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Local schools ranked according to ACT test results

Rankings are out comparing the performance of Kentucky high schools on the ACT college entrance exam, and all three of Whitley County's school district are in the top half when compared to state counterparts.

Four injured, one seriously, in crash on KY 26 Tuesday

Driver inexperience and mechanical failure are said to be the blame for a head-on collision on Ky. 26 Tuesday afternoon that resulted in one person being airlifted from the scene.

New fixed wing air medical base dedicated at Williamsburg-Whitley Airport

Nearly 100 people turned out Friday afternoon at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport for the dedication ceremony of the only fixed wing air medical ambulance base in Kentucky.

Posted On 24 Aug 2011

More audits released critical of former Whitley Sheriff; deficit now exceeds $240,000

Two days before former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge is expected to be sentenced to at least 15.5 years in a federal prison, Kentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen released two more scathing audits on Hodge's books while he was in office.

Posted On 24 Aug 2011

Following closure, plans underway to reform Three-Point Fire Department; new chief named

The 3-Point Volunteer Fire Department is no longer certified by the state to operate as a fire department, and efforts are underway by a group of 3-Point area residents to form a new volunteer fire department in that community.

Posted On 23 Aug 2011

Four arrested in connection with early-morning meth bust in Williamsburg

The Whitley County Sheriff's Department discovered a meth lab early Monday morning while conducting a welfare check near Williamsburg.

Posted On 22 Aug 2011

Corbin man arrested for burglarizing old CTA Acoustics building

A Corbin man is facing burglary and trespassing charges after he was found inside the former CTA Acoustics building on Myers Baker Road Wednesday night.

NEW INFO: federal, state authorities descend on Corbin homes; man arrested for meth, explosives

Kentucky State Police, ATF Agents, Two Rivers Drug Task Force Agents and a unit from the Kentucky State Police Bomb Squad converged on homes on Leona Wyatt Road and Beatty Ave. in Corbin Tuesday night to serve a search warrant as part of an ongoing methamphetamine...

Posted On 17 Aug 2011
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Local woman wins first NIBROC Just Lose It weight loss competition

Whatever the competition, the difference between winning and losing is usually a matter of a few tenths.

Former Corbin dentist remembered as civic leader, humanitarian

A former Corbin dentist and prominent local humanitarian and volunteer died overnight Monday at the age of 77.
Friends and family say Dr. Samuel David Ballou lived a quality life, and gave back to the community and the world much more than he ever received.