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A Lily area trucking company may face legal troubles following a wreck involving one of its trucks that damaged an overpass bridge in Nashville, Tennessee Friday. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the tractor trailer belonging to D&G Equipment...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies began an investigation into a suspicious vehicle at a north Corbin gas station Monday morning and arrested two people on drug trafficking charges. Tiffany P. Whitehead, 39, of Corbin and Charles C. Davidson, 54, of Barbourville were both arrested...

Whitley County High School officials announced Thursday that Neysa Hernandez has been hired as the new coach of the Lady Colonels Volleyball program. Hernandez will be leaving her position as volleyball coach at Prattville, Alabama High School to take the new position. “We have...

While attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a Williamsburg woman early Thursday morning, Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies discovered suspected crystal methamphetamine, which is also known as “ice,” in addition to marijuana and cash, and arrested three people, according to a...

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A Williamsburg police vehicle sustained $5,300 worth of damage during a slow speed pursuit earlier this month. 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

Sheriff’s deputies had to tell a southern Whitley County man several times to drop his weapon when they responded to his residence to investigate a shooting complaint earlier this month, according to testimony Monday morning in Whitley District Court. Read this story and more for...

Absentee voting began on Monday, April 23, in the Whitley County Clerk’s Offices in both Corbin and Williamsburg. Absentee voting is only open to people who will either be out of town on Election Day or be unable to go to the polls to vote on Election Day. Some disabled voters,...

In April 1818, Williamsburg was selected as the county seat for newly created Whitley County. Throughout April 2018 Williamsburg has been celebrating its bicentennial with various events, such as the dedication of a historical marker honoring city founder Samuel Cox, an ice cream...

(Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part story detailing the origins of some of Whitley County’s smaller communities. The second part of this story will appear on next month’s bicentennial page in the News Journal.) They have names like Boston (not the liberal place...