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Whitley County Health Department (WCHD) employees will be seeing an increase in their paychecks over the coming year thanks to a decision Monday by the Whitley County Board of Health. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

A Williamsburg man who was arrested in November 2018 for robbing a Corbin bank has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. 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

Columnist’s Note: It’s finally here—my long-awaited, much-heralded return to column writing. The applause isn’t necessary, but truly, I do appreciate it. Moving forward, I plan to have a column here in the pages of the News Journal on a monthly basis. I hope you’ll join me here...

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, Williamsburg has got you covered. There are several events lined up for Friday and Saturday in downtown Williamsburg, beginning with the second-annual Main Squeeze Lemonade Stand Contest, which is set to take place beginning at...

The case against a Knoxville man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend before dousing her with a flammable liquid and attempting to set her on fire will have his case presented to a Whitley County grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

The process of stiffening penalties for those who violate the City of Williamsburg’s animal ordinances is underway. 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

Tara Dizney and Kendra Arthur were among the four women indicted in 2022 in connection to the Creations School of Cosmetology in Corbin. All four subsequently had their cases dismissed in 2023 after prosecutors decided there had been no wrongdoing. Now, Dizney and Arthur have...

A North Carolina man, who was accused of assaulting several officers, an EMT and a nurse during a domestic dispute last year in Williamsburg, was convicted on multiple charges Tuesday afternoon following a two-day trial. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A pre-release class was held last Thursday morning at the Whitley County Detention Center for a group of female inmates that are scheduled to be released sometime in the coming weeks. A number of representatives from local organizations were on hand to...

Just weeks after it was announced that Dayspring Health’s chief executive officer would be stepping down, an interim has been named in time to help oversee the opening of the healthcare provider’s new facility and he is a familiar face for those who work there. Larry Rector, who...