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State police say dead man found near Cumberland Falls committed suicide

Kentucky State Police say the individual found dead Wednesday morning at Cumberland Falls State Park took his own life. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, Public Affairs Officer at Post 11 in London, said law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to the scene at about 9 a.m. after...

Knox County Judge-executive presents Corbin Senior Citizen Center with check

Knox County Judge-executive Mike Mitchell came to the Corbin Senior Citizen Center last Tuesday to present officials with a check for $2,000. to be used for the meal program. The center has been in a budget crunch after cuts state and federal funding for the program, which was...

Corbin man arrested for assaulting, imprisoning woman

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday at the Corbin Walmart where his girlfriend reportedly fled after being held against her will for several days. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Elmo Clinton Carroll, 35, on charges of second-degree unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree...

Vicki Conner’s family raising reward money for capture of Nicholas Rucker

The family of the woman who was shot and killed at a Woodbine residence on May 22, is asking for the public’s help to raise reward money in the hopes of enticing someone to give up the location of the man that police say killed her. Vicki S. Conner’s cousin, Nancy Wagner, has...

‘Off the Clock’ kicks off W’burg block party season Friday evening

A Lexington-based band that played twice in Williamsburg last year will be back Friday night to perform at the first of four free block parties this season. For the 14th consecutive year, the Williamsburg Main Street Program will offer free concerts this summer with “Off the...
Posted On 13 Jun 2019

Pension fix main topic at chamber luncheon

Kentucky has made tremendous gains over the last few years in business and elsewhere, but all of those gains are threatened if Kentucky doesn’t address and fix its public pension system, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions President and CEO Jim Waters told members of...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

State ultimately approves most historic building restoration projects for tax credits, stats show

Williamsburg’s recently created National Historic District could have a significant impact for building owners wanting to rehabilitate contributing structures within the district, and for the town. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

Pharmacist Kim Jones sentenced in federal court Tuesday

The Williamsburg pharmacist convicted in February on federal charges of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and dispensing controlled substances to patients outside the scope of professional service was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday. Read this story...

Corbin woman accused of biting security guard one week after spitting on deputy

A Corbin woman, who pleaded guilty in Knox County last week to assaulting a sheriff’s deputy by spitting in his face, is now facing an assault charge in Whitley County for allegedly biting and punching a security officer at Baptist Health Corbin. Read this story and more for just...

Knox/Laurel County deputies recover three pounds of crystal meth, make three arrests

Three people were arrested Sunday after Knox and Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies found three pounds of methamphetamine, two of which were hidden inside a children’s playhouse Deputies arrested, John Douglas Helton, 44, and Nursilla Anita Helton-Fox, 39, both of Gray, along with...