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Three arrested in connection with ‘weed wacker’ assault case

Three people are behind bars in connection with the assault of a man early Saturday morning that allegedly involved a weed wacker. 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 29 Nov 2017

Feds indict man found with pound of crystal meth in W’burg motel room

A Jan. 16 trial date has been set in U.S. District Court for a man, who was caught with a pound of crystal methamphetamine in a Williamsburg motel on Oct. 22. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

W’burg man crashes into bank then flees the scene

Williamsburg police are searching for a local man, who allegedly struck two vehicles and drove into a bank before fleeing the scene on foot Monday morning. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said that Edward D. Smith, 22, of Rice Street, is facing 10 first-degree wanton...
Posted On 27 Nov 2017

Group seeking to preserve Corbin’s Carnegie Library building hopes for holiday fundraising surge

The push to protect and preserve Corbin’s old Carnegie Library has led to a fundraising effort that organizers are hoping picks up steam over the holidays and early next year. Diane Mitchell, Secretary of the Carnegie Center of Corbin, Inc. board of directors said the group now...

Residents say trailer fire on Dowis Chapel Road sparked by space heater

Residents say a space heater is to blame for a fire that damaged a doublewide mobile home on Dowis Chapel Road Friday morning. Woodbine and Oak Grove firefighters were called to the scene at 437 Dowis Chapel Road about 9:30 a.m. Dispatchers advised firefighters that no one was in...

Kids in Whitley lag behind state in key health areas

A state organization dedicated to improving child well-being across the Commonwealth has released data indicating the state of children in five areas that can impact their lives and the trends in each county and statewide. The data shows Whitley County lagging behind state...

Corbin dog park delayed by plumbing permit

The proposed Corbin City Dog Park has hit a snag over bathrooms. Corbin Downtown Director Andy Salmons, who has been working to make the proposal a reality since July, told the city commission at Monday’s regular monthly meeting that an application for a plumbing permit had been...

Woodbine VFD bingo thieves ordered to pay $240,790 restitution

Two Woodbine residents, who took over $200,000 from the Woodbine Volunteer Fire Department bingo operation, were sentenced to probated prison-sentences Monday afternoon and ordered to pay restitution. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 22 Nov 2017

Health Dept. hosting free Naloxone giveaway, training on Dec. 1

Whitley County residents can receive free Naloxone and training on how and when to use it during a program that will be offered at the Whitley County Health Department next month. Public Health Director Martha Steele told the Whitley County Board of Health during its quarterly...
Posted On 22 Nov 2017

Constable arrests W’burg man after drugs fall out of camo hoody

A Williamsburg man is facing a drug possession charge following Sunday afternoon incident near Highway 1804. About 4:15 p.m. Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. was dispatched to 35 Dycus Road to investigate a harassment complaint. “It was also reported that a male was...
Posted On 22 Nov 2017