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Scaled back W’burg water park plans cut pool, but keep ballfields

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison delivered some good news and some bad news to the Williamsburg City Council Monday regarding a planned multi-million project at the Kentucky Splash Waterpark, which was originally supposed to have started last year. The Williamsburg City Council...
Posted On 14 Apr 2021

W’burg water loss rate drops 17 percent after major leak fixed

So how much water loss could one water leak account for? Williamsburg maintenance workers labored in late January to repair South Second Street after a major water leak was found there, which caused a cavern under the road. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 13 Mar 2021

W’burg City Council agrees to lease property for veteran’s treatment facilty

The Williamsburg City Council is moving forward with efforts to help land a privately-owned facility to treat veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse in the city. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 12 Mar 2021

W’burg waterpark expansion project slowed by ballooning costs

About 13 months ago, the Williamsburg City Council unveiled plans for a three-phase, $6 million plan to add two new softball fields, a new walking and bicycling path, new campground sites, a splash pad, and a swimming pool to attractions in or around the Kentucky Splash...
Posted On 11 Mar 2021

Williamsburg police getting body cameras

The widespread use of heroin locally, body cameras for the police department and a new set of the Jaws of Life for the fire department were three of the major topics addressed during the Williamsburg City Council’s monthly meeting Monday. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 10 Mar 2021

W’burg hopes to start charging county water districts more for water

Williamsburg officials say that it will be another three weeks or so before they will know for certain whether a recently fixed water leak on South Second Street is “the” elusive water leak that has been sought for well over a decade and believed to be responsible for much of the...
Posted On 12 Feb 2021

More questions than answers about possible veterans facility

Williamsburg city leaders probably have more questions than answers at this point regarding a proposed privately-owned facility to treat veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse, which has expressed interesting in building a facility in Williamsburg on...
Posted On 11 Feb 2021

Williamsburg homeless shelter closed, but should reopen

Emergency Christian Ministries homeless shelter in Williamsburg is currently shut down, but plans are to reopen although it may take a while, Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison informed the city council during its regular monthly meeting Monday. Read this story and more for just...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021

Veteran’s treatment center could be coming to W’burg

Early discussions have begun on an effort to bring a facility to Williamsburg that treats veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse among other issues. During its monthly meeting Monday, which Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 13 Jan 2021

Williamsburg getting $10,000 sidewalk grant for Main Street

Thanks to group efforts of several agencies, construction of a new sidewalk is planned between the bridge over I-75 and the Williamsburg wee ball field along Main Street. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 13 Nov 2020