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W’burg schools getting bass fishing team, discussing creation of e-sports team

Williamsburg High School students will soon have a new extracurricular activity to explore, bass fishing. The school district is also looking into the possibility of creating an e-sports team too. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019

Handcuffed Ga. man flees police, then gets himself locked in closet

If you are going to drive a stolen car across three states with an underage girl inside, then you might not want to choose a vehicle that is older than your passenger. You also might not want to lie to the police about your identity, run off from police while you are handcuffed...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019

Whitley County Grand Jury indicts church vandal

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a Corbin man for multiple offenses stemming from the January break-in and vandalism of an eastern Whitley County church. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019

Official says project in the works to fix sewage-spewing manholes on Master Street

If the Corbin Utility Commission has its way, the bubbling manholes, overflowing water, and other matter, pouring from the sewer along Master Street following heavy rains will be a thing of the past by the end of the year. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Woodbine Search and Rescue searching for Meadow Creek Road resident

UPDATE: Officials have called off the search for a missing Meadow Creek after he was seen on surveillance video at a Woodbine area store. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the video showed Michael Broyles at the store sometime Wednesday night....

W’burg City Council wants action of blighted properties

If you own blighted property in Williamsburg or you are tired of seeing blighted property, then you probably want to keep on reading. 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 13 Feb 2019

Williamsburg declares itself as a ‘Welcoming City’ to all

In 1955, the Williamsburg Independent School became the first school in the state of Kentucky to voluntarily desegregate, and on Monday evening, the Williamsburg City Council took a 21st Century version of that step by declaring itself as a “Welcoming City” to everyone no mater...
Posted On 13 Feb 2019

KSP arrest three for murder in connection with Lawson slaying

Kentucky State Police have charged three local residents with murder in connection with the killing of a Williamsburg man, who was found dead inside a building near the Tennessee state line late Monday morning. State police charged Jordan Lee Miracle, 22, of Pine Knot, Jamie Muse...
Posted On 12 Feb 2019

Update: Death investigation now classified as a homicide case

The death of a Williamsburg man, whose body was found inside a building near the Tennessee state line late Monday morning, has now been ruled a homicide. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley pronounced Billy Ray Lawson, 45, dead at 12:22 p.m. Monday from multiple sharp force...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019

Victim identified in Monday death investigation

A Williamsburg man, who was found dead inside a building only a few hundred yards from the Tennessee state line, has been identified but so far police are releasing few other details about the case. The victim has officially been identified as Billy Ray Lawson, 45, of...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019