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Five Whitley County teachers were recently recognized for their dedication to education. IXL Learning, a personalized learning platform used in schools across the globe to help educators tailor learning experiences to their students, announced its Elite 100 list last month. That...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Debra Cox (right), second grade teacher at Pleasant View Elementary School, was presented with the Above and Beyond Award last Thursday during the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting. The award is given each month to employees in the school...

A Williamsburg man, who was on the run from police for more than 12 hours Friday after allegedly attempting to shoot his mother, is facing additional charges in connection to the incident, and a not guilty plea has since been entered to on his behalf. Brady Bowman, 25, appeared...

FINAL UPDATE: After eluding police for more than 12 hours, Brady Bowman has been arrested. Whitley County Sheriff Bill Elliotte confirmed that Bowman was apprehended just after 11 p.m. Friday. “He was up in the mountains in a tree stand. [Kentucky State Police’s]...

Pleasant View Elementary students were hitting the books to celebrate Read Across America Week. Read Across America Week ran from Monday, February 28th until Friday, March 4th. Top, Baptist Health Corbin President Anthony Powers said he was inspired to read because, “My mother...

Pleasant View Elementary School student Madison Willmore got to go to school this week despite having been exposed to COVID-19 a few days earlier thanks in part to a new coronavirus testing program that the school district has implemented, and will be expanding to some other...

Summer break may be over for students and staff in Williamsburg, but University of the Cumberlands Cheerleaders were on hand at Pleasant View Elementary School Friday morning to help ‘cheer’ up the students. Cheerleaders created a ‘tunnel’ for students, staff and parents to walk...

E-mails promising a “BIG surprise” are pretty common, but they usually turn out just to be SPAM or a scam. Every so often though, such e-mails live up to their billing. Pleasant View Elementary School Principal Bobby Gibbs can personally attest to this fact. “It was a pretty...

Students across the Whitley County school district exceeded state averages in nearly every subject area of assessment on state proficiency tests last school year, according to Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) assessment results that were released statewide Tuesday. Whitley East...

Savannah Miracle received straight A’s at Pleasant View Elementary School for seven years in a row. She recently graduated from 6th grade and will be attending Whitley County Middle School. She is shown with the trophy she received for her achievements and the principal of the...