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One thing is for certain. Over the next 14 months Whitley County will definitely be getting some new elected officials. Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley previously announced that he would not be seeking re-election next year, and recently submitted a letter to the county...

A few years back during one of those years when we had about a dozen people running for jailer, I was in the office on a Sunday evening making phone calls to jailer candidates and doing interviews with them over the telephone. This was about two weeks before the election, and I...

The Whitley County Fiscal Court is getting two new fiscal court members next year, and one new constable. In the Second Magistrate District, incumbent Lon “Chuck” Head was upset by challenger Mondo Cima, and in the Fourth Magistrate District two-term incumbent Robbie Brown lost...

Election precinct workers Irene Haun and Jan Mills take a break during voting Tuesday morning at the Williamsburg Independent School. Haun, who is 98-years-old, was the oldest election precinct worker in the state Tuesday. At the age of 98, Whitley County election officer Irene...