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Requesting Manpower: Local fire departments struggling with lack of volunteers

“You just don’t see that volunteer spirit like you used to.” That is how Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd described the situation when it comes to the lack of volunteer firefighters in Whitley County, and across the nation.

Group Effort: Magistrate Scotty Harrison discusses the shared goal of a safe, accessible Whitley Co. District 1

Now in his third term as magistrate of Whitley County’s District 1, Scotty Harrison has seen several transformative projects come to fruition in many of our local communities. His personal involvement in getting these projects to the finish line has obviously depended largely on...

Rockhold woman dragged 1/16 mile by vehicle

A Rockhold woman was drug about 1/16 of a mile during an incident Saturday morning three miles east of Williamsburg. Shortly before 6 a.m., Sheila Dawn Lawson, 40, was stopped along Ky. 92E in the second horseshoe curve because she had run out of gas. Jeremy Melton, 36, of Shiner...
Posted On 08 Nov 2016