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Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison is the latest candidate to file for election or re-election next year in Whitley County. So far he is unopposed in this bid for re-election. There will be a number of contested races on the ballot this May. Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat...

The race to build the Cumberland Mint Gaming Hall is now underway. Local and state officials gathered in Williamsburg Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new facility with Keeneland officials. The horse racing facility is expected to create 213 jobs for the...

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison and Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White, Jr. discussed movement and the excitement it brings to the community Tuesday at the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

As the lyrics to the old song go, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” but in Williamsburg this year that is not so much the case as several holiday-related events are being cancelled due to COVID-19. Williamsburg’ Turkey Trot is one of several events being...

CORBIN, Ky – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) convened a meeting Friday in Corbin to discuss flood control successes and necessary improvements with local leaders who serve communities along the Cumberland River. In February several counties in...

The Whitley County Community Green Dot program held a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Friday, Feb. 7, to celebrate the new Green Dot mural that is now located at the corner of Fourth Street and Main Street in Williamsburg. WEKC radio station owner Rev. Gerald Parks, who allowed the...

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison needs the public’s help Saturday to beat Tennessee. Harrison said that he was recently contacted by Jellico Mayor Dwight Osbourne challenging him to take part in a food drive of University of Kentucky fans vs. University of Tennessee fans. The...

Williamsburg voters are apparently happy with city leadership as they gave incumbent Mayor Roddy Harrison a fourth consecutive term in office and re-elected all six Williamsburg City Council members during Tuesday’s General Election. Harrison garnered 905 votes to Dr. Bernard...

Work to repair George Hays Road, which partially collapsed on April 17 into Briar Creek, is almost ready to begin. George Hayes Road is is still closed following the April 17 collapse of a portion of it, but work is slated to start next week to repair it. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy...

We’ve all gotten them. Those brilliant idea assignments that your boss comes up with that shouldn’t “take that long to do.” Williamsburg’s new Hall of Mayors, a display of photos featuring all past mayors in town history, is one of “those” projects. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy...