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SAR, DAR members remember Pearl Harbor during ceremony in W’burg

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT For Honor: The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution held a ceremony last Thursday at the Whitley County Courthouse to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The event concluded with the...

Courthouse getting new display honoring local war hero

A new display honoring a Williamsburg native and war hero is expected to be added to the halls of the Whitley County Courthouse in the near future. Greg Sims, commandant of the JC Paul Detachment Marine Corps League in Williamsburg, holds up a copy of Joe Calvin Paul’s...

Pearl Harbor remembrance event held last week at Whitley County Courthouse

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A ceremony was held last week at the Whitley County Courthouse in remembrance of Pearl Harbor. Attendees gathered in the Whitley County Fiscal Court chambers for the event, which included an audio recording of Eleanor Roosevelt’s radio address to America on...

12-hour community prayer event set for Thursday (May 5)

A 12-hour community prayer event is planned on Thursday, May 5, around the Whitley County Courthouse in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer. In observance of this historical day, there will be prayer stations set up around the courthouse from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. to...
Posted On 04 May 2022

W’burg City Hall, Whitley County Courthouse closed Friday

Both Williamsburg City Hall and the Whitley County Courthouse are closed for business Friday, Jan. 7, due to inclement weather. The Williamsburg Sanitation Department will pick up Friday’s garbage on Monday.
Posted On 07 Jan 2022

Local groups host Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony

Over a dozen people turned out on a dreary overcast day Monday to take part in Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day outside of the old Whitley County Courthouse in Williamsburg. This is the 11th year for the ceremony, which is sponsored by the William Whitley Chapter of the National...
Posted On 09 Dec 2020

UC students help mulch Whitley County Courthouse

About one dozen University of the Cumberlands students turned out at the Whitley County Courthouse on Sept. 11 to help mulch around the outside of the facility as part of a community service effort.  
Posted On 19 Sep 2020

Whitley County Health Department sends out COVID–19 public notice concerning sheriff’s office

The Whitley County Health Department is advising that anyone, who visited the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, July 27, may have been exposed to COVID–19. Officials emphasized that exposure would have been limited to the sheriff’s office located in the Whitley County...

Whitley County Courthouse, Judicial Center closed until Thursday, Dec. 26

If you want to renew your car tags or pay a speeding ticket, you are going to be out of luck until Thursday, Dec. 26, in Whitley County. Offices in both the old Whitley County Courthouse and the Whitley County Judicial Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday,...
Posted On 20 Dec 2019

BBQ competition kicks off Saturday in Williamsburg

A barbecue competition will be held on July 7 as part of the bicentennial celebration. The competition will take place on the Whitley County Courthouse lawn on the Main Street side. The winner of the competition will receive as a $50 gift card provided by Moonlight Meat...