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Update: KSP arrests third person in connection with skeletal remains found in Whitley County

Kentucky State Police have arrested a third Pine Knot man in connection with the killing of a missing McCreary County man, who was found deceased late Tuesday afternoon in Whitley County. Roscoe Bryant is the third person charged with murder in the death of Roscoe Garland. Read...
Posted On 28 Apr 2023

Quarles says he has a plan for Eastern Kentucky if elected governor

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles, who is one of 12 candidates vying for the Republican nomination to be Kentucky’s next governor, visited Williamsburg last week and wants voters in this region to know that he has a plan to promote Eastern Kentucky. “For Eastern...
Posted On 28 Apr 2023

Colonel Fest went great Saturday, big additions planned for next year

Wow! Organizers couldn’t have asked for much better day than they had Saturday for the Third Annual Colonel Fest celebration on Main Street in downtown Corbin. I was downtown from about an hour prior to the festival’s start Saturday morning  until it ended about 6 p.m. Saturday...
Posted On 27 Apr 2023

Routine traffic stop leads W’burg police to methamphetamine, marijuana, guns

Williamsburg police discovered suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two firearms inside a vehicle following a routine traffic stop last week, according to a police department release and arrest citations. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 27 Apr 2023

Annual PRIDE Cumberland Falls Cleanup set for Saturday morning

If you are looking to get some fresh air and some exercise Saturday while enjoying nature and making your environment a little cleaner, then you might want to head down to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park for the annual Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable...
Posted On 27 Apr 2023

W’burg store owner, clerk fined for selling vapor products to minor

A Williamsburg convenience store owner and one of his employees have each been fined $1,000 for selling vaping products to a minor, according to a Williamsburg Police Department (WPD) release and the Whitley Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 26 Apr 2023

Colonel Fest expanding to two-days in 2024, adding Colonel Sanders 10K race

Following the success of Third Annual Colonel Fest Saturday, organizers are already making plans for next year’s festival, which will be expanded to two days for the first time. It will take place April 19-20, 2024. In addition, next year’s Colonel Fest will also feature the...
Posted On 26 Apr 2023

22 different people indicted by information in Whitley County

A total of 22 different people were recently indicted by information in Whitley Circuit Court on charges ranging from drug possession to criminal mischief. The following individuals waived their right to indictment by a grand jury and were indicted by information in connection...
Posted On 26 Apr 2023

Missing man’s remains found in Whitley County, two Pine Knot men charged with murder

Two Pine Knot men are facing murder and other charges in connection to the killing of a missing McCreary County man, whose remains were found late Tuesday afternoon in Whitley County.
Posted On 26 Apr 2023

Update: Funeral service set for Thursday for W’burg man killed in Lincoln County crash

A Saturday morning traffic crash in Lincoln County claimed the life of a Whitley County man. Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum pronounced Donnie Rains, 40, of Williamsburg, dead at the scene, according to multiple published reports and a Kentucky State Police release from the...
Posted On 26 Apr 2023