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Two Williamsburg men indicted for using device to beat drug test

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted two Williamsburg men Monday morning in connection with separate incidents where they allegedly used a device called a "whizzinator" to try and provide false urine samples to Probation and Parole officers.

Posted On 23 Jul 2015

Georgia man injured in tractor-trailer accident on I-75 Tuesday

A Dalton, Georgia truck driver was injured after he overturned his tractor trailer on I-75 in Whitley County early Tuesday morning.

Posted On 23 Jul 2015

Three arrested for meth charges in Corbin traffic stop

A routine traffic stop early Sunday evening near Corbin resulted in the arrest of three people by Whitley County Sheriff's deputies on methamphetamine related charges.

Posted On 22 Jul 2015

Former radio ad sales rep accepts plea deal, to pay $2,500 restitution

A former salesperson for a gospel radio station WEKC in Williamsburg, who allegedly stole from the station in 2011 and 2013, reached a plea agreement Monday morning that will temporarily leave him with a criminal record.

Posted On 15 Jul 2015

Same-sex marriage foes far outnumber proponents at dueling Whitley courthouse rallies Wednesday

The turnout was lopsided Wednesday morning as two competing groups gathered outside the Whitley County Courthouse to either support or protest Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz's decision not to order new marriage license forms that could be issued to same-sex couples...

Posted On 08 Jul 2015

Former Sheriff’s Deputy charged with DUI

A former Whitley County Sheriff's Deputy is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon in Whitley District Court on a DUI charge.

Posted On 01 Jul 2015

New meters causing water bills to increase in Williamsburg

If you live in Williamsburg and have an old water meter, then chances are you will be seeing a higher water bill this month or next thanks to new the city's new water meters, which can be read electronically.

Posted On 26 Jun 2015

EXTRA CONTENT: Report contends ex-WCHS Principal ‘sexted’ staff, parents; traded pills for sex

An internal Whitley County school district investigative report into former high school principal Alan Sweet shows allegations of possible theft of school funds and evidence of pornographic pictures on Sweet's district-issued cell phone involving himself and many different...

Posted On 24 Jun 2015

Youth minister charged with sex abuse

A Whitley County Grand Jury handed down a pair of separate sex abuse indictments Monday morning, including one against a church youth minister.

Posted On 17 Jun 2015

County Road Department gets new equipment that will reduce ditch work time

On Friday, the Whitley County Road Department cleaned out about one and one-half miles of ditch line on Maple Creek Road using a recently purchased piece of new equipment that should dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to conduct ditching work.

Posted On 10 Jun 2015