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Williamsburg Fire Department getting first ever ladder truck

The Williamsburg Fire Department will soon have its first ladder truck. During Monday’s regular monthly meeting, the Williamsburg City Council approved the purchase of a used 100-foot aerial platform 1999 Sutphen Custom Fire Apparatus fire truck, and financing for the purchas...
Posted On 11 Jul 2018

Bowling to resume Corbin football radio role

The voice of Corbin Redhound Football is set to return to the sound booth after being forced off the air during the recent primary election. Ronnie Bowling, who won the Republican primary for Commonwealth Attorney in May, is a life long native of Whitley County. He played...

Cyber security experts sound warnings at chamber luncheon

There are two kinds of computer networks in the world. There are those that have been attacked by cyber criminals and those that will be attacked by cyber criminals. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...
Posted On 11 Jul 2018

Dayspring opening health clinic at W’burg school

It’s official. When Williamsburg students return to school next month, they will have vastly improved access to healthcare while at school. This is thanks to a partnership between the Williamsburg Independent School District and Dayspring Family Health Center. “One of the biggest...
Posted On 11 Jul 2018

Two people rescued from rock near Cumberland Falls

Woodbine Search and Rescue was called to Cumberland Falls Monday after two people became trapped on a rock in the middle of the river. Chief Rick Fore said rescue personnel paddled out to the rock about 300 yards below the falls to rescue the male subjects from the rock. The...

Lily woman charged with child abuse

A Lily woman has been charged with criminal abuse after a social worker reportedly found her two-year-old child wandering around alone outside wearing nothing but a top Thursday morning. Bailey Myrann Karr, 19 is facing one count of first-degree criminal abuse. Laurel County...

Former Corbin commissioner Alan Onkst dies

UPDATE: Funeral arrangements for Alan Onkst have been announced. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church in Corbin. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. at Central Baptist Church. A former Corbin city commissioner and public servant died Tuesday night. Alan...

W’burg officials make case for historic district

If you own a historically significant building in downtown Williamsburg then what does the proposed historic preservation district mean for you? If the district is approved, would you have to get permission from Washington or Frankfort to renovate your home or building? What are...
Posted On 03 Jul 2018

W’burg police drug investigation leads to federal indictment

A federal grand jury has indicted two men for conspiring to distribute drugs in Whitley County last year thanks in part to a Williamsburg Police Department investigation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 03 Jul 2018

Owner tracks down stolen car

Five people were arrested Sunday night in connection with a stolen car that the owner reportedly followed to a north Corbin motel. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer said deputies arrested: Brittany Grubb, 29, of London,...