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Ohio senior citizens arrested for drug trafficking

Williamsburg police arrested a pair of Ohio senior citizens early Tuesday morning on a drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop. 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
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

Laurel County Sheriff’s Department offering extra vacation patrols

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reminding residents who are leaving on vacation to take some precautions to protect their homes from would-be burglars while they are gone. Root offered the following tips to help prevent being victimized: Do not let others know you will be out...

3 of 4 suspects in rape case now free on bond

Three of the four Whitley County men, who are charged in connection with the alleged rape of a Williamsburg woman that was apparently recorded on a cell phone, have been released on bond. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

CHS alum’s killer granted shock probation

The man who killed a Corbin High School alum at Western Kentucky University in 2017 has been released from prison after serving 125 days of a four-year prison sentence According to the Bowling Green Daily News, Peter Gall, 22, was granted shock probation during a hearing in...

Corbin Tourism announces annual fireworks event

The City of Corbin’s annual Independence Day fireworks will be held July 3 at The Arena. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel announced Tuesday during the tourism commission’s regular monthly meeting that plans had been finalized for the event. Activities will begin at 6 p.m. in...

Pharmacist Kim Jones sentenced in federal court Tuesday

The Williamsburg pharmacist convicted in February on federal charges of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and dispensing controlled substances to patients outside the scope of professional service was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday. Read this story...

Corbin woman accused of biting security guard one week after spitting on deputy

A Corbin woman, who pleaded guilty in Knox County last week to assaulting a sheriff’s deputy by spitting in his face, is now facing an assault charge in Whitley County for allegedly biting and punching a security officer at Baptist Health Corbin. Read this story and more for just...

Knox/Laurel County deputies recover three pounds of crystal meth, make three arrests

Three people were arrested Sunday after Knox and Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies found three pounds of methamphetamine, two of which were hidden inside a children’s playhouse Deputies arrested, John Douglas Helton, 44, and Nursilla Anita Helton-Fox, 39, both of Gray, along with...

Keavy man facing rape charge

A Keavy man who was already incarcerated in Whitley County was served with an arrest warrant Friday charging him with the statutory rape of an underage child. Kenneth W. Rose, 36, is facing one count of second-degree rape – no force, following an investigation by Laurel County...

Whitley deputies investigating after Porta Potties stolen from spillway

Thieves appear to have only gotten away with half of their load as one of two Porta Potties stolen from the Laurel Lake spillway Thursday night was found lying along the roadway. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene Friday afternoon when officials with the...