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Williamsburg fire officials say that neither foul play nor arson is suspected in a fire that severely damaged the home of a Whitley County Sheriff's...

Randle Mayne on the witness stand.

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Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge ended speculation about whether he would seek a third term in office Tuesday, officially filing re-election papers with the county clerk's office at about 2 p.m. — two hours before Tuesday's filing deadline.

Arson is suspected in a late Monday afternoon blaze that destroyed a home and caused minor injuries to a Williamsburg firefighter.

The Whitley County Sheriff’s race now has five candidates, including incumbent Lawrence Hodge.

Over the course of less than six hours Thursday, Williamsburg police arrested two people for driving while under the influence and three for public intoxication, all of whom were returning to Kentucky after a visit to the same Florida pain clinic.

A Williamsburg man is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond, after being arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with a methamphetamine bust nearly four months ago.

A former Corbin Preschool Center bookkeeper is again asking a Whitley Circuit Judge to let her out of prison early on shock probation, but this time she has arranged to pay back a small part of the money she owes the center in restitution.

By the end of February, the Whitley County Fiscal Court hopes to have a new security system installed at the courthouse.

A third candidate has joined the May Republican Primary race for sheriff, but probably not the one most people are anticipating.
Billy Rowe of Williamsburg filed early Friday afternoon in the Whitley County Clerk's Office to run for sheriff.