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Foul play suspected in 2003 cold case involving Roger Sasko

Williamsburg police are asking for the public’s help to solve a nearly two-decade old cold case involving a missing Gatliff man, who was last seen in late 2003. Roger Burton Sasko was last seen in the Gatliff area of Whitley County during the first week of November 2003. Read...
Posted On 04 Aug 2021

I-75 intermittent lane closures scheduled through Friday, Aug. 6 in Whitley County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that intermittent lane closures will occur this week on I-75 southbound from mile point 11.2 to the Kentucky-Tennessee border in Whitley County due to asphalt rehabilitation operations. Work is ongoing daily through the hours...
Posted On 03 Aug 2021

Kentucky will have three days early voting starting in 2022

Thanks to a new Kentucky law, Kentuckians will be getting more time to vote in-person prior to Election Day starting in 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear officially signed House Bill 574 into law on April 7. The new law will change the way elections are conducted across the Commonwealth by...

Col. Sanders Half Marathon to return in November

The second annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon will be returning to Corbin in November. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said the 2021 event is scheduled for Nov. 13. “The route will remain the same,” Monhollen said of the course that started and ended on Depot Street,...

Whitley County COVID–19 vaccination rate stands at 32.9 percent

The Whitley County Health Department announced the latest COVID–19 death Monday. Officials said the adult, who had not been vaccinated, died last week. According to officials, 32.9 percent of the county’s residents that are eligible have been vaccinated. Officials announced 43...

Knox Co. deputies: Man rented U-Haul to steal catalytic covereter

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Barbourville man they say was cutting the catalytic converter off of the U-Haul truck that he had rented Friday. William Allen, 39, was charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition of the value over $500, first-degree criminal...

Justin Moore returning to The Arena on Oct. 23

When Justin Moore played The Arena in Corbin in 2017 it was on the heels of his single, “Somebody Else Will” reaching number one on the U.S. Country Airplay chart. History will be repeating itself as Moore is returning to The Arena on Oct. 23 on the heels of singles, “Why We...

Kentucky Agriculture Development Board approves $32,726 for Whitley County

The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,339,883 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting, including $32,726 for Whitley County. The Whitley County funding will be part of the County...
Posted On 02 Aug 2021

Whitley County Health Department features new pantry in lobby

The Whitley County Health Department’s Williamsburg Office has a new fixture in its lobby. The Little Free Pantry was added in June. It works as a “give what you can, take what you need” pantry. It contains things like food, hygiene and paper items. The health department asks...

Appalachian Photographic Society NIBROC Photo Contest returns

Pictures. Those things almost all of us take to capture a single moment in time whether it be with your cellphone or with a camera costing thousands of dollars. Sometimes our photos are of friends or family members. Sometimes we take cute pictures of our pets doing something...
Posted On 01 Aug 2021