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Starting later this week, Whitley County voters will be able to go to the polls early on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to cast their ballots for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and a handful of other statewide races, but it doesn’t appear likely that they will be...

Whitley County voters in the Corbin area can expect a little relief to the long lines experienced during this past year’s elections thanks to a grant that will add help another voting center to the county’s existing eight. Last year’s election cycle was different in many ways,...

The 2022 school board races in our area saw two seats up for grabs in Corbin, and a host of uncontested seats between the Whitley County and Williamsburg Independent school systems. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Whitley County native, Nick Wilson, will be looking for votes in the upcoming 82nd District State Representative race. Wilson is looking to earn the seat currently filled by Rep. Regina Huff. Huff announced on Monday that she is not planning to seek reelection for the upcoming...

Close of business Monday is the deadline to request a ballot for the June 23 primary ballot be mailed to a voter’s residence. The request may either be made through the state website, www.govoteky.com, or by contacting the clerk’s office at 549-6002. Willis said as of Friday, 679...

The chaos that is the 2018 election season has begun. During the first day that filing was permitted on Nov. 8, eight candidates filed paperwork with Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz to seek public office in Whitley County. Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson was the first...

When I filed to run for Corbin City Commission in January, I knew it was going to put the shackles on my ability to talk about city politics in this column for awhile. Election laws make it pretty well taboo to do so. So, I kept quiet. Now, all bets are off. The voters have...

Why are you running for office? “Boy, that’s a good question. I’ll have to think about that one,” is a response that I have gotten back on multiple occasions over the years interviewing candidates. At that point, I am usually thinking, “I really hope...

Republican State Representative Regina Bunch will be returning to Frankfort in January and it will be as part of the new Republican majority in the State House of Representatives. Bunch, who was seeking her second third term in the seat, handily defeated democratic challenger...

Over half of Whitley County’s registered voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the presidential race. Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz said voter turnout was 51.84 percent, which exceeded her prediction of a 48 percent turnout. “That was very...