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Those wanting to get into the Christmas spirit will have plenty of opportunities this weekend in Williamsburg with a Christmas bazaar, a Grinch walk, a Christmas parade and a Christmas concert. On Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Fifth Annual Williamsburg Christmas Bazaar will...

Whitley County officials are planning a retirement party for now former Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz, who retired on Nov. 30 after working 44 years in the office. The retirement celebration is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the Genealogy Room, which...

Wednesday’ night’s 12 episode of CBS’s, “Survivor: Island of the Idols,” ended with Whitley County’s Elaine Stott having her torch extinguished, but even that couldn’t extinguish her love for the experience. “That’s life! You take it on the chin and keep on keeping on,” Elaine...

By Charles Myrick For the News Journal A man convicted in the gruesome 1993 murder that left Knox County shaken has been given an unconditional pardon by former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. Delmar Partin, now 63, was serving a life sentence for the death of Betty Carnes on...

A Corbin woman was arrested on a child abuse charge Tuesday night after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly discovered a child living in the home they say was strewn with trash. Candace Siler, 38, was charged with one count of third-degree criminal abuse, – child 12 or...

A Knox County man, who was convicted of the 2008 murder of a man he testified was his best friend, is one of several people who received pardons for their crimes as former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin left office Monday. Daniel Scott Grubb was sentenced to life in prison for the...

A Williamsburg man allegedly lead police on a vehicle chase from Kentucky into Tennessee and then back into Kentucky late Sunday evening that ended shortly after a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy used spike strips to disable the man’s vehicle. Read this story and more for just...

Infrastructure for the newest spec building constructed by the Southeast Kentucky Industrial Development Authority in the Southeast Kentucky Regional Industrial Park will be funded through state grant money. Industrial Development Executive Director Bruce Carpenter said $500,000...

A Williamsburg woman, who was arrested after the Williamsburg-Paintsville playoff football game on Nov. 22 in connection with an incident involving an official, pleaded guilty to her offenses Monday morning in Johnson County District Court while a second Williamsburg woman is set...

A group of Lynn Camp Elementary students were among 22 from across Knox County chosen to shop for $120 worth of new clothes, shoes and toys Thursday courtesy of Kentucky State Police Post 10, which serves Knox, Bell and Harlan counties. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs...