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Stivers: Corbin annexation proposal delayed until at least next year

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, still plans to introduce legislation at some point that could allow Corbin to annex into Laurel County, it just won’t happen this year. In late January, Stivers, who represents Whitley County in the Kentucky General...
Posted On 23 Mar 2017

Corbin Board of Education authorizes superintendent to call meeting of long range facilities planning committee

Construction at the new Corbin Middle School is on pace to have the building ready when the 2018-19 school year begins and the Corbin Board of Education has begun the process to determine where grades three, four and five will be housed. At a working session of the board Monday...

Board of Health holds another long executive session to discuss personnel

For the second time in three weeks, the Whitley County Board of Health spent more than two hours in executive session Monday night to discuss “personnel matters,” but took no formal action.
Posted On 23 Mar 2017

W’burg council adds 911 fee to water bills, but still not happy about it

Williamsburg has begun adding a $3 per month charge onto its water bills to help fund the Whitley County E-911 Communication Center, but city officials still aren’t real happy about being told by a county entity what they have to do. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 15 Mar 2017

W’burg police, health department at odds over needle exchange program

Williamsburg Police Sgt. Brandon White and Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Martha Steele compare some data during a debate Monday over the needle exchange program. Is the Whitley County Health Department’s needle exchange program a way to keep IV drug...
Posted On 15 Mar 2017

While investigating drug complaint, police intercept drug delivery

Michael Moses is charged with drug trafficking. A homeless Williamsburg man has a temporary home in the Whitley County Detention Center for what is likely at least one week and perhaps longer. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...
Posted On 15 Mar 2017

W’burg police say local man dropped wallet when he stole truck

The wallet and identification of a Williamsburg man was recovered early Sunday morning from the spot where he allegedly stole a pick-up truck, according to the man’s arrest citation. Elvin Lee Blakley, 51, of Highway 26, was arrested about 8 a.m. Sunday at a residence on Tackett...
Posted On 15 Mar 2017

Corbin man accused of attempting to arrange murder of court officials, others involved in his criminal case

A Corbin man has been charged with attempting to arrange the murder of four individuals, including two Whitley County court officials, while awaiting his day in court on an unrelated charge. Kentucky State Police have charged 54-year-old William T. Sutton with four counts of...

Corbin man to get five years for wild pursuit

A Corbin man indicted in August on charges that he was under the influence of intoxicants when he led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase, pleaded guilty Monday in Knox Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Truck loaded with processed chicken overturns in Keavy

Ky. 312 in Keavy was shut down for several hours Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer loaded with processed chicken dropped off the roadway and overturned. Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer Steve Douglas, public affairs officer at Region...