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Failure to register as sex offender charge dropped

Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a failure to comply with sex offender registration charge against a Williamsburg man Monday afternoon. Kentucky State Police Trooper Dackery Larkey arrested Joshua M. Moolhuizen, 37, of Williamsburg, on Sept. 15 in connection with a May 18 arrest...
Posted On 05 Oct 2016

Cumberlands losing some traditional football rivals

Thanks to a football expansion by the Mid-South Conference, the University of the Cumberlands won’t be playing some traditional opponents in the near future. “We keep Union. We keep Pikeville but we are going to lose some traditional rivals. Starting next year, there...
Posted On 05 Oct 2016

Friday afternoon blaze destroys Wolf Creek Road home

A Wolf Creek Road home was completely destroyed Friday afternoon despite the best efforts of about 20 firefighters from four volunteer fire departments. The fire at 3359 Wolf Creek Road was first reported to authorities about 2 p.m. Friday. “We had flames coming through the...
Posted On 30 Sep 2016

Georgia fugitive arrested after Whitley Co. wreck

A wreck in southern Whitley County Wednesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Georgia fugitive. When Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Harrell responded to a wreck at the intersection of Hwy. 1804 and US25W Wednesday, he asked the driver of a Chevrolet Monte Carlo for his...
Posted On 29 Sep 2016

Rockholds VFD getting $28,700 equipment grant

After an extensive evaluation and review process, the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) announced Tuesday afternoon that there are 112 recipients for Kentucky’s $2.7 million 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program, including Rockholds Volunteer Fire Department....
Posted On 29 Sep 2016

W’burg police recover stolen Jellico vehicle

A Jellico man, who was arrested for receiving stolen property last week in Whitley County in connection with a stolen UTV vehicle, has agreed to waive extradition back to Tennessee in connection with a separate theft case. Jamie Hoover, 26, was served with a fugitive warrant...
Posted On 29 Sep 2016

Former UC student pleads guilty in robbery case; co-defendant fails to show for trial

Two former University of the Cumberlands students, who were charged late last year with assaulting and robbing another student, took decidedly different paths on the day of their scheduled trial last week. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016

Whitley Co. school district works to straighten out finance records

Nearly four months after the Whitley County school district’s finance officer was fired amid allegations of misappropriation of school funds, school officials are still working to get their financial records in order. This includes scrambling to come up with a state...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016

Local families benefiting from new energy efficient homes

Crews with Wayne Manufacturing Systems worked Tuesday morning to set in place the components for a new energy efficient home that is being placed in the Emlyn community. Five years ago, Emlyn resident Joshua Cox was paying rent to live in an old trailer that didn’t have...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016

W’burg implementing new automated alert system

Want to know if there is a boil water advisory in the Highland Park area or a tornado watch for Williamsburg or a lengthy traffic jam due to a large wreck near Exit 11? These are the kind of things that Williamsburg residents will soon be able to find out via an automated call to...
Posted On 28 Sep 2016