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The Whitley County Area Retired Teachers Association (WARTA) is a group who meets regularly to make sure their pensions and health insurance benefits remain secure. That is their main objective, but it is far from their only concern.

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...

The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved the departure of two city employees and the promotion of another. Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator Clara Patterson announced her intent to retire in a letter to the commission. Patterson joined the Corbin’s Code Enforcement...

After 12 years as chief of the West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue, Darryl Baker is turning over leadership of the department to Amos Moses. “As some may have heard, I decided that after 12 years of being Chief, that it was time for me to retire as Chief,” wrote Baker in a Facebook...

After 27 years and three months, Corbin City Clerk Roberta Webb has announced her retirement effective July 31. Webb was initially hired to serve as the deputy city collector in 1994, becoming city collector and then city clerk. “I greatly appreciate the opportunities that I have...

A well-known police officer announcing his retirement and a community member asking for additional softball fields were just two of the several items discussed at the Corbin City Commission regular monthly meeting on Monday. Major David Maiden announced in a letter to Chief Rusty...

They started together and will now retire together. After 28 years Corbin High School principals John Crawford and Nicole Brock have announced their years as Corbin Redhounds will come to an end on July 31. Crawford and Brock are both life-long Redhounds, having both graduated...

After almost 29 with Corbin Public Works, Director Gary Kelly will soon be entering retirement. Kelly started working for the city when he was 21 years old in December of 1992. When his job at Pepsi Cola saw hour cuts, he applied for a position with Corbin Public Works which was...

After seven years on the job sniffing out and taking a bite out of crime, Williamsburg Police K-9 Vicko has retired. Vicko, who came to the department in 2013, has been partnered with Sgt. Eljiah Hunter since 2015. Hunter said Vicko was the first K-9 that he worked with. “To me,...

Kay Schwartz says she will miss the people the most as she heads into retirement after working nearly 44 years in the Whitley County Clerk’s Office, which includes having served as the county clerk for nearly 12 years. “I love to help people. Seeing the people and getting to help...