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Williamsburg Senture facility now employs 466 people

Senture opened its Williamsburg facility in late winter, and as of the start of a new training class Tuesday morning, the facility now employs 466 people with $1.4 million monthly payroll. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 02 Nov 2017

Pleasant View Elementary School joins Project Fit America

Pleasant View Elementary School students got a gift Friday morning that is designed to get students moving and exercising more while also having fun. 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...
Posted On 02 Nov 2017

Whitley Co. Fiscal Court files 17 small claims lawsuits to collect delinquent payroll raxes

The Whitley County Fiscal Court is hoping to collect nearly $10,000 in delinquent payroll taxes from 17 people or businesses that it recently filed small claims lawsuits against. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

Man accused of assaulting UC football player caught in Arkansas

Former University of the Cumberlands football player Devin Preyer was recently returned back to Whitley County to faces charges of assault, robbery and bail jumping. A former University of the Cumberlands football player, who allegedly assaulted a UC football player in late 2015...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

UC online doctoral program ranked sixth in nation

An education research publisher has ranked the University of the Cumberlands among the top online colleges for doctoral degrees for 2018. “These top 25 schools represent the best value colleges offering online doctoral degrees. Each university offers strong academics, low tuition...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

Unemployment rate drops in Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties

Unemployment rates fell in 102 Kentucky counties, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties, stayed the same in five and rose in 13 counties between September 2016 and September 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

Judge considering request to delay Courtney Taylor capital murder trial

A special judge is considering whether to postpone the April 16 trial of a Williamsburg woman, who allegedly killed her husband and her two teenager daughters while they slept in January. Courtney Taylor, 41, is charged with three counts of capital murder in the Jan. 13 shooting...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

Ky. Consular Center celebrates 17th anniversary

When the Kentucky Consular Center first opened in Williamsburg on Oct. 25, 2000, it employed 45 people to administer the U.S. Diversity Visa program. At the time, roughly half of the building, which is located off US25W near Exit 15, was filed with boxes of visa applications that...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017

Update: Whitley Co. Sheriff’s deputies arrest two for drug possession

A recent disturbance complaint lead to the arrest two people on drug possession charges. About 8 p.m. on Oct. 23, the sheriff’s department responded to Keswick Road concerning a report that Glennis L. Anderson, 46, was reportedly causing a disturbance, according to a Whitley...
Posted On 27 Oct 2017

Attracting more federal jobs to Eastern Kentucky

U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) and the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) hosted the Supplier Education and Economic Development (SEED) Defense Contracting Symposium Thursday at the Corbin Center to help educate local employers about how...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017