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Williamsburg Kiwanis Club recognized

Out of the 141 Kiwanis clubs in the Kentucky-Tennessee district, the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club is the number one club in terms of new growth with 76 percent grown since October. During the club’s Jan. 7 monthly meeting, 14 new members were pinned by Kiwanis...
Posted On 04 Feb 2016

Answering your questions about Kentucky’s upcoming caucus

Did you know we are having a presidential caucus in March? What is a presidential caucus? For some odd reason, I got these questions multiple times from multiple people Thursday. So, for those that don’t know, there is a presidential caucus next month and there are a few...
Posted On 04 Feb 2016

Woman admits to shooting husband once, not twice

A Barbourville woman admitted in court Monday morning that she shot her husband on July 4, 2015, and conceded that prosecutors likely had enough evidence to convict her of shooting him again on Aug. 22, 2015, although she maintains she’s innocent in the second shooting...
Posted On 04 Feb 2016

County receives nearly $57,000 grant to clean up illegal dumpsites

The Whitley County Fiscal Court has been awarded $56,907.78 in environmental funds to clean up five illegal dumps, which are located in three different regions of the county. The funding will be used to clean-up two illegal dumps off Myers Road and three small dumps off Barnhill...
Posted On 03 Feb 2016

Woman wants charges dropped against man who tried to shoot her

Even though her brother-in-law, Michael Lee Rickett, 54, pointed a loaded .22 caliber pistol at her head on New Year's Eve and pulled the trigger, Louella Reeves doesn't want to see him sent to prison or even prosecuted in court.

Posted On 13 Jan 2016

EXTRA CONTENT: Williamsburg doctor arrested for practicing without a license

Williamsburg police arrested a local doctor Monday afternoon charging him with practicing medicine/osteopathy without a license.

Posted On 13 Jan 2016

Whitley Intermediate School teachers’ aide dies in crash Monday

 A single vehicle crash on US25W near Mt. Ash late Monday afternoon claimed the life of a Williamsburg woman.

Posted On 11 Jan 2016

Autopsy results force delay in Williamsburg murder trial

A Whitley Circuit Judge agreed Monday afternoon to postpone the Jan. 13 trial of a Williamsburg man, who is charged with murder in the 2015 death of his former stepfather, in part because autopsy results showed that the victim died of natural causes.

Posted On 06 Jan 2016

Lawsuit claims local woman got lithium poisoning at Whitley jail

A local woman is suing the Whitley County Detention Center and various other entities and individuals claiming she was denied proper medical care while an inmate at the facility in late 2014 and early 2015.

Posted On 06 Jan 2016

EXTRA CONTENT: Former judge gets diverted sentence for drug arrest; new details emerge in case

Rather than stand trial Tuesday morning for allegedly trafficking in drugs, a former Whitley District Judge instead entered a plea deal that could result in his record being expunged in two years.

Posted On 23 Dec 2015