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Hit-and-run suspect found hiding in closet

A Corbin woman is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run wreck Monday night that left one person injured. 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

Knox Sheriff’s Deputy served with protective order

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Posted On 09 Jan 2019
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Even though Bible reading event was canceled, W’burg woman still did her part

From 2016 – 2018, Whitley County residents started off the year taking part in the Kentucky 120 United Initiative, which involved getting people at one location in every Kentucky county to read the Bible straight through over a four-day period to start the New Year. Read...
Posted On 09 Jan 2019

Special prosecutor to be named in Paul Parsons double murder case

A Whitley County capital murder case is getting a new prosecutor. Paul Parsons, 49, was indicted on July 17, 2017, on two counts of capital murder in the June 7 deaths of Denver Nicely 47, of Corbin, and Joshua C. Wernicke, 29, of Keavy. Parsons was also indicted on one count of...
Posted On 09 Jan 2019

Tennessee woman accused of trying to hide meth in bra

A routine traffic stop lead to the discovery of suspected methamphetamine hidden in a Jacksboro, Tennessee, woman’s bra, according to an arrest document and testimony during a preliminary hearing Monday. Williamsburg Police Officer Johnny Fulton arrested Dawn Michael, 44, on Jan....
Posted On 09 Jan 2019

Alexander pleads guilty to amended assault charge

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly assaulted two people with a knife in late December, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charged. 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 09 Jan 2019

Oak Grove, Woodbine firefighters battle house fire on Fifth Street Road

Oak Grove and Woodbine firefighters spent approximately three hours battling a blaze that destroyed a home on Fifth Street Road Monday morning. Firefighters were paged to the scene near the Interstate 75 bridge at 4:44 a.m. “Someone on the interstate saw the flames and called...

Semi comes to rest on guardrail on I-75 near Williamsburg

A semi truck driver narrowly missed going over an embankment following a two-vehicle crash on I-75 in Whitley County Friday evening. The accident happened about 7:45 p.m. near the 7.5 mile marker in the northbound lane. A 2014 Freightliner, which was owned by Darren Monhollen of...
Posted On 04 Jan 2019

Laurel County bridge closed to traffic

A wooden bridge carrying traffic over the CSX tracks in southern Laurel County is closed until further notice. The bridge on North Ky. 1223 was closed Friday after it was damaged when a tractor-trailer truck attempted to cross about noon. Officials said the driver was hauling a...

Knox Co. deputy suspended from duty pending criminal complaint investigation

Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Claude Hudson has been suspended from duty while Kentucky State Police investigate a criminal complaint filed against him. “We received notification on December 30 that a criminal complaint from Jackson County had been filed against Deputy...