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Daniel Boone National Forest waives fees for National Public Lands Day

In recognition of National Public Lands Day, the Daniel Boone National Forest will waive all recreation area fees, except concession-operated sites and reserve group-use areas, on Saturday, Sept. 24, including sites in Laurel and McCreary counties. For members of the public that...
Posted On 22 Sep 2022

Williamsburg Ind. tax rates increase based on revenues

The Williamsburg Independent Board of Education approved a 4 percent increase in real and personal property tax rates last week, though tax payers will not be seeing an actual 4 percent jump on their tax bills. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Sept. 28 deadline to apply for FEMA assistance

If you suffered damage from the July 31 flash flooding in southern Whitley County and haven’t applied for federal disaster assistance but plan too, then you need to act quickly. The deadline to register for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance in connection with...
Posted On 22 Sep 2022

Tax rates dropping again in Whitley County School District

Tax rates within the Whitley County School District will be dropping slightly this coming year. 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

Not guilty plea entered in fatal Whitley County shooting

A not guilty plea has been entered for a Williamsburg man accused of fatally shooting his stepson at a Whitley County home last week. 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

California man indicted for murder stemming from drunken Laurel Co. crash

POORE A California man who allegedly killed three people by driving the wrong way on I-75 while intoxicated was indicted Monday by a Laurel County grand jury. Joshua S. Poore, 21, of Clovis, California, was named in a three-count indictment charging him with murder in the deaths...

Suicide awareness walk being held this weekend in Williamsburg in honor of Whitley Co. student

An annual suicide awareness and prevention walk is planned Saturday in honor of 16-year-old Whitley County High School student Bethany Faith Lawson, who took her own life in 2018. “Help us let everyone, who may be struggling, know that they do not need to be silent. We are...
Posted On 21 Sep 2022

Update: Arrest warrants issued for two men in connection with downtown Corbin brawl

The Corbin Police Department has issued warrants for the arrest of two individuals whom they say were involved in a fight in downtown Corbin on Saturday, Sept. 3, that resulted in damage to Season’s Restaurant, including one man, who was identified after bragging on social media....

ARPA funds being used to install new Williamsburg statues

If you like looking at public art, then you might want to head down to Williamsburg where five new statues were recently installed downtown, and a sixth is on its way. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...
Posted On 21 Sep 2022

W’burg man indicted for shooting man in face with shotgun

A Whitley County grand jury indicted a Williamsburg man Monday morning for felony assault over allegations he shot a man last month. 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 21 Sep 2022