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Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT and MARK WHITE         A ceremony was held last Thursday at the Whitley County Judicial Center to swear in many of Whitley County’s officials, several of which are new to their offices. TOP LEFT: Bill Elliotte takes the oath of office...

With no incumbents in either race, it was already a foregone conclusion that Whitley County would have both a new sheriff and jailer come next year, but with both races being contested, who would hold those positions was far from known. Following the results of Tuesday’s General...

Voters across Whitley County will have three locally contested races to vote on when they go to the polls to cast their ballots next Tuesday on Election Day or during early voting Thursday, Friday or Saturday. In addition, there will also be three other locally contested races...

By an overwhelming margin, Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson garnered 60 percent of the vote in a four-way race to win re-election to a second term as jailer. Lawson garnered 4,530 votes during Tuesday’s Republican May Primary Election to Stephen Taylor’s 1,588 votes, Brian...