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I’m not sure how some other first time office holders are doing, but Whitley County Sheriff Bill Elliotte appears to be off to a good start going into the fourth week of his first term in office. Elliotte was elected sheriff in late 2022 and took office at the first of January....

Ghosts. Historically they come in many forms. You have the Headless Horseman from ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” who is often portrayed as a rider on horseback, who, as one would naturally surmise, has no head. You’ve got ‘Casper the Friendly Ghost,’ which is the fun and friendly...

The year 2022 might not have been the best year in Whitley County history but compared to the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, it sure looked good by comparison. Among the positives, you had the opening of the Mint Gaming Hall – Cumberland in Williamsburg, the groundbreaking for...

Let me start off this week’s column by wishing a happy 50th birthday to my wonderful wife, Cecelia. She turns 50 today (Dec. 28). Few people are as enthusiastic about their birthdays as my wife is. She would do a month long celebration of her birthday if I would let her. Even...

I can still remember the first Shop with a Cop program that took place in Williamsburg in 2004. Williamsburg Police Officer Kenny Shaw and Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Noe, unbeknownst to each other, had started raising money for a shop with a cop program for their...

Just a reminder that the 2022 City of Williamsburg Feels Like Home Christmas in a Small Town Parade is slated for Saturday evening on Main Street, and the Jellico Christmas Parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. A lot of work goes into the planning of community events, such as...

Our founding fathers were some pretty smart folks. When they created this country, they did so with the idea of giving the people a way to peacefully address their grievances with the government. On Nov. 17, we got to see this in action locally as about 100 people gathered at the...

There is no IF about it. You KNOW that under age vaping IS a SERIOUS problem in your community when the local school board sends out an open letter to the community urging stores that sell vaping products to place them behind the counter, like Corbin did last week. We aren’t just...

Seldom have I seen a candidate work as hard as Seth Reeves did in his campaign for district judge and not win an election. Seth was all over the place and campaigned for over a year only to come up about 200 votes short. His work ethic is very impressive. He has some good ideas....

With two people running for sheriff as write-in candidates in next month’s November General Election and one person running for third-district constable as a write-in candidate, you might be thinking that this must be some kind of record for write-in candidates running for office...