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All Whitley County Health Department employees and contractors, who work there, will soon be getting pay increases thanks to a new merit compensation plan being implemented by the Kentucky Commissioner of Public Health’s Office. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

Former Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley received a relatively clean audit Tuesday regarding his 2021 fee account, according to Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

The cause of death for a Woodbine man who became unresponsive while being jailed at the Whitley County Detention Center likely still won’t be known for several weeks or longer. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Whitley County native Brandon Creekmore has been named the 2021 Kentucky State Police Post 11 Trooper of the Year. Trooper Creekmore is a 12-year veteran of KSP assigned to the electronic crime branch. On Sept. 12, KSP held its annual sworn awards ceremony in Lexington to honor...

Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis has received a clean financial bill of health, according to a recently released audit by Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office into her 2021 financial statement for the clerk’s fee account. “The auditor noted no instances of...

Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities seized one kilogram of methamphetamine from a southern Laurel County motel early Friday morning, and have charged a Nicholasville man and a Corbin woman in connection with the case, according to a Laurel County Sheriff’s...

A Corbin woman is facing dozens of forgery and theft charges after being arrested by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies Friday morning, according to a Laurel County Sheriff’s Department release. Wanda L. Evans, 57, of Timber Ridge Road, was arrested about 11:15 a.m. in Knox County...

The Corbin Police Department answered 1,247 calls during the month of August. Officers issued 204 total citations for traffic or criminal offenses, and made 147 total arrests. Out of those arrests, there were 38 criminal arrests, six were DUI cases, and 102 warrants served,...

  Whether it was the Oleika Shrine train, a mechanical bull ride, the magic show, the ventriloquist, face painting or enjoying some sweet treats, last week’s Old Fashioned Trading Days offered a little something for everyone.

A Williamsburg man wanted for a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday in Whitley County has been arrested. Martin A. Canada, 48, was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police early Friday morning. Online jail records show Canada was jailed in the Whitley County Detention...