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Whitley County sheriff’s deputies seized cash, marijuana, Suboxone films and drug paraphernalia while executing a pair of search warrants in the Savoy and Saxton communities Saturday evening. Detective Derek Eubanks obtained the search warrants following an investigation...

A Williamsburg man, who was found allegedly passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle late last Wednesday evening, is still in jail facing felony drug possession charges. Everett Leland Young, 44, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday afternoon to two counts of...

K.Y. Fuson The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department now has one fewer officer, its former chief deputy, but no one is saying publicly why he is no longer with the agency. Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell confirmed Monday afternoon that K.Y. Fuson, who had served as chief...

A tip about possible drug activity in the Brown’s Creek area of Whitley County led to the arrest of a Rockholds man for trafficking marijuana Saturday night. Sixty-three-year-old John W. Chatham is facing charges of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, trafficking...

A routine call early Saturday morning led a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy to the discovery of an active methamphetamine lab. About 2 a.m., Deputy Jonas Saunders was on a call on Clifford Canada Road when he received an anonymous tip about possible drug activity and a...

A complaint about a stolen purse early Sunday morning resulted in the arrest of two people on child endangerment charges. About 2:45 a.m., Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Eubanks responded to the Highway 1804 area when a woman reported her purse had been stolen,...