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If you live in the Tri-County area and you have old tires that you need to get rid of, then you will soon be in luck. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 11 and the Kentucky Division of Waste Management will be hosting several waste tire clean ups from March through May....

About $1.8 million has been allocated for work to state maintained roadways in Whitley County during the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials presented the Whitley County Fiscal Court last week with a list of seven roads that will be partially worked...

Officials are still assessing the damage from recent flooding that has damaged much of southeastern Kentucky, and it is unknown whether the state will meet the threshold for a federal disaster declaration. “I think we are certainly going to reach the threshold for Whitl...

Update: Whitley County E-911 canceled the Golden Alert for Perry Reed at 2:42 a.m. Monday. He has been located. Whitley County E-911 officials have issued a Golden Alert for a missing Whitley County juvenile, who requires daily cardiac medication. Perry E. Reed is a 17-year-old,...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of I-75 southbound (right lane) from mile points 1.5 to 2.0 in Whitley County will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The lane closure is necessary to allow District 11 crews to perform...

A Whitley County man has pleaded guilty in federal court to using Facebook to threaten a witness in an ATF investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine. Kenneth Andrew Dodd, 28, pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to charges set out in an information. According to the information,...

Last week’s flooding in Whitley County didn’t reach the level of the all time highest flood, but it came pretty darn close. Although rain is projected for Wednesday and the later parts of this week, the good news is that it isn’t as much rain as originally projected and...

Whitley County has suffered over $1 million in flood damage due to recent rains and rising rivers, and the county is still tabulating the damage. Whitley County Projects Director Amber Owens said that more than 40 hours were directly affected by flooding. Whitley County...

A Knox County man, who was last seen leaving home for work Thursday night, was found dead in his vehicle that had been swept from the roadway by floodwaters. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said 74-year-old Ronnie Bryant was found inside his 2012 Nissan...

Update: As of 3 p.m. Friday, the Cumberland River was at 32.34 feet in Williamsburg. The river is considered to be at major flood stage at 32 feet. The river is now expected to crest at 32.8 feet at 1 p.m. Saturday. The record flood stage in Williamsburg occurred on April 7,...