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GearUp Week proclamation signed by mayor, superintendent Monday

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison and Williamsburg Independent Superintendent Tabetha Housekeeper signed a proclamation Monday afternoon designating the week of Sept. 25 as GearUp Week. GearUp, or Gaining Early Awareness of Readiness for Undergraduate...

Fresh water lines to be installed in 92E area of Whitley Co.

More than two dozen Whitley County homes whose occupants still depend on a well as their source of water will be able to tap into a county water supply in the near future. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Bethany’s Hope Suicide Awareness Walk takes to the streets in W’Burg

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  Approximately 70 people came out to downtown Williamsburg Saturday morning to participate in the Bethany’s Hope Suicide Awareness Walk. The walk is held annually to honor 16-year-old Whitley County High School student Bethany Faith Lawson, who took her...

Williamsburg tax rates set for 2023, will see decrease due to higher assessments in city

Tax rates are decreasing in the City of Williamsburg. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

New York man indicted in Laurel County for July multi-county pursuit

A New York man was indicted Friday in Laurel County on several charges stemming from a July police pursuit that began in Williamsburg and spanned multiple counties. Jacob Taylor is accused of leading police on a chase from Williamsburg to Berea. Read this story and more for just...

Officers, EMT and nurse assaulted after North Carolina man arrested in W’burg

A North Carolina man was arrested Saturday after a report of a domestic dispute at a Williamsburg business ended with several officers, an EMT and a nurse being assaulted. Brandon Oakley Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

WPD officer injured during Sunday arrest

A Williamsburg Police officer was injured during a foot pursuit with an Elizabethtown man early Sunday morning. Austin Silva Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Williamsburg BOE adjusts plans for pending football stadium renovation

Plans to upgrade Ralph Prewitt/Finley Legion Field at Williamsburg Independent have been scaled back temporarily, with the full-scale project expected to be done over a two-year period. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

City Utilities Commission discusses likely electric rate increase

Corbin City Utilities customers can brace for a rate increase in their electric bill sometime in the coming months as the City Utilities Commission continues to mull over the decision of when and how to implement it. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Details still sparse in shooting that killed two-year-old child last week

Details regarding a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a two-year-old child last week in Corbin are still sparse, though investigators have said that an investigation is still ongoing. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...