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Man arrested for stabbing stepson during argument

 A Williamsburg man, who allegedly stabbed his stepson during an argument inside a vehicle, is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond.

Posted On 23 Apr 2014

30 suspected drug dealers targeted in Operation Snowflake roundup

With snow coming down, more than a dozen police officers from across Whitley County took to the streets Tuesday morning looking for 30 suspected drug dealers as part of "Operation Snowflake."

Posted On 16 Apr 2014

Thirty drug trafficking indictments handed down in Whitley County

  A Whitley County Grand Jury recently handed down 30 felony drug trafficking indictments and a misdemeanor drug trafficking indictment against two people as a result of a nearly year long investigation by the Whitley County Sheriff's Department.

Posted On 11 Apr 2014

Sheriff ask for public’s help to find meth cooks

  The Whitley County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating two people, who fled from a flipped car late Wednesday evening where deputies found an active methamphetamine lab inside.

Posted On 11 Apr 2014

Williamsburg police catch storage building thieves ‘red-handed’

Williamsburg police captured a pair of would-be burglars red handed as they were taking things from a Williamsburg storage building facility early Wednesday morning.

Posted On 04 Apr 2014

Williamsburg Fire Chief involved in car crash; passenger airlifted

 Williamsburg Fire Chief James Privett was immediately on the scene of a two-vehicle injury accident Thursday morning.

 
Posted On 03 Apr 2014

Fiscal Court takes emergency action to fix slide impacting two Whitley roads

The Whitley County Fiscal Court is hoping that an emergency measure Monday night to adopt a road into the county road system will enable it to fix a slide that has been impacting two roads in the eastern portion of Whitley County.

Posted On 02 Apr 2014

Elderly man indicted for sexually abusing sisters in 1980s, ’90s

A Whitley County Grand Jury has accused a Corbin man of sexually assaulting two young girls in the mid-1980s and the early 1990s.

Posted On 19 Mar 2014

W’burg Board of Adjustments denies councilman’s request for variance

The Williamsburg Board of Adjustments didn't appear to be in any hurry Monday night to settle what amounted to a dispute between two citizens over the granting of a zoning variance. One citizen is a Williamsburg City Councilman and the other is a future member of the...

Posted On 19 Mar 2014

Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrates Facility of the Year honor

When Mary Perkins entered the Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center two and one-half years ago, her doctors only gave her 30 days to live.

Posted On 17 Mar 2014