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Crash sparks wrongful death lawsuit

The estate of a Williamsburg man, who died following a head-on vehicle crash on the Corbin bypass last year, is suing the driver of the vehicle, which allegedly caused the crash. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Louisville man accused of trying to steal truck from WCHS campus

A Louisville man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle from the Whitley County High School campus Thursday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Halloween trick or treating hours set locally

Trick or treating hours have been set Tuesday for local ghosts and goblins on Halloween. Trick or treating will take place between 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in Williamsburg and Whitley County. Corbin has set trick or treating hours for 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. for Main Street, and from 6 – 8 p.m....
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Registered sex offender pleads guilty to indecent exposure

A registered sex offender will find out on Nov. 6 what his punishment is for exposing himself to a woman in Williamsburg. 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 25 Oct 2017

Four-year-old honored for making 911 call to help her mother

The Whitley County Fiscal Court honored four-year-old Kimberly Behnen recently for calling 911 during a family emergency last month. During its Oct. 17 monthly meeting, the fiscal court recognized Behnen with a Outstanding Hero plaque of recognition. “We have a very, very special...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Attorney General Beshear addresses retirees, visits SEKRI Corbin facility

Last Wednesday morning, Gov. Matt Bevin, Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker Jeff Hoover unveiled their “Keeping the Promise” – a comprehensive plan to save Kentucky’s ailing public pension system. The pension reform proposal outline includes no change to full...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

Whitley BOE ends fiscal year with $1.6 million fund balance

The Whitley County Board of Education ended the fiscal year on June 30 with a carryover balance in excess of $1 million, according to the board’s annual audit. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 25 Oct 2017

So far W’burg has only gotten calls about bar licenses, but no applications

So far nobody has applied for a license that would enable them to open a “bar” in Williamsburg, but some have called the city asking about it. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison, who also serves as the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control Administrator, said that he has gotten four...
Posted On 24 Oct 2017

VFW Post 3167 asking to be annexed into Williamsburg

VFW Post 3167 is asking the Williamsburg City Council to annex it into the city limits, which is a move that could potentially allow the organization to legally sell alcohol. During Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Roddy Harrison read a letter from VFW Post 3167 Quarter...
Posted On 24 Oct 2017

Update: W’burg police seize one pound of crystal methamphetamine “ice” from motel room

Williamsburg police discovered a pound of crystal methamphetamine, marijuana and suspected Ecstasy pills inside a motel room early Sunday morning, and have arrested two people in connection with the case. Chief Wayne Bird estimated that the crystal methamphetamine, which is also...
Posted On 23 Oct 2017