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The manager of a local water district recently hired two relatives, who are now no longer employed after he was informed about the county’s nepotism policy prohibiting the hiring of his relatives. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

(Update: Both southbound lanes of I-75 reopened about 2:27 p.m. Thursday.) Southbound lanes of I-75 are expected to reopen about 2:30 p.m. following an early morning accident involving a semi near the Whitley County-Tennessee state line, but motorists are encouraged to avoid the...

Newly hired teachers in the Corbin Independent School System were honored by the Board of Education during its monthly meeting last Thursday. In the name of school safety, taxpayers who live in the Corbin Independent School District will be paying a little more on their tax bills...

A four-month-long investigation led to a large methamphetamine bust in southern Laurel County over the weekend, and two people are facing felony drug trafficking charges after being arrested by police. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, Detectives James Sizemore...

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In the wake of one 24-hour period in August where three people died in Whitley County from apparent self-inflicted injuries, including two teenagers, the topic of suicide and more specifically suicide prevention has taken on new meaning for many people. “September is national...

Patterson Creek Volunteer firefighters were busy Thursday afternoon setting up an emergency landing zone for not one, but two emergency medical helicopters in connection with separate incidents. Patterson Creek firefighters began setting up the emergency landing zone about 2:30...

Thursday afternoon, one of the men accused in the killing of a missing Williamsburg woman took police to a site where he claims her remains were buried. Three cadaver dogs were brought in to investigate and indicated the presence of remains at the site. Williamsburg Police and...

The search to find the remains of a missing Williamsburg woman, who disappeared in February, may finally be over. A Williamsburg man, who has confessed to police about taking part in Laura Anderson’s murder, lead authorities Thursday afternoon to a site in southern Whitley County...

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