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Lincoln Club Banquet focuses on McConnell re-election effort

Even though his election is more than one year away, the re-election bid of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was the primary topic on the minds of the Republican faithful Saturday in Corbin.

Posted On 24 Apr 2013

Pulitzer Prize winner draws hundreds at U of C for talk on ethical leadership

Hundreds packed the University of the Cumberlands' O. Wayne Rollins Center Tuesday night to listen a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, who The Financial Times has called the most influential commentator in America.

Posted On 10 Apr 2013

DUI charges against former deputy jailer dropped amid controversy

One of Whitley County's longest running DUI cases, which involved a former deputy jailer, was dismissed for the second time in nearly two years Thursday morning.

Posted On 04 Apr 2013

Sheriff’s Department nabs drug dealers in April Fools roundup

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies arrested over a dozen people wanted on alleged drug trafficking charges Monday morning as part of Operation April Foolish.

Posted On 01 Apr 2013

Indiana man dies in three-vehicle accident near Williamsburg Monday

A three-vehicle accident on I-75 near Williamsburg late Monday afternoon claimed one life.

Posted On 26 Mar 2013

Taylor receives Outstanding Service Award

A Whitley County 911 dispatcher has been honored with an Outstanding Service Award from the Williamsburg Police Department for her assistance in helping to track down a suspect wanted for stabbing a woman last month, who then led authorities on a four-hour manhunt.

Posted On 20 Mar 2013

Two arrested in Canadatown on methamphetamine charges

The investigation into a methamphetamine lab and explosive device, which was found in the Canadatown area on March 1, inadvertently resulted in the arrest of two more people on methamphetamine charges late Thursday evening.

Posted On 17 Mar 2013

Georgia trio arrested in W’burg for cashing stolen checks

If you're going to steal Social Security checks and attempt to cash them using fake identification cards, then here's a tip: it's probably a bad idea to put a man's picture on the ID with a woman's name.

Posted On 15 Mar 2013

Williamsburg man arrested for making meth at his home

A Williamsburg man is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond after being arrested by sheriff's deputies late Monday evening for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Posted On 06 Mar 2013

Long-delayed DUI trial set to finally begin in Williamsburg

If all goes according to plan, one of Whitley County's longest running driving while under the influence cases will draw to a conclusion Tuesday with a jury trial in Whitley District Court.

Posted On 06 Mar 2013