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River Fog Festival returning to downtown Williamsburg this weekend, last to be hosted by Why Whitley

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Third Annual River Fog Festival is set to return to downtown Williamsburg this weekend. The festival, which began in 2018 as part of an initiative to highlight regional arts, music, food and beverage within the Southeastern...

Photo Gallery: River Fog Festival makes successful return

The Second Annual River Fog Festival made a successful return to Williamsburg Saturday evening drawing big crowds to hear Larah Helayne, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, and Jordan Allen and The Bellwethers. The event also featured three craft beer breweries, three food...
Posted On 09 Oct 2019

Joslyn & The Sweet Compression headlining River Fog Festival Saturday

Last year, organizers of the inaugural River Fog Festival in Williamsburg only expected to have about 500 attendees, but were pleasantly surprised when over 1,000 people attended the event. So many people attended the festival that craft beer and food vendors sold out. “I think...
Posted On 03 Oct 2019

Williamsburg trick or treating times approved

Trick or treating hours have been set for Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in Williamsburg. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison noted during Monday’s monthly city council meeting that trick or treating is always two hours long in Williamsburg, and is always on Halloween, except if it...
Posted On 11 Sep 2019

W’burg City Council discusses success of River Fog Festival, other events

The success of Saturday’s inaugural River Fog Festival and the upcoming 25th Annual Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree were two topics of discussion during Monday’s monthly Williamsburg City Council meeting. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 10 Oct 2018

Inaugural River Fog Festival Saturday in Williamsburg

A new festival, which is slated to take place Saturday in downtown Williamsburg, aims to highlight regional arts, music, food and beverage within the Southeastern Kentucky region. “The River Fog Festival is the first of many opportunities Why Whitley has planned for our...
Posted On 03 Oct 2018

Williamsburg water plant still running on rented intake pumps

The city of Williamsburg is still working on a permanent solution to a problem that caused a water outage in early July, which left the entire town without water for a time and several others without water for multiple days after the failure of a pair of broken intake pumps at...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018

River Fog Festival slated for October in Williamsburg

A new festival, which is slated to take place in early October in downtown Williamsburg, aims to highlight regional arts, music, food and beverage within the Southeastern Kentucky region. “The River Fog Festival is the first of many opportunities Why Whitley has planned for our...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018