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Corbin woman arrested after alleged assault, victim reports broken collarbone

A Corbin woman was recently arrested after a complaint warrant was issued following an assault that left the victim with a broken collarbone and abrasions in various places on their body. Ivy Palmer, 46, was arrested by Corbin Police Department Patrolman Lonnie Sawyers on Jan. 28...

Search warrant leads to drug arrest

A Williamsburg man was arrested on multiple drug charges recently after Whitley County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at the subject’s residence. Carl R. Person, photo from Laurel County Jail Tracker Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...

Traffic stop leads to meth bust

A routine traffic stop Thursday afternoon by a Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy resulted in the seizure of about 30 grams of methamphetamine from inside a vehicle, according to a sheriff’s department release. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...
Posted On 27 Jan 2021

Williamsburg Police use taser to take wanted man into custody

What began as an attempt by Williamsburg Police to serve several outstanding warrants early Saturday morning, ended with police tasing the suspect in order to take him custody. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Traffic stop leads to four arrests

Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy JB Coffey, with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, arrested four individuals on drug charges during a traffic stop Saturday, Dec. 26. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Shooting on I-75 leads to assault charge

A Madison County woman wanted for assault in Whitley County stemming from an August incident is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center following her arrest in Shelbyville. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Suspect claims cash was legit; he is victim of police brutality

An Illinois man whom area law enforcement arrested on drug trafficking and possession charges early Tuesday morning, claims he was the victim of police brutality. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Corbin man charged with exposing genitals to neighbors

A Corbin man is facing indecent exposure and disorderly conduct charges after police say he exposed his genitals in view of his neighbors on Palmer Street Sunday night. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

COVID-19 impacting local jail, dance studio, church

Not too long after 46 patients and several staff members at First Christian Care Communities in Corbin tested positive for COVID-19 on June 26, positive COVID-19 tests involving the Whitley County Detention Center, Gail Fredericks School of Dance and Gymnastics and Central...
Posted On 08 Jul 2020

A dozen Whitley County Detention Center inmates quarantining due to COVID-19 exposure

A dozen inmates at the Whitley County Detention Center are currently being quarantined after a former employee, who worked for a vendor at the facility, tested positive for COVID-19. “While no other employees from this vendor, deputies or inmates are currently showing any signs...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020