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Those wishing to run for public office have until Jan. 5 to file

Those wanting to run for Williamsburg City Council, Corbin City Commission and Whitley County Clerk have until Jan. 5, 2024, at 4 p.m. to file election papers with the Whitley County Clerk’s Office. So far, only incumbent Whitley Circuit Court Clerk Gary Barton has filed to run...
Posted On 14 Dec 2023

Whitley County Clerk gets clean audit report

Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis has received a clean financial bill of health, according to a recently released audit by Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office into her 2022 financial statement for the clerk’s fee account. “The auditor noted no instances of...
Posted On 25 Nov 2023

Only about 30.5 percent of Whitley County voters cast their ballots

Whitley County voters went to the polls Tuesday and during three days of early voting last week, and unsurprisingly threw their support behind Republican candidates running for statewide office, including: governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor of...
Posted On 08 Nov 2023

Whitley County Fiscal Court accepts final excess fees from clerk

The Whitley County Fiscal Court accepted a $20,985.09 payment of excess fees from 2021 from the Whitley County Clerk’s Office during its July 19 regular monthly meeting. In February, the clerk’s office presented the fiscal court with $300,000 partial payment of excess fees from...
Posted On 27 Jul 2022

Whitley County Clerk’s Office in Corbin remaining open

While Friday will be the last day that the Whitley Circuit Court Clerk’s offices in Corbin and Williamsburg will be able to issue driver’s licenses and the Corbin office is closing at month’s end, the Whitley County Clerk’s Office in Corbin will remain...
Posted On 10 Jun 2022

June 7 deadline approaching for school board candidates

If you are thinking about running for a school board seat this year, then you had better be getting your paperwork together and filed at the Whitley County Clerk’s Office. Due to changes in state election laws, the deadline for filing for seats on the Whitley County Board of...
Posted On 01 Jun 2022

Whitley County Clerk digitizes plats going back to 1800s

Thanks to the miracle of technology, all of the maps and plats in the Whitley County Clerk’s Office have now been digitized and preserved for all time. “All of the Whitley County plats that have been recorded in the clerk’s office have been digitized. It is every plat we have...
Posted On 31 Dec 2021

Common Election Day problem solved

During a normal Election Day, workers at the Whitley County Clerk’s Office traditionally get multiple phone calls with the same complaint, which deals with would be voters going to a voting precinct only to be told that they are at the wrong location. “On Election Day it happens...
Posted On 30 Dec 2021

Clerk turns over record excess fees to fiscal court

Despite COVID-19, 2020 was a busy year for people to buy and sell property, get married, and transfer and license automobiles among many other things that the Whitley County Clerk’s Office oversees. As a result of all these transactions, Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis...
Posted On 25 Mar 2021

Whitley County Clerk receives clean audit from Mike Harmon, Auditor of Public Accounts

The Whitley County Clerk’s office received a clean audit from Mike Harmon, the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts. “I was pleased to have a good clean audit,” said Carolyn Willis, the Whitley County Clerk. “That’s what we strive for – to do the best for our county.” Kay...