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A March accident at a Whitley County coalmine that killed a Williamsburg man happened in part because an operator didn’t implement policies and procedures to prevent miners from standing between the auger machine and highwall, according to an investigative report by the federal...

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Williamsburg man Monday morning for allegedly setting fire to a residence with a dog inside that burned to death last month. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Friday is the deadline to submit an application for one of Corbin’s three allocated quota retail drink licenses and, as of Tuesday afternoon, four applications have been submitted. Felts Music Place on Fifth Street Road has joined Austin City Saloon, The Depot on Main and...

At one point, Williamsburg was having almost 400 vehicle accidents a year. “The average speed limit is 35 mph. You should not have that,” noted Williamsburg Assistant Police Chief Jason Caddell. So far Williamsburg police have worked 50 fewer accidents this year than at this...

History will be made in Williamsburg next week as the town hosts the 24th Annual Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree. “It is the biggest, largest Jeep Jamboree gathering ever. It is impressive,” said Jeep Jamboree Kentucky Coordinator Don Ford. This is the third year in a...

Tristan Hall A special judge has denied a request from a now former Corbin man, who wanted Whitley County to reimburse him $13,338.91 in jail housing fees and expenses related to his incarceration on charges which were later mostly dismissed. Read this story and more for just...

For the first time since the legal sale of alcohol by the package started in Williamsburg, a store employee has been criminally charged and fined for selling alcohol to a minor following a routine operation by state alcohol officials earlier this year. Read this story and more...

A mother’s call led Kentucky State Police to arrest a Knox County man for and inappropriate relationship with her underage daughter. Detective Aaron Frederick, of Post 10 in Harlan, responded to the complaint received Wednesday, Sept. 27. Detective Frederick contacted James...

Officials at Whitley County’s three public school districts are generally pleased with progress on educational improvement, though the picture is a little murkier than in past years with big changes on the horizon in the accountability model for Kentucky schools. Gone are the...

Corbin Independent Schools officials announced Monday that Corbin Middle School Assistant Principal Christi Lefevers has been selected to be the school’s new principal. Superintendent Dave Cox said the school’s Site Based Decision-Making Council selected Lefevers from among three...