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Whitley Sheriff’s Department asking for help locating missing woman

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who has been missing since earlier this week. A Golden Alert was issued Wednesday for Amanda Jean Campbell, 37, who also goes by the nickname “Moonpie.” Campbell has known mental and...
Posted On 20 Jul 2022
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Days-long multi-agency search still ongoing for missing Whitley County man

The search for a missing Whitley County man continues three days after he was last seen. Darrell Carter, of Rockholds, allegedly entered a wooded area near Gail Hart Road in search of snake weed on Sunday and did not return home. Carter was reported missing shortly after the time...

Whitley County Golden Alert has sad ending

A missing Whitley County man, for whom sheriff’s deputies issued a Golden Alert for last week, has been found deceased. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 20 Oct 2021

Golden Alert issued for missing Whitley County man

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department issued a Golden Alert Wednesday evening for a missing man. Larry Gene Hamblin, 68, was last seen on Sept. 22 between 2 – 4 a.m. at 535 Bennett Branch Road in Williamsburg. He is described as a 5’11” white male...
Posted On 13 Oct 2021

Update: Golden Alert canceled, Whitley Co. father, son found

Update: A Golden Alert for Arnold Young and his son, Darrick Young, has been canceled. Both subjects were located safe, Whitley County 911 said in an e-mail to media outlets at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday. Original story The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department issued a Golden Alert late...
Posted On 21 Sep 2021

Update: Williamsburg man found safe after Golden Alert was issued

UPDATE (May 12): Around noon on Wednesday, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department shared a post on Facebook stating that James B. McDonnell Jr. has been found safe in Campbell County, Tennessee. The department expressed its gratitude to those who helped locate McDonnell....

Golden Alert issued for missing Rockholds man

Whitley County E-911 has issued a Golden Alert for a missing Rockholds man with dementia, and are asking for the public’s assistance to locate him. Matthew Nichols 63, is believed to have walked off from his 90 Underwood Road residence about 8 p.m. Sunday, and is known to wander...
Posted On 10 Aug 2020

‘Golden Alert’ issued for missing Rockholds teen

Law enforcement and emergency personnel in Whitley County are searching the Rockholds community for a runaway teen girl. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the 16-year-old was last seen at her home on Underwood Cemetery Road, off of Ky. 26, at...

UPDATE: Golden Alert issued for missing Whitley County teenager

Update: Whitley County E-911 canceled the Golden Alert for Perry Reed at 2:42 a.m. Monday. He has been located. Whitley County E-911 officials have issued a Golden Alert for a missing Whitley County juvenile, who requires daily cardiac medication. Perry E. Reed is a 17-year-old,...
Posted On 20 Feb 2020

Search continues for missing Ohio man

About 15 search and rescue officials from South Whitley, Woodbine and Pleasant View volunteer fire departments, along with Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses, spent nearly three hours Friday afternoon searching for a missing Ohio man along the northbound...
Posted On 15 Feb 2017
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