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The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club recently donated $1,200 to Williamsburg’s Emergency Christian Ministries (homeless shelter) to provide assistance to children staying at their facility. Pictured are Emergency Christian Ministries Director Susan Jett and Williamsburg Kiwanis...

With opening day for sports wagering in the Commonwealth of Kentucky now just one week away, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Sports Wagering Advisory Council has released a catalog that includes a list of sports that will be available to bet on.

A Barbourville woman has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury in connection to a June incident in which she allegedly shot another woman through during an altercation at a Knox County business. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Tourism in Whitley County is back to pre-pandemic levels and then some, and few people are happier about that than Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen. “We’re blowing it out of the water,” Monhollen said. “I am very pleased. I couldn’t be happier.” In 2022, tourism supported...

The City of Williamsburg will now be able to use even more federal funding to more easily and effectively make purchases following a decision by the Williamsburg City Council. The council met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting, where a resolution was approved to...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  The Whitley County Health Department hosted an event last Friday at Briar Creek Park honoring International Overdose Awareness Day. Ashley Lawson (left), health educator at the health department, said the event was to help those in recovery connect with...

A display honoring a Williamsburg native and war hero has officially been unveiled at the old Whitley County Courthouse. Members of the JC Paul Detachment Marine Corps League in Williamsburg, Whitley County Motorcycle Group and Backroads of Appalachia came together Saturday for...

A total of 15 people were recently indicted by information in Whitley Circuit Court on charges ranging from attempted assault of a police officer and fleeing or evading police to auto theft and failure to comply with sex offender registration. Read this story and more for just...

A Williamsburg man, who was incarcerated for more than one year in connection with a Whitley County shooting, was released from the Whitley County Detention Center earlier this month after prosecutors agreed to drop a first-degree assault charge against him. Read this story and...

A vote to amend the City of Williamsburg’s existing zoning and building ordinances is expected Wednesday, which, if approved, would see the requirements for lot area and width reduced for new structures in R2 residential districts. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...