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Shelley not planning to seek re-election

Whitley County is, likely, getting a new sheriff in 2022. Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley carried a woman to safety in 2020 as rising floodwaters began to seep into her home. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Routine patrol results in drug bust at elementary school

A routine sheriff’s patrol at Oak Grove Elementary Sunday night led to the arrest of a Corbin man for trafficking methamphetamine. 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

Sheriff issues January activity report

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy start to 2020. During the month of January, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,093 criminal complaints and responded to 28 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 26 criminal cases, and made 96 criminal...
Posted On 26 Feb 2020

Sheriff rescues local resident from rising water

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley waded into the rescue efforts occurring across Whitley County Thursday, carrying an elderly woman from the rising water in her home. Shelley said he and some of his deputies had responded to several calls on Ky. 1804 off of U.S. 25W when a call...

Whitley deputies arrest six people as patrols are stepped up in areas known for drug activity

A Williamsburg woman is facing drug-related charges after deputies located suspected methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia inside her vehicle Wednesday night, and a Woodbine woman was taken into custody following a separate traffic stop as the Whitley County Sheriff’s...