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Photo Gallery: Williamsburg Community Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg fun returns: After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Williamsburg Community Easter Egg Hunt returned to Briar Creek Park Saturday afternoon as dozens of youngsters turned out to hunt eggs and enjoy free hot dogs.
Posted On 22 Apr 2022

February unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between January 2022 and February 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 22 Apr 2022

Corbin students collecting old shoes for WaterStep project

A group of students at Corbin High School are working to collect used and even mismatched shoes, ranging from flipflops to boots, to benefit the WaterStep organization. The students, led by Social Studies teacher Cheryl Tinsley and students Olivia Martinez and Jacob Hensen will...

Deputies find meth, marijuana, pills, real and counterfeit currency in north Corbin hotel room Thursday

A report of suspected drug activity at a north Corbin hotel Thursday morning led to the seizure of methamphetamine marijuana and pills along with counterfeit and real U.S. currency. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John L. Lykins III, 31, of Somerset on charges of...

Deputies find meth, marijuana and six-year-old in vehicle

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Williamsburg man Friday after locating methamphetamine and marijuana inside his vehicle along with a six-year-old. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022

W’burg man accused of assaulting deputy

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies say a Williamsburg man was intoxicated when he began fighting and punched Deputy Mike Lawson recently. 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

Electrical fire destroys Corbin garbage truck; Whitley County providing loaner

The City of Corbin is receiving temporary assistance from Whitley County Sanitation after a fire destroyed one of its garbage trucks early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Whitley County receiving more than $11 million in state road funding

The Kentucky General Assembly recently allocated $2 million for a design study to widen I-75 to six lanes from the Kentucky/Tennessee state line milepoint 0 to milepoint 20, and $4.4 million to address a condition on I-75 from milepoint 20.045 to milepoint 25.4. In addition,...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022

New W’burg stage will be named in honor of ‘Nannie’ during Pops in the Park Saturday

The stage in Williamsburg’s newest park will soon officially be named after one of Williamsburg High School’s longest serving and most popular band directors, Nannie Hays. The stage dedication will take place during the Pops in the Park event on Saturday, April 23, at River Fog...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022

Mural provides a message of hope for inmates at the jail

“Where there is life there is hope,” reads the message at the top of the mural, whose audience is primarily inmates inside the Whitley County Detention Center. Mural with a message: Inmate Brandon McCullah (third from left) was the primary artist who painted this mural inside the...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022