Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester sentenced an Ohio man last week to five years in prison for leading a Whitley County Sheriff's deputy on a Dec. 7 high-speed chase in a stolen car.
Whitley County officials say a Rockholds woman apparently drowned in a small farm pond near her house Sunday afternoon and Sheriff Colan Harrell is reminding everyone to be careful around water no matter how small the body of water may be.
A Whitley County Golden Alert, which was issued for a missing senior citizen with Alzheimer's disease Thursday afternoon, had a happy ending early Thursday evening.
Whitley Circuit Clerk Gary Barton won re-election to his fifth term as circuit clerk during Tuesday's primary election garnering more than twice as many votes as his opponent, first time candidate Bobby Blakley.
One person was killed and three more injured during a traffic crash along I-75 in Whitley County Wednesday afternoon.
In about two months, you'll be able to walk into a restaurant and buy a beer in Williamsburg any day of the week, including Sundays.
About a dozen people attended the Williamsburg City Council meeting Monday evening in opposition of a provision in the proposed alcohol ordinance which would allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays after 2 p.m.
In first of their kind indictments in Whitley County, a grand jury indicted a Corbin woman and a Williamsburg man Monday for failing to provide proper training for services which they were being paid to provide.
Two Ohio residents allegedly used a motorized cart in an attempt to steal $1,554 worth of DVD movies from the Williamsburg Walmart early Wednesday morning.
The Whitley County Clerk's Office, the Sheriff's Department, the County Attorney's Office and the PVA office at the old Whitley County Courthouse closed early Tuesday, but county officials say that they would have rather been open rather than have the stinky problem.
