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State judicial redistricting plan calls for new family court judge in Whitley, McCreary County circuit

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr.’s judicial redistricting plan would keep Whitley and McCreary counties together, but calls for the elimination of one circuit court judge and the addition of a new family court judge. According to a press release distributed...

Duo accused of taking $240,069 from Woodbine VFD bingo

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted two Woodbine residents charging them with taking $240,069 from Woodbine Volunteer Fire Department’s bingo operation over a 16-month period. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 21 Dec 2016

Corbin woman cleared by grand jury after killing husband

A Whitley County Grand Jury has opted not to indict a Corbin woman, who fatally shot her husband during an Oct. 13 incident. The grand jury returned no true bill or no indictment against Iulia Pataki for reckless homicide Monday, according to the grand jury’s monthly...
Posted On 21 Dec 2016

Federal grand jury indicts three for Corbin pharmacy burglaries

A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment in the case of a Tennessee man accused of burglarizing Sav-Rite Pharmacy in Corbin, naming two co-defendants in it and a similar burglary that occurred in 2014 at Stephanie’s Down Home Pharmacy in Corbin. Read this story...

Golden Alert canceled for missing man

A Golden Alert has been canceled for a missing Whitley County man. On Dec. 16, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department received information that family members had not seen Timothy Allen Warren, 34, of Louden Road, since about 7 a.m. on Dec. 13. Warren uses a wheelchair and...
Posted On 21 Dec 2016

Judge declines to set aside plea agreement in Hall case

The special judge in the hindering prosecution and contempt of court case against Tristan Hall has denied a prosecutor’s motion to set aside the plea agreement in the case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Three weeks remain to pay tax bills without penalty

If you still haven’t paid your 2016 property tax bill yet, you have nearly three more weeks to do so before you will be penalized. The “face value” for the property tax payments will be honored through Jan. 3, 2017. Beginning the next day on Jan. 4, a 5 percent...
Posted On 16 Dec 2016

Corbin man who was struck by SUV Thursday has died

A Corbin man died Sunday as a result of injuries he sustained when he was hit by an SUV Thursday. 67-year-old Ralph Wilson died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he had been taken following the wreck Thursday afternoon. Corbin Police were called to the...

ABC decides who gets Williamsburg liquor licenses

The businesses that will receive Williamsburg’s two liquor licenses have been selected. 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
Posted On 07 Dec 2016

$76,513.97 worth of packaged alcohol sold in W’burg during October

Selling alcohol by the package is proving to be a profitable venture for several Williamsburg businesses. 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
Posted On 07 Dec 2016