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A Williamsburg woman was flown to Knoxville after stabbing herself in the chest Tuesday afternoon.

Interim Whitley County Jailer Ken Mobley, who lost the Republican primary for jailer slightly more than one year ago, is once again the Republican nominee for the job.

Earlier this year, the Whitley County Fiscal Court opted not to increase the judge-executive and jailer's salaries as mandated by the state because of the county's financial woes.

Police and firefighters had to rescue the rescuers late Monday evening after a boat, which was searching for a possible drowning victim, broke down in the Cumberland River.

About 50 people attended a Whitley County UNITE Coalition forum Monday evening to discuss the impact of Kentucky's new 150-page penal code reform act, and whether the pros of the new law outweigh the cons of it.

A man had to be flown by emergency medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment following a two-vehicle wreck about noon Friday.

Williamsburg firefighters are asking a Kentucky State Police arson investigator to check into the cause of a vehicle fire late Wednesday evening.

Williamsburg firefighters had to carry an elderly man over half a mile through the woods following a medical incident Thursday afternoon.

At least one teenager involved in an April 12 fight in the Whitley County High School cafeteria that seriously injured science teacher and state representative Dewayne Bunch will continue to be held in a juvenile detention facility until at least late next month.

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies say a Williamsburg man may be responsible for the theft of nearly $400,000 worth of items from his employer.