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Toddler helps sheriff’s deputies arrest fugitive

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are crediting an honest toddler with helping to apprehend a fugitive. On Friday, Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies Brentley Patrick and Jarrett Carr along with officers from the Williamsburg Police Department and the Kentucky State Police went to...
Posted On 01 Mar 2023
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McCullah graduates dispatcher academy

Whitley County E-911 dispatcher Jessica Marie McCullah was among 20 dispatchers across the state, who recently graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s (DOCJT) Public Safety Dispatch Academy and is now ready to begin answering calls to provide...
Posted On 26 Feb 2023
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Several building projects in Whitley County school district near completion

Several building projects in the Whitley County School District are nearing completion, including the new Whitley County High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) building, the Oak Grove Elementary School Cafeteria expansion and the Whitley North Elementary School HVAC...
Posted On 24 Feb 2023

Corbin Elementary students complete ‘Kindness Week’

Between Feb. 13-17, students at Corbin Elementary School participated in “Kindness Week,” which guidance counselor JeriKay Wynn explained was a spin on “Random Acts of Kindness Week,” observed each year during the week of Valentine’s Day.

Whitley County BOE approves draft calendar for 2023-2024 school year

Opening day next school year in the Whitley County School District will be Aug. 9, 2023, and the closing day for students is projected to be May 10, 2024. The draft calendar for the 2023-2024 school year will include a full week for Fall Break, which will run from Oct. 9-13, and...
Posted On 23 Feb 2023

Whitley County Grand Jury indicts 16 people on drug-related charges

According to its monthly report, the Whitley County Grand Jury indicted 16 people on drug-related charges Monday, including: 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
Posted On 23 Feb 2023

Cumberland Arts Collective accepting submission for A Green, Spring Fling event

Artists in the area, both established and aspiring, will be presented with chances to showcase their talents soon thanks to a pair a events being presented by the Cumberland Arts Collective.

Corbin man accused of fleeing scene of crash with RTEC bus

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Corbin man in connection with a Valentine’s Day accident that sent five people inside a RTEC Transportation vehicle to the hospital. Photo by Trevor Sherman Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023

Corbin PD apprehends man accused of killing woman in his Tenn. apartment

Corbin police recently apprehended a man, who is wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 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
Posted On 22 Feb 2023

Young allegedly stabs ex-girlfriend 22 times

A $150,000 cash bond has been set for a Williamsburg man, who allegedly stabbed a dog before assaulting two people inside a home Saturday, including a woman who was stabbed 22 times. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023