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One of Williamsburg’s favorite sons is moving up in the television news business. Longtime anchor Bill Bryant has been named to succeed Sam Dick on WKYT’s award-winning evening anchor team. “This is a tremendous honor. I grew up watching WKYT and walked through the door here and...

Thanks to the contributions of drug dealers in Laurel County, the sheriff’s department has been able to purchase a new piece of equipment to aid in the reconstruction of accident and crime scenes. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said $29,900 in...

Whitley County Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling is warning of a phone scam in which the caller threatens the arrest of the individual. Unlike similar scams, Bowling said the callers are saying specific local agencies and/or law enforcement officers would be the ones arriving to make...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a shooting complaint Tuesday night in southern Laurel County that resulted in a drug trafficking arrest. Deputies arrested Richard Kilgore, 46, of London, on Hanes Baker Road, off of U.S. 25, on charges of first-degree...

A well-known police officer announcing his retirement and a community member asking for additional softball fields were just two of the several items discussed at the Corbin City Commission regular monthly meeting on Monday. Major David Maiden announced in a letter to Chief Rusty...

Last Thursday’s bond sale to fund construction of the new Corbin Career Center resulted in better interest rates than school officials expected. The winning bid carried a 2.024 percent net interest cost, which is a low interest rate and less than expected. The winning bidd...

Restoration work on the French Broad River Pullman car is scheduled to begin this week. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said the tourism commission has unanimously approved a motion to have the exterior of the car on display outside the old railroad depot sandblasted. In...

The Williamsburg Independent Board of Education Meeting began on a solemn note as Superintendent Tim Melton announced the resignation of long-time board member and current board chairman Dr. John Jeffries. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Members of the Sunup Initiative attended the Corbin City Commission’s regular monthly meeting Monday, to ask the city to apply for a state historical marker recognizing Corbin’s 1919 Race Riot. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

A Whitley County grand jury indicted three people on vehicular assault charges in separate cases Monday, including one man also charged with manslaughter in connection with his crash. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...