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Hometown Bank, which has locations in Corbin, Williamsburg, London and Barbourville, has been notifying its customers in recent days to inform them about a number of scams that have been taking place.

Thanks to the Kentucky Board of Elections, Whitley County is getting back about one-third of its cost to purchase new voting equipment earlier this year. The Board of Elections announced Aug. 16 that it had voted to allocate $630,000 to 11 counties for upgrading voting equipment...

If you had planned to go to the Whitley County Health Department in Williamsburg on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of this week in order to talk in-person with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about damage you suffered during the July 31 flash flooding or other flooding...

Hundreds of desks, chairs and other essential classroom furniture that Williamsburg Independent School had originally intended to auction off following a recent remodel of its elementary and intermediate rooms are instead now being put to good use. July’s historic flooding...

Less than two dozen indictments were handed down Friday by a Laurel County grand jury, with the majority involving drug-related charges. The grand jury returned 22 indictments Friday, some naming multiple defendants. Of those 22 indictments, 13 contained some type of charges...

A Somerset man, who allegedly left a threatening voicemail message at the University of the Cumberlands Admission’s Office earlier this month, will now have his case presented to a Whitley County grand jury following a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Read this story and more for...

Those affected by the July 31 flash flooding in Whitley County or other flooding events across eastern Kentucky, who want to talk to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official in-person, can go to the Whitley County Health Department on Thursday, Aug. 25, through...

A Whitley County man, who was reported beaten by two Kentucky State Police troopers in 2020, allegedly set fire to the home of one of the officers prior to the alleged assault. The man later pleaded guilty in Whitley Circuit Court to charges related to the arson incident,...

A Nov. 8 trial date has been set in U.S. District Court in London for two Kentucky State Police troopers and one former trooper, who were indicted last week in connection with the alleged excessive force arrest of a suspect during a 2020 incident in Whitley County, and then...

Jerry F. Taylor, one of Whitley County’s most successful and controversial politicians, has passed away. Taylor, 84, of Williamsburg, died Friday, Aug. 19, at his home. Funeral services were held Monday at Grace Christian Fellowship with Rev. Bill Carpenter and Rev. Gerald...