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W’Burg City Council declines to hear tax ordinance Monday due to proposed legislation

An ordinance renewing a longstanding occupational tax agreement between the Whitley County Fiscal Court and the cities of Williamsburg and Corbin was put on the backburner Monday, as members of the Williamsburg City Council discussed a proposed bill in the Kentucky House of...

HB 249 clears KY Senate, expected to be signed into law this week

82nd House District Representative Nick Wilson’s first major legislation as a lawmaker was passed through the Kentucky Senate last week and is expected to be signed into law by the governor in the coming days. HB 249, also known as Kimber’s Law, easily passed the Senate by a vote...

Rep. Nick Wilson’s HB 249 clears KY House, vote expected in KY Senate this week

HB 249, also known as Kimber’s Law, was 82nd House District Representative Nick Wilson’s biggest priority once assuming office in January, and he’s now one step closer to seeing it become law during his first session as a state legislator. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Wilson settling in to life as state legislator

Public defender, prosecutor, Survivor, legislator—Nick Wilson has now done it all.  Elected in November to serve as the 82nd House District Representative, which covers Whitley County and a small portion of southern Laurel County, Wilson is currently in the midst of his first...