017

Update: Smith pleads not guilty in bank hit and run accident case

A Williamsburg man, who accidently drove his vehicle through the front door of a bank last Monday morning and then fled the scene on foot before police arrived, is now behind bars in the Whitley County Judicial Center. Edward D. Smith, 22, of 265 Rice Street, was apprehended...
Posted On 01 Dec 2017

Free Naloxone training set for Friday at Whitley Co. Health Department

The Whitley County Health Department in Williamsburg will be providing free Narcan/Naloxone training on Friday, Dec. 1, starting at 1 p.m. The training is for first responders and family members of someone with a narcotic addiction. The training takes about 10 minutes to...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017

Deputies have few clues to go on in Falls Road assault case

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged assault that happened Saturday evening on Cumberland Falls Highway. About 8:30 p.m. deputies learned that a woman, whose identity hasn’t been publicly released, drove herself to Baptist Health Corbin with injuries she...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Three arrested in connection with ‘weed wacker’ assault case

Three people are behind bars in connection with the assault of a man early Saturday morning that allegedly involved a weed wacker. 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 29 Nov 2017

Feds indict man found with pound of crystal meth in W’burg motel room

A Jan. 16 trial date has been set in U.S. District Court for a man, who was caught with a pound of crystal methamphetamine in a Williamsburg motel on Oct. 22. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Laurel women arrested in connection with W’burg Wal-Mart theft

Two Laurel County women are facing theft and drug paraphernalia charges following an alleged shoplifting incident at the Williamsburg Wal-Mart early Friday morning. Williamsburg Police Officer David Rowe wrote on Elizabeth G. Cunnagin’s arrest citation that Dorothy Daniels, a...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Registered sex offender gets 90 days for indecent exposure

A registered sex offender, who exposed himself to a woman at a local homeless shelter, will be spending the holidays behind bars. 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 29 Nov 2017