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Four individuals allegedly involved in burglaries at area businesses indicted

Four individuals allegedly involved in a rash of burglaries at area businesses over the span of several months were indicted Friday by a Knox County grand jury. B.J. Hubbard, 31, of Artemus; Kody Davidson, 31, of Middletown, Ohio; Shannon Ray Davidson, 30, of Barbourville; and...

B’ville man charged with Tomahawks, Express Mart burglaries

Area police departments in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties believe they have solved a series of break-ins at local businesses, which involved the perpetrators allegedly stealing vehicles that were then rammed into businesses in an attempt to steal the ATM machines located...

Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between June 2022 and July 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 03 Sep 2022

121 Whitley, Knox households getting clean water thanks to state funding

Thanks to $2,419,802 in funding that is coming to the region, 125 unserved households in Whitley County, Knox and Bell counties will be getting clean drinking water. Whitley, Knox and Bell counties are all receiving a portion of the $30 million in funding that the state has...
Posted On 11 Aug 2022

KSP asking for public’s help finding stolen vehicle

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police announced Wednesday evening that both the stolen vehicle and the suspect had been located in Fleming County. The suspect, whose name was not released, was arrested in Fleming County on unrelated charges and will have pending charges in Knox County...
Posted On 10 Aug 2022
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Corbin man found guilty of rape by Knox County jury

GARRISON (Correction: In the Aug. 10 print edition of the News Journal and in an initial version of this story, which appeared on the News Journal’s website the morning of Aug. 10, a story regarding Payton Chase Garrison’s rape trial incorrectly stated that Garrison...

June unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Laurel, Knox counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between May 2022 and June 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 06 Aug 2022

Update: Michigan man convicted of armed drug trafficking, attempted robbery in Knox Co.

A federal grand jury convicted a Flint, Michigan man recently for armed drug trafficking and attempted robbery in connection with a Knox County shooting, and he is facing up to life in prison when he is sentenced later this year. After two hours of deliberation on July 25,...
Posted On 27 Jul 2022

Alabama man indicted on 21 counts of sexual-related charges in Knox County

A Knox County grand jury has indicted an Alabama man on more than 20 sexual-related charges, including rape, for multiple alleged incidents involving a child that spanned more than six years. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Local May unemployment rates increase slightly since April

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between April 2022 and May 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 02 Jul 2022