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Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  The annual Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) Spring Cleanup was held Saturday at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Organizers said that more than 200 people registered to volunteer for the cleanup, which saw...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT  Washed out: Whitley County High School’s art program held its Art on the Lawn event Friday evening in the Whitley County Board of Education Building due to the persistent rain. It is the second year students held their exhibit outside of the school. The...

A trio of Pine Knot residents are each being held in jail in lieu of separate $500,000 cash bonds in connection to the slaying of another McCreary County man, whose skeletal remains were found in Whitley County last week. Roscoe Bryant, Broderick Taylor and Joe Bryant are all...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT  During the Whitley County Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting on April 20, Superintendent John Siler (left) presented Ruth Osborne (right) with the district’s Above and Beyond Award. Osborne, who is the district’s instructional coach for the...

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles, who is one of 12 candidates vying for the Republican nomination to be Kentucky’s next governor, visited Williamsburg last week and wants voters in this region to know that he has a plan to promote Eastern Kentucky. “For Eastern...

If you are looking to get some fresh air and some exercise Saturday while enjoying nature and making your environment a little cleaner, then you might want to head down to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park for the annual Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable...

Two Pine Knot men are facing murder and other charges in connection to the killing of a missing McCreary County man, whose remains were found late Tuesday afternoon in Whitley County.

                Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Pops in the Park returned to the Green Space on Main in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday for its second year. London native Brooks Kidd and Mikenley Brown, both American Idol alums, kept the crowd...

Corbin’s new custom-built fire truck, which went into service Thursday morning, can carry twice the amount of water as the 25-year-old truck that it is replacing with a 1,000-gallon water tank compared to a 500-gallon water tank, which at a fire scene can make a big differenc...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Baskets of fun: The City of Williamsburg held its annual Easter egg hunt last Saturday at Briar Creek Park. Dozens of excited children of all ages showed up to search the park for colorful eggs that were filled with candy and prizes. The Easter Bunny was...