Jason Wilson won the Whitley County Jailer race garnering 3,762 votes Tuesday night. He defeated Chuck Evans who received 2,254 votes. Following the results, Wilson said he felt “overwhelmed” and ...

Incumbent Whitley County Sheriff Bill Elliotte is getting another four years in office. Elliotte defeated former Kentucky State Police Trooper and current Williamsburg School Resource Officer Scott ...

Loretta Rains, age 73, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2026. She was born July 14, 1952 in Whitley County, KY, to the late Oshie and Cora Hamblin Wilson. Along with her parents she ...

The estate of a Corbin man, who was killed when a Knox County Sheriff’s cruiser hit a side-by-side last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. In addition, a surviving passenger in ...

Court documents reveal new details about additional charges filed Tuesday against a now suspended South Laurel High School teacher and swimming coach Bradley Kyle Yeager was first arrested Sunday on ...

North Laurel’s visit to Don House Field sent the Redhounds into the dog house. The Jaguars earned their second win over the Redhounds this season with a final of 2-1 on April 23. Early in the season, ...

A Corbin Public Library (CPL) program that provides free books to children may be at risk without additional funding, guest speaker Maddie Flannery told the Corbin Rotary Club on April 30. According ...

Spring is a time for fresh starts and a good reminder to clear out unused or expired medications. With National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day approaching on Saturday, there is an easy way to make ...

What would it be like to eat dinner without being able to see? That is the question behind the upcoming Lights Out: Dinner in the Dark, a blindfolded dining experience hosted by The Freeman Foundation ...

DIPG, which stands for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, has been on the minds of a lot of residents lately. It is a type of brain tumor found in the pons, which is part of the brainstem. Six-year-old ...

The Laurel County Grand Jury recently indicted 19 people on drug-related charges, including three people for felony drug trafficking and 16 for felony drug possession.

Two educators were honored with the “Going the Extra Mile” Award during the Williamsburg Board of Education’s April 28 meeting. The “Going the Extra Mile” Award is presented to staff members who are ...