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A Whitley County man arrested for child exploitation offenses has been identified through a Kentucky State Police arrest citation as being employed as a teacher and coach with the Whitley County school system when the offenses occurred.

Whitley County Superintendent John Siler got the equivalent of straight A’s on his report card when the Whitley County Board of Education conducted its annual superintendent’s evaluation during the July monthly meeting. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

“It can be done.” That is what Whitley County Baseball Head Coach Jeremy Shope said after his Colonels defeated Shelby County, 2-1, in the finals of this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament.

After the tragic news of a Whitley County Middle School student dying by suicide recently, the young victim’s brother, along with several supporters, gathered in downtown Williamsburg Wednesday to voice their displeasure to the school district. In response, Superintendent John...

Composite ACT scores for Whitley County High School’s current senior class are tied for 26th out of 228 schools in the state, according to a recent report.

UPDATE: According to Whitley County Sheriff Danny Moses, the student has been charged with wanton endangerment and carrying a weapon on school property.   ORIGINAL STORY: A 17-year-old Whitley County High School student has been charged after an unloaded firearm was found in...

Whitley County High School will soon be adding a new lunch menu option that is sure to get students excited: Pizza Hut. During their regularly monthly meeting Aug. 18, members of the Whitley County Board of Education were presented with and approved an opportunity to partner with...

A special ceremony was held June 16 following the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting, where the Whitley County School District’s 15 retiring teachers and staff were honored.  Superintendent John Siler spoke briefly about each retiree, recalling past anecdotes and...

As technology has continued to be integrated into every fabric of our daily lives, it has also grown in the ways it is used in education. Many school districts now use Chromebooks for a large portion of their instructional materials, which has given students more access to the...

Three teachers and numerous students at Whitley County High School designed and built the district’s 2021 Christmas parade float, but because the Williamsburg parade was canceled, it is currently sitting at the bus garage. The parade was canceled Saturday because of forecasted...