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Mental health questions regarding man accused of murder hindering case

Possible competency issues are plaguing the case against the remaining defendant in the 2019 killing of Billy Lawson. 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 Member? Join Us

Presidential Disaster Declaration includes Whitley, Laurel counties

Whitley and Laurel counties and more than 70 other Kentucky counties have been included in a federal disaster declaration related to Kentucky natural disasters in early March, which was made through a major disaster declaration signed by President Joseph Biden. The Federal...
Posted On 13 Apr 2023

Bowling speaks to chamber about Kimber’s Law, how it came to be

For Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling, who represents both Whitley and McCreary counties, Aug. 25, 2019, was one of if not the worst day of his professional career. EMS responded to a complaint about a none-responsive two-year-old, Kimber Collins, in McCreary County. She had...
Posted On 12 Apr 2023

Burg Island, Kentucky Splash’s newest attraction, likely to not be ready in time for season opening

A new attraction expected to open alongside the Kentucky Splash Waterpark this summer could be delayed by a few weeks, according to Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Corbin could join VisitLex, other Kentucky tourism agencies in new venture involving celebrity chef

Corbin could be about to take yet another step towards solidifying itself as one of the top “foodie” destinations in the southeast portion of the United States. On Tuesday, Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission Director Maggy Monhollen informed her board of an exciting new...

Update: Patterson had fallen from trail she regularly walked

A Golden Alert D, which was issued during the early morning hours Saturday for a missing Whitley County woman, ended Saturday afternoon after the victim was found deceased in the Daniel Boone National Forest in an area where she regularly walked. Stephanie Patterson Read this...
Posted On 12 Apr 2023

Social media rumors regarding University of the Cumberlands addressed

University of the Cumberlands has been under fire on social media since late last week regarding a number of rumors and allegations surrounding the university’s music department, though the school maintains that the information being circulated is not true. A variety of posts...

Deputy jailer allegedly offered $150 to smuggle drugs, tobacco to murder suspect

A Williamsburg woman allegedly tried to pay a Whitley County deputy jailer $150 to smuggle drugs and tobacco to her son in the Whitley County Detention Center Saturday evening. Unknown to her, the deputy jailer had reported the bribery attempt to his boss and Whitley County...
Posted On 12 Apr 2023

W’burg police seek public’s help after large postal theft

If you dropped mail off in the outgoing mail box outside of the Williamsburg Post Office between 11:30 a.m. on Saturday (April 1) and noon on Sunday (April 2), then chances are your outgoing mail got stolen and you need to contact the Williamsburg Police Department to make a...
Posted On 12 Apr 2023

February unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between January 2023 and February 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 11 Apr 2023