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Happy retirement to WCHS JROTC instructor to Don Gross

Over the last 20 years, Whitley County High School (WCHS) JROTC instructor Master Sergeant (MSG) Don Gross is a guy that I regularly bumped into when I was covering things after hours for work. There were Friday night football games where his cadets presented the colors during...
Posted On 26 May 2023

Voters will cast ballots for sheriff, jailer and judge in contested races

Voters across Whitley County will have three locally contested races to vote on when they go to the polls to cast their ballots next Tuesday on Election Day or during early voting Thursday, Friday or Saturday. In addition, there will also be three other locally contested races...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022

Early voting starts Thursday (Nov. 3) in Whitley County

Whitley County residents wanting to vote in the upcoming November General Election will have a couple of different options to do so in the coming days. While absentee voting for those, who will be unable to go to the polls on Election Day (Nov. 8), has been underway for about one...
Posted On 02 Nov 2022

Whitley County school board candidate withdraws from race

Some Whitley County voters are going to have one less contested race to vote in during the November General Election. 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 09 Jun 2022

Contested races for Corbin, Whitley school boards

The battle lines are set for the November General Election in Whitley County, and there will be contested board of education races in two out of the three school districts located in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 08 Jun 2022

With week remaining in election, Whitley County poised for 40 percent voter turnout

With a week remaining in the 2020 general election, Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis said she expected more than 40 percent of registered Whitley County voters to cast a ballot. As early voting continues through Monday and mail-in ballots continuing to come in, Willis said a...

Deadline approaching to request an absentee ballot

Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis said plans are still being finalized for the upcoming general election, but, like the June primary election, voters will have a number of options on how to cast a ballot. Voters who would like to have a ballot mailed out to them, may request a...

Absentee voting underway in Whitley County

If you are going to be out of town on Election Day but you still want to vote, then you are in luck. Absentee voting has begun in Whitley County and will continue through Nov. 5, the day before Election Day. However, be sure to check both sides of your ballot to make sure you...
Posted On 17 Oct 2018