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Tenn. woman, accused of shooting caged dog during burglary, appears in court

Dena Brooke Baird A Tennessee woman, who allegedly shot a dog during a 2015 burglary attempt in Whitley County, pleaded not guilty to her charges during her arraignment Tuesday morning in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

Askins’ vehicular homicide trial delayed until Jan. 10

A Williamsburg woman, who is charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a July 2016 traffic crash that claimed the life of a Canadatown woman, will have to wait a little while longer for her day in court. Sonia Askins, 47, was scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 14...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

Williamsburg Kiwanis Club donates school supplies to Boston Elementary School

Students at Boston Elementary School received a welcomed present Friday morning in the form of free school supplies. Williamsburg Kiwanis Club President David Perry and member Steven Jett delivered the supplies to the kindergarten classroom of Janel Cupp and the first grade...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

Video gaming/e-sports being added at University of the Cumberlands

Students at the University of the Cumberlands will soon be able to play video games as a varsity sport. This year e-sports, or video gaming, is being started as a club sport. “It is catching on across the country. A lot of schools have added it. We are going to start it at the...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

On pension reform, don’t freak over the first proposals

Mark White is Editor of The News Journal. In 2014, the Green Bay Packers started off the season losing two out of their first three games. The fans were starting to panic. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers famously had a simple answer for the panicking fans, “R-E-L-A-X. We’re going to be...
Posted On 05 Sep 2017

Corbin native killed in Bowling Green shooting early Sunday

An early morning shooting Sunday in Bowling Green has claimed the life of a Corbin native. Kenneth “Alex” Davis, 21, graduated Corbin High School in 2014, and was a student at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. According to published reports, Davis was shot by another...
Posted On 05 Sep 2017

Rockholds man facing DUI, reckless homicide charge after fatal Sunday morning crash

A Rockholds man is behind bars facing DUI and homicide related charges after a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning. The wreck happened about 2 a.m. on Flat Creek Road in the Rockholds community. Joshua Lee Woods, 37, was driving a maroon pickup truck when he failed to...
Posted On 04 Sep 2017

Corbin football broadcast turns political

“Redhound nation” had a new announcer for the broadcast of Saturday’s Pigskin Classic on WCTT-FM, which has resulted in a sort of mini-feud as such between Commonwealth’s Attorney candidates Ronald Bowling and Graham Trimble. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 01 Sep 2017

Unemployment rate rises in tri-county area

Unemployment rates fell in 18 Kentucky counties, stayed the same in three and rose in 99 counties, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox, between July 2016 and July 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky...
Posted On 01 Sep 2017

Old Fashion Brush Arbor Days taking place through Sunday

Hundreds of people will be pouring into Williamsburg for the 56th Annual Old Fashion Brush Arbor Meeting, which is a tent style revival. The five-day event starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday and is located off Brush Arbor Road in Williamsburg with meetings starting at 7...
Posted On 31 Aug 2017