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Property tax collections resume at the Whitley County Sheriff’s office

2010 property tax collections will resume Tuesday morning at the Whitley County Sheriff's Department, and the good news is that taxpayers will have two additional days to pay the tax bills at their face value before the 5 percent penalty is added.

Posted On 15 Jan 2011

Whitley vocational students give new Sheriff a helping hand

Students from Whitley County High School's Vocational program help newly elected Sheriff Colan Harrell by striping some of his police...

Posted On 12 Jan 2011

EXTRA CONTENT: Moses speaks out about why he resigned as Jailer

There were a lot of things that Les Moses wanted to accomplish as Whitley County Jailer, such as setting up a drug rehabilitation program and a job placement program for inmates.

Posted On 12 Jan 2011

Wife arrested for shooting husband in southern Whitley

A southern Whitley County man was taken to the hospital, and his wife was taken to jail after shooting him following a domestic dispute late Sunday afternoon.

Posted On 11 Jan 2011

UPDATED: New Whitley Jailer resigns after only a week on the job; cites financial constraints

Whitley County has a new jailer, who - for good reason - looks an awful lot like its former Jailer.

Ken Mobley, who left office as jailer at the first of the year, was sworn in as interim jailer about 11 a.m. Monday to replace Les Moses, who formally resigned minutes...

Posted On 10 Jan 2011

UPDATED: Williamsburg police arrest two on methamphetamine charges

A Tennessee resident and a Williamsburg man are being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 cash bonds after being arrested early Wednesday morning on meth related charges.

Posted On 06 Jan 2011

Harrell takes over as new Whitley Sheriff; says he has inherited a mess

The general public won't see much visible difference when the Whitley County Sheriff's Department is patrolling the roads over the coming days and weeks, but sheriff Colan Harrell says there is plenty going on behind the scenes as he strives to bring the department up to...

Posted On 05 Jan 2011

Three arrested after W’burg police find meth lab in vehicle

Williamsburg police arrested three people on methamphetamine related charges late Thursday night after finding a working meth lab inside their vehicle.

Posted On 01 Jan 2011

Whitley jail hit with wrongful death lawsuit

Ronald Shannon Lawson

The family of a Williamsburg...

Posted On 29 Dec 2010