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Water. It was the primary topic of discussion during Monday’s monthly Williamsburg City Council meeting where the council gave Mayor Roddy Harrison the go ahead to look into financing for an approximately $250,000 project. The project includes replacement of some older fire...

For the second time in three years, Whitley County School District employees are getting a pay raise. During a special called meeting late Thursday afternoon, the Whitley County Board of Education approved a 1 percent salary increase for all employees effective July 1. “We are...

A Tennessee woman, who allegedly shot a dog during a 2015 burglary attempt in Whitley County, has been returned to Kentucky to answer her charges. On Aug. 9, Whitley County Sheriff’s Department Court Security Officer Donnie Witt Jr. transported Dena Brooke Baird, 28, of Duff,...

Former Corbin assistant basketball coach Madison Johnson was acquitted Tuesday after being accused of rape. A former Corbin High School assistant basketball coach, who was charged with the statutory rape of a then 16-year-old student in November, was vindicated in court Tuesday....

All eyes will be turned to the sky on Aug. 21 as a rare eclipse sweeps across the United States. While this experience will provide a wonderful learning opportunity, local school districts have been in discussion for weeks, trying to decide if they will hold classes in light of...

Oak Grove firefighters have asked for assistance from a Kentucky State Police arson investigator to determine the cause of a blaze that destroyed a home on West Fifth Street Saturday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Enthusiasts of kayaks, jon boats and tubing will have the chance to race in the Cumberland River Saturday and raise some money to help the children of Whitley County. As of Tuesday morning, 35 people had pre-registered for the ‘Kayaking for Kids” race. Whitley County Projects...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify the individual that burglarized a north Corbin establishment Sunday morning. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said deputies were called to the game room on Adams Road...

A complaint of individuals offering meth for sale to customers outside of a Keavy area business, led to the arrest of two individuals Saturday night. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 30-year-old David Boggs of Corbin and 34-year-old Donald Liford II of London were each...

Northbound I-75 near Williamsburg was closed for four hours Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trailer truck lost its load and slid into a ditch. Goldbug firefighters and Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene at the 14-mile marker where the flatbed...