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Nearly all of the incumbent members of the Williamsburg City Council have now filed to run for re-election. Since Dec. 5, three additional candidates have filed to run with Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz’s Office. Loren Connell, Patty Faulkner and Richard Foley have all filed...

Interstate 75 in northern Whitley County was closed to traffic Tuesday morning following a wreck in which a tanker trailer began leaking gasoline. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the interstate was closed in both directions between exits 15 and 25...

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man accused of “pistol whipping” a truck driver at the I-75 welcome center Tuesday night. According to officials from the sheriff’s department, the suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’ 8” tall, light build,...

A Lily homeowner called police Friday night after he discovered a man sitting in his home and eating his ice cream. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 23-year-old Joshua Hampton after finding him in the residence on East Ky. 552. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s...

A Corbin woman, who had allegedly made threats to her husband and sister to either run them over or shoot them, was arrested Sunday after police found her hiding near the Corbin Police Department where the husband and sister had gone to file a complaint. Fifty-three-year-old Dawn...

A Corbin man, who pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography in July, will be spending the next 22 years in federal prison. 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...

Events and projects to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Whitley County’s founding are beginning to take shape. The Whitley County Bicentennial Committee met Thursday afternoon and announced plans for some type of celebration every month during 2018. “We want to do something...

To borrow a line from an old Kenny Rogers song, “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em. You have to know when to walk away and know when to run.” Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

The Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund is celebrating a milestone — 30 years of helping less fortunate children experience the magic of Christmas. The charity is an effort spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Corbin. Joe Caldwell, a Rotary Club member who is President of the...

After a three-month search, the Corbin Public Library Board voted Thursday night to name Donna Chadwell as the new library director. Chadwell, who works at a local accounting firm that has kept the library’s books, was selected from among eight applicants that received...