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The Whitley County Colonel Players will perform “Alibis” for general audiences on Friday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m. at the school’s amphitheater. The play is a comedic murder mystery of whodunit and howdunit. The official synopsis of the play reads: “Whodunit, howdunit. When...

The William Whitley Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution rededicated and cleaned the gravesites of Captain Charles A. Gatliff (1748-1838) and his wife Christina McGuire Gatliff (1753-1807) following its regular monthly meeting on April 10 in...

McKenzie Walters, a senior at Whitley County High School, has been named a National Honor Society (NHS) Scholar. According to the school’s Facebook page, “[Walters] has demonstrated a strong commitment to the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, service, leadership, and character....

The Ossoli Club of Corbin has released the results in the race for May Day Queen and Tiny Queen at the end of the first week. Kamryn Jeanna Frazier is in first place for May Day Queen; in second place is Kaiden Walden; and in third place is Brianica Lynn Childress. In the race...

Alcohol and drug addiction has risen 13 percent, and overdoses have spiked, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Substance abuse problems have roots going back thousands of years, but the traumatic isolation and extra stress created by the COVID lockdowns, and widespread...

Katy Powers, senior, was crowned the 2021 Basketball Homecoming Queen at the Whitley County Colonels vs. Williamsburg basketball game last Saturday. Powers is the daughter of Tracy and Travis Powers. She was escorted by her brother, Kaden Powers. Whitley County won the game...

This column is a reprint from the Bena Mae archives. From the movie A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson’s rant from the witness stand, “The truth? You can’t handle the truth!” was voted the twenty-ninth greatest American movie quote of all time and is near the top of  the poll of one...

For over 150 years, the Grisell family has been in the funeral business. Now, in the form of Evan Grisell, the family has welcomed its seventh generation to the family business. The Grisell’s history in the business began in 1847 when Simeon Grisell, a Quaker minister and cabinet...

“I’ve already reached my ultimate goal,” said Wrigley Taproom owner and chef Kristin Smith. “Having a restaurant in my own community where I get to cook for those I love, using ingredients that were grown right here in Whitley county is more than I could have wished for.” Because...

On Jan. 2, local author Jennifer Marsee released book four of the Molly Sue the Dingo Diva series.  Join  Molly Sue as she adjusts to life during a pandemic. What is COVID-19? What does pandemic mean?  What is quarantine and isolation?  Why do we wear face coverings?  What are...