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A dozen dealers targeted in latest Whitley drug raid

Area law enforcement spread out across Whitley County Thursday morning searching for 12 suspected drug dealers.
By noon, eight of the 12 were in custody or, otherwise accounted for.

Woman accused of butcher knife attack takes plea deal, to serve five years

 Just before jury selection was set to begin Wednesday morning for a Whitley County woman accused stabbing another woman six times with a butcher knife last year, prosecutors and defense attorneys reached a plea bargain in the case.

Posted On 02 May 2013

Three remain hospitalized following crash on I-75 near Corbin Sunday

Corbin Police say three people remain in critical condition following a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 75 in Corbin Sunday.

Organizers say Corbin gospel music showcase surpassed expectations

  Straight Creek was one of the first musical acts to play at the First Annual Corbin Gospel Music Concert held last Friday at The Arena. A first-of-its-kind local gospel music showcase went better than expected, organizers are saying this week, and plans are in the works...

W’burg El Dorados could have liquor license by end of summer

 By the end of summer, Williamsburg will likely have its second restaurant, which serves alcohol.

Posted On 01 May 2013

Judge takes arguments in Corbin, Knox tax dispute under advisement

Corbin and Knox County officials are now playing the waiting game after Circuit Court Judge Greg Lay announced he would take their respective arguments in the ongoing occupational tax dispute under submission.

Corbin subway robbery suspect caught in Tennessee

Charles Gray, the Tennessee man accused of robbing the Subway Restaurant on April 10, was taken into custody in Knoxville Thursday night.

No business license, no problem for south Corbin repair shop

A south Corbin auto repair shop has operated for nearly an entire year without a city-required business license, and local officials say they are finally poised to take action in the near future to shut it down if fines and fees aren’t paid soon.

Posted On 24 Apr 2013
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EXTRA CONTENT: Lawsuit over death of teen in Whitley County Jail settled for $90,000

A lawsuit claiming that the 2010 death of an 18-year-old inmate at the Whitley County Detention was the result of negligence by jail staff has been settled out of court.

Police seeking public’s help to capture Wal-Mart thief

Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man seen leaving the Williamsburg Wal-Mart recently on store security camera footage with two computers that he allegedly didn't pay for.

Posted On 24 Apr 2013