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Whitley County Whiteout: Several inches of snowfall hit area

Aerial photography by TIMOTHY WYATT  Big Freeze: With several of inches of snowfall from Sunday night through Tuesday morning, local road crews have been working around the clock to try and clear roadways to make them as safe as possible for travel. According to Whitley County...

White Christmas…

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT What a view: Despite all of the trouble caused by recent snow, ice and freezing temperatures, folks in our region were treated to a White Christmas in 2022. Right, an aerial view of downtown Williamsburg on Christmas day shows the area from City Hall up to...

White Christmas in the forecast, conditions could turn dangerous

If some weather forecasts hold true, then we can definitely expect a White Christmas this year. The bad news is we could also see dangerous driving conditions, ice, and historically low temperatures to go along with it.

PHOTO GALLERY: Blanketed in snow…

Whitley County was blanketed in snow after winter weather dumped approximately seven inches of precipitation on the area Sunday evening. While snow totals varied throughout the county, schools, businesses and government offices closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Posted On 20 Jan 2022
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Crews are out trying to clear roads across Whitley County

State, county and local road crews have been out in force since Sunday as they attempt to clear and maintain the roads throughout Whitley County. County and State roads Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White, Jr. was manning one of the county’s six salt trucks Monday morning....

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet road crews ready and waiting in event snowfall accumulates

With snow beginning to fall around Kentucky Monday, officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said road crews are ready and waiting. Officials noted that salt and snow plow crews are on duty with active patrolling and pretreatment of scattered roadways underwa...