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Williamsburg Police Department asking for leads in church vandalism

A Williamsburg church was vandalized last week with various slang terms spraypainted on the outside of the building, and now police are asking for the public’s help in finding the culprit. Highland Park Baptist Church was vandalized in at least two areas of the building sometime...
Posted On 24 May 2023
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Public’s help sought to locate vandal

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find the man who vandalized an RV and a car at a Keavy area business overnight Wednesday. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo said the incident, which was captured on surveillance video, occurred overnight Wednesday off of...

Vandals strike Corinth Cemetery knocking over tombstones

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the vandalism of a local cemetery where several tombstones were knocked over and some vases were destroyed. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 10 Mar 2021

Local gun range to reopen after vandalism

Nearly five months after it was closed because of another round of vandalism, the Whitman Branch Shooting Range located in the Daniel Boone National Forest is close to reopening. The range, located near the Laurel Lake spillway in Whitley County, was closed in February after...

Vandalism forces closure of local shooting range again

The Whitman Branch Shooting Range in Daniel Boone National Forest has been closed to the public due to vandalism. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service posted notice of the closing of the facility, located near the Laurel Lake spillway, on the Daniel Boone National Forest...

Pastor to church vandal: ‘God still loves him’

A Williamsburg man allegedly broke into a church early Sunday morning, destroyed several items inside, engaged in a standoff with police, falsely told police that he had been stabbed and shot, and resisted arrest once police entered the building. Read this story and more for just...
Posted On 30 Jan 2019

Corbin woman charged with promoting contraband after jailers find drugs

A Corbin woman arrested on a vandalism charge, added drug possession and promoting contraband charges after Laurel County Deputy Jailers found her in possession of Suboxone. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said Theresa R....

Vandals target Daniel Boone National Forest signs

The U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public’s help to find the individual(s) responsible for a series of vandalism incidents targeting signs in Daniel Boone National Forest. According to officials with the London Range District, multiple signs in Laurel and Whitley Counties...

Deputies investigating vandalism at Lily cemetery

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help to find the individual(s) responsible for a vandalism incident at a Lily area cemetery Thursday. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer said officials at Cumberland Gardens contacted law...

Church burglary, vandalism under investigation

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the vandalism and burglary of a Keavy area church Sunday. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said officers were called to Mt. Zion Church of God on Level Green Road off of Ky. 312 after members...
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