Friday was a happy day for University of the Cumberlands' President Dr. James Taylor as evidenced by the smiley face t-shirts on podiums around him, the smiley face tie he was wearing and the yellow smiley face projected on the screen behind him.
You can now legally purchase alcohol in Williamsburg again.
Williamsburg firefighters are still unsure exactly what caused an early morning blaze Monday that seriously damaged one local business and caused significant damaged to one of the oldest buildings in town, which probably would have gone up in flames had it burned unchecked...
Whitley County Sheriff's deputies say a picture on Facebook of a Canadatown resident allegedly posing in front of large marijuana plants led to an anonymous tip that resulted in the discovery of 14 plants Friday.
When Samuel Plotnick's trial began Wednesday morning he was potentially facing a life sentence for murder and up to 20 years in prison for allegedly assaulting four police officers.
Williamsburg's Old Fashioned Trading Days, which kicks off Thursday, has been named one of the 2014 Top Fall Festivals and Events by the Kentucky Travel Industry Association.
Williamsburg High School student Haley Harris is the new Miss Whitley County Fair 2014.
Currently several boat ramps operate inside both Whitley and Laurel counties to service Laurel Lake, one of Whitley County's biggest tourism draws and recreation sites.
Monday afternoon, Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester sentenced Keith Edward Mason to seven years in prison for shooting and killing his former stepfather, Robert "Bobby" Vanover, nearly two and one-half years ago but Mason didn't go to jail.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the recent theft of telephone cable in Southern Whitley County.
