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Whitley County family’s home destroyed by fire Monday

A house fire in the Rockholds community of Whitley County Monday morning resulted in the structure being a total loss. The house was located on Slusher Cemetery Road, just off of Tidal Wave Road, about two miles from KY 26. Although the cause of the blaze has still not been...

River Stomp Bluegrass Festival kicks off Friday, Oct. 11

So how do you promote an inaugural bluegrass festival that no one has ever heard of? Get a Sasquatch suit and have someone run around in it at various events. At least this is the answer that the organizers of the upcoming River Stomp Bluegrass Festival came up with. “We have...
Posted On 09 Oct 2019

Fire damages home on Tidal Wave Road

A local volunteer firefighter faced one of the worst possible scenarios when he and his department were called to battle ablaze that was consuming his own home. Rockholds, Oak Grove and Woodbine firefighters were called to a structure fire at 3846 Tidal Wave Road Monday...