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Abusive mom could get 6 years

A Whitley Circuit Judge will decide this summer what kind of punishment a Corbin mother gets for cruelly punishing her children in late 2009.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Judge raises bond for Corbin arson suspect

  Jimmy P. Johns, Jr. admitted to police he started the fire that destroyed the home at 1003 Hillside Street in Corbin Friday night. Tuesday morning, District Court Judge Fred White took additional steps to ensure Johns will remain in jail while his case goes through...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Corbin Tourism Commission getting trio of new faces

  With no quorum present, the Corbin Tourism Commission was unable to conduct any formal business at its meeting Monday.

However, Board Member Betty Comer and Board Chair Suzy Rasmus announced it...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Special judge orders Lavender to surrender driver’s license

A McCreary County Master Commissioner and Trial Commissioner, accused of being drunk behind the wheel when he allegedly caused an accident in Williamsburg in 2007, has been stripped of his driving privileges — three and a half years after he was originally charged by...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Whitley County officials working to ban pain clinics

  Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. and County Attorney Paul Winchester are taking a page out of the playbooks of Knott, Morgan and several other Kentucky counties in the battle against the abuse of prescription pain pills by crafting an ordinance...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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W’burg couple arrested in connection with meth lab at Brush Arbor Apartments

  A Williamsburg couple is behind bars after police discovered a methamphetamine lab at Brush Arbor Apartments late Tuesday afternoon.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011

W’burg couple arrested in connection with meth lab at Brush Arbor Apartments

  A Williamsburg couple is behind bars after police discovered a methamphetamine lab at Brush Arbor Apartments late Tuesday afternoon.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011

Knox County Hospital medical equipment found at Whitley 911 Mapping Coordinator’s office

  Williamsburg police executed a search warrant at a former Whitley County 911 employee's home Tuesday, and recovered numerous items that were allegedly purchased with state and federal grant money, according to a police department press release.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011

Whitley Coroner rules out ‘environmental factors’ in death of brother, sister

  Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating the death of an adult brother and sister, who both died less than 12 hours apart Saturday at their home in Emlyn.

Posted On 15 Mar 2011

Johns admits to starting house fire on Hillside Street

  A Corbin man has admitted to starting a fire that destroyed a home on Hillside Street Friday nigh

Posted On 14 Mar 2011
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