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Whitley County Fair pageants scheduled for Friday and Saturday

Whitley County will have a new queen after this weekend.  The 2021 Miss Whitley County Fair pageant is set to take place on Friday and Saturday at the Williamsburg Convention Center.  Competitors will compete in three areas: interview, swimsuit, and evening gown.  The interview...

Photo Gallery: Let Freedom Ring

Circuit Judge Dan Ballou was the keynote speaker during the Sons and Daughters of the America Revolution’s Let Freedom Ring bell ringing ceremony Saturday. Ballou spoke about the importance of having loyalty not to one political party or the other, but instead to the...
Posted On 08 Jul 2021

Photo Gallery: Williamsburg Fireworks

Fireworks lit up the night skies over the Kentucky Splash Waterpark in Williamsburg Saturday evening as several local towns took part in early Independence Day festivities.
Posted On 08 Jul 2021

Catalytic converter thefts continue to plague area

Whitley County Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling is warning boaters using boat ramps around Laurel Lake that they could return from a day on the lake to find the catalytic converter cut off of their tow vehicle. Bowling said vehicles at the Flatwoods, Marsh Branch and High Top boat...

Judicial Center partially reopens for business with clerk’s office closed, one courtroom gutted

The Whitley County Judicial Center in Williamsburg (the new courthouse) is partially back open for business again following a recent third floor water leak that caused it to be completely shut down for a week and has seriously damaged portions of the building. The clerk’s office...
Posted On 07 Jul 2021

Milton man found passed out with meth, handgun, child in vehicle

Police discovered a Trimble County man allegedly passed out at a Williamsburg gas station early Thursday morning, who had methamphetamine, marijuana, Suboxone, a handgun and an eight-year-old child inside his vehicle, according to an arrest citation. Read this story and more for...
Posted On 07 Jul 2021

Knox Co. Deputies find meth on man sporting D.A.R.E program t-shirt

A Lexington man’s t-shirt may have displayed the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program’s message about keeping children off of drugs, but Knox County Sheriff’s deputies likely have doubts about his sincerity after finding a pound of methamphetamine and a...

Williamsburg man charged with strangulation

A Williamsburg man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly choking a woman multiple times. 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

Minivan driver charged with trafficking meth

A traffic stop on Interstate 75 early Monday morning resulted in the arrest of a Corbin man on drug trafficking and weapons charges. Terry Lynn Graves, Jr., 36, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – methamphetamine, possession of a defaced firearm,...

Lily man charged with fleeing the scene of crash, DUI

A Lily man was arrested Saturday night in connection with a hit-and-run accident involving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jason A. Wells, 42, on charges with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence – second offense,...