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John Siler and Paula Rickett are being promoted to assistant superintendent in July. Whitley County School District Superintendent Scott Paul is getting a contract extension and the school board will be getting two new assistant superintendents. Read this story and more for just...

With the flu and stomach virus running rampant among faculty, staff and students, Corbin Independent Schools officials have elected to close school on Friday. Superintendent Dave Cox said attendance has been slowly decreasing over the last several day, with approximately 10...

Corbin Interim Police Chief Rusty Hedrick may yet become the next chief, but it will not happen without the city seeing who else may be interested in the job. At Tuesday’s special called meeting of the Corbin City Commission, the commissioners failed to approve a motion to hire...

A local volunteer firefighter faced one of the worst possible scenarios when he and his department were called to battle ablaze that was consuming his own home. Rockholds, Oak Grove and Woodbine firefighters were called to a structure fire at 3846 Tidal Wave Road Monday...

A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot and killed her husband and her two children Friday before being shot twice by a Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy, has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Saturday morning, Kentucky State Police Detective...

Tristan Hall, whose legal ordeal encompassed almost four years, numerous felony and misdemeanor charges and 570 days in the Whitley County Detention Center or on home incarceration while awaiting trial on charges that were later, mostly dismissed, has filed a federal lawsuit...

A Gray man arrested in April after he attempted to outrun police after they clocked him riding his motorcycle in speeds excess of 125 mph on U.S. 25E can avoid five years in prison if he stays out of legal trouble for the next five years. Jason McGuire was sentenced to five years...

A Williamsburg woman, who had to be airlifted to Knoxville after being shot Thursday morning, was expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday. The shooting took place about 9 a.m. Thursday at 137 Mt. Morgan Road residence of Chris Creekmore. When officers arrived at the...

If some Williamsburg City Council members have their way, city fire hydrants could be getting a little more decorative in the near future. During Monday’s monthly meeting, the council discussed the issue of fire hydrants and the possibility of replacing some of them....

A former London Police Chief, who resigned in 2014 after an ex-girlfriend took out an Emergency Protective Order (EPO) against him, which was later dismissed, is the Williamsburg Police Department’s new officer in charge of serving Emergency Protective Orders. Read this...