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White Christmas…

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT What a view: Despite all of the trouble caused by recent snow, ice and freezing temperatures, folks in our region were treated to a White Christmas in 2022. Right, an aerial view of downtown Williamsburg on Christmas day shows the area from City Hall up to...

W’burg City Hall, Whitley County Courthouse closed Friday

Both Williamsburg City Hall and the Whitley County Courthouse are closed for business Friday, Jan. 7, due to inclement weather. The Williamsburg Sanitation Department will pick up Friday’s garbage on Monday.
Posted On 07 Jan 2022

W’burg City Hall reopens to the public

Williamsburg City Hall is now back open to the public, but if you don’t want to get out of your car in this heat, then you can still do the bulk of your city business at the drive-thru window for the water department. Mayor Roddy Harrison said that the city put up signs on city...
Posted On 22 Jul 2020

W’burg City Hall remains closed to the public

The reopening of Williamsburg City Hall to the public has been put on hold for an indefinite period of time. City Hall had been slated to reopen to the public Monday, but Mayor Roddy Harrison announced on his personal Facebook page Sunday afternoon that the reopening would be...
Posted On 17 Jun 2020

Williamsburg City Hall reopening June 15 to the public

Williamsburg City Hall will be reopening to the public on June 15, Mayor Roddy Harrison said Tuesday afternoon. City Hall has been closed to the public since March 23 due to COVID-19. Harrison said that next week’s monthly city council meeting will be held online via Zoom once...
Posted On 03 Jun 2020

Old Whitley County Courthouse staying open to the public, Williamsburg City Hall closing to the public

The old Whitley County Courthouse is staying open to the public for now, but Williamsburg City Hall will be closing to the public although offices will stay open doing business over the phone and through the drive-thru. Also, the May Primary election is getting pushed back until...
Posted On 18 Mar 2020

Judicial Center, old Courthouse closed until Jan. 2 for New Year’s Day

If you want to renew your car tags or pay a speeding ticket, you are going to be out of luck until Thursday, Jan. 2, in Whitley County. Offices in both the old Whitley County Courthouse and the Whitley County Judicial Center will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, Jan....
Posted On 31 Dec 2019

15th Annual WPD Shop with a Cop helps 150 children

One would be hard pressed to say who got more pleasure out of the 15th Annual Williamsburg Police Department Shop with a Cop event Thursday evening at Walmart. Was it the nearly 150 less fortunate children, who each got $100 shopping sprees, or was it the 30 or so police officers...
Posted On 24 Dec 2019

Whitley County Courthouse, Judicial Center closed until Thursday, Dec. 26

If you want to renew your car tags or pay a speeding ticket, you are going to be out of luck until Thursday, Dec. 26, in Whitley County. Offices in both the old Whitley County Courthouse and the Whitley County Judicial Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday,...
Posted On 20 Dec 2019

Free Hepatitis A vaccinations are available Jan. 22, Jan. 24 in W’burg

Kentucky is the worst state in the country for the Hepatitis A outbreak and Whitley County now has the second most reported cases of Hepatitis A cases in the state, but local officials are hoping to improve those numbers by giving away up to 600 free Hepatitis A vaccines during a...
Posted On 16 Jan 2019
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