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Soccer under the lights

For the first time in the program’s history, Whitley County’s boys and girls soccer teams will play their home games under the lights as fixtures have been installed at the field on U.S. 25W. Whitley County has previously been precluded from hosting the 13th Region Tournaments...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Siler gets high marks during annual evaluation

The Whitley County Board of Education gave Superintendent John Siler the equivalent of all A’s on his report card during this year’s recent annual evaluation. The board met in executive session for about 45 minutes with Siler during its monthly meeting to discuss the annual...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Photo Gallery: Cumberland Valley Cruise-In

Antique cars and trucks of all types turned out Saturday for the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In, which took place in downtown Corbin.
Posted On 16 Jul 2021

Inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In coming Saturday

Organizers are hoping for about three dozen vehicles for the inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In, which is slated to take place in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday. “I am thinking 30 to 40. That is kind of what I am hoping. Maybe a little more,” said Jonathan Jones, the...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021

New WCHS Career and Technical Education Building construction delayed

A new HVAC system for Whitley North Elementary School, a cafeteria expansion for Oak Grove Elementary School, and a construction delay for the new Whitley County High School Career and Technical Education Building, were three of the major topics discussed by the Whitley County...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021

Kissing Stone added in Corbin

Area couples searching for a perfect place for that first kiss, wedding proposal, or other romantic moments need to look no further than the head of the Ed Tye River Walk which now features the kissing stone. The work of Marty Jordan, of Written in Stone, the flat stone has been...

I-75 single lane closure scheduled for Thursday, July 15 in Whitley County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that a right lane closure will occur on I-75 southbound (mile point 12) in Whitley County on Thursday, July 15, due to shoulder work. Traffic will be reduced to the left lane beginning at 7 a.m. and is expected to conclude at...
Posted On 14 Jul 2021

Whitley County Fair returning Thursday through Saturday at fairgrounds

The Whitley County Fair will return to Williamsburg after being canceled in 2020. This year, the fair will feature its first ever demolition derby on Thursday evening. “It is the first year that we have ever had one that anybody on the fair board can remember,” said Fair Board...

COVID no reason to disallow the death penalty

A Whitley County Circuit Court judge has overruled five separate motions, including a motion to exclude the death penalty because of COVID, in Paul Brock’s capital murder case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Driver’s license testing returns to W’burg

You can now once again take the written part of your driver’s license test, renew your driver’s license, and pay your speeding tickets at the Whitley County Judicial Center (the new courthouse) in Williamsburg. The judicial center was closed June 28 – July 5 due to a major...
Posted On 14 Jul 2021