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There will be one less contested election in Whitley County this May. Williamsburg Police Officer Dorman Patrick Jr. officially withdrew from the judge-executive’s race Monday morning, said Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis. “This morning, I officially withdrew my candidacy for Whitley County Judge-Executive. This decision was not made lightly. I am not a politician, nor have I ever wanted to make a career out of politics. Even if I find myself standing alone, I will always stand up for what is right and what’s best for the people. At this time I’m fortunate to be following my dreams and serving the public as a law enforcement officer. That’s my passion. My...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests in connection with a local multi pound methamphetamine drug trafficking organization, which they say has been dismantled and was distributing drugs in the Corbin area, according to a sheriff’s department release late Friday afternoon. Deputy Dylan Messer initiated the investigation on Jan. 25. Through the investigation, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Narcotics Interdiction Team learned that Jalen Pasley, also known as Jalen Marshall, 29, of Louisville, was allegedly engaged in the distribution of multiple pound quantities of methamphetamine from Louisville to Laurel County, the release stated. Further investigation revealed that Dustin Bice, 29, of Corbin, allegedly received pound quantities of methamphetamine from Pasley that was...

Update: The juvenile has been reported as found. The individual allegedly returned of his own volition, according to the Whitley County Sheriff's Department.   The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing 16-year-old juvenile. The juvenile is described as a 6’1” male weighing about 185 pounds. He has black hair, hazel eyes and fair skin. The juvenile has a scar above his right eye, and a tattoo on his back shoulder that reads “CHAMBERS”. The juvenile was last seen on Jan. 19 and is possibly in route to Michigan. “Anyone with information should contact the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department at (606) 549-6017 or local law enforcement at...

It is now a six-person race to be the next Whitley County Jailer as Rocky Moses, Jr. withdrew from the race on Thursday. Moses announced the decision on his Facebook page Thursday morning. “I want to start off by saying thank you to each and every one of you that has supported me in this election process! After so many stressful days, a few sleepless nights, and many prayers I’ve decided that I’m taking my name out of the Jailer race,” Moses said. Moses, who owns and operates Rocky’s Barber Shop in Williamsburg, said he has worked hard over 19 years to build up that business and create great relationships with his...

Kentucky State Police have released the name of the suspect and the name of the officer involved in a non-fatal trooper-involved shooting that occurred about two weeks ago in the north Corbin/southern Laurel County area. The officer was identified Monday afternoon as Trooper Stephen Walker, a 39-year-veteran of the agency. In accordance with KSP policies and procedures, Walker was placed on administrative leave following the shooting, according to a KSP release. The suspect was identified as Jeffrey Paradise, 32, of Corbin. He remains in the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital where he continues to be treated, according to the release. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting,...

A Kentucky State Police trooper shot an armed man following a domestic dispute in Whitley County late Saturday evening, according to a KSP release. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the trooper-involved shooting that occurred about 11:23 p.m. on Jan. 15, near Williamsburg. The preliminary investigation indicates that on Saturday, Whitley County E-911 Dispatch requested assistance from KSP in reference to a domestic dispute at a residence located at US25W. It was reported that a subject had fired shots inside the residence and was refusing to allow his wife and children to leave the residence, the release stated. The incident happened about half a mile south of the Emyln coal...

Cumberland Valley Electric is working to restore power to more than 3,000 customers. The electric cooperative has an outage affecting 950 customers on East Ky 92 in Whitley County near the county line. This is the largest reported outage in the county as of 10:35 a.m. According to the outage map on cumberlandvalley.coop, the majority of the outages were across Whitley County. As of 10 a.m. Monday, approximately 2,350 customers were without power. The largest outages, involving more than 100 customers, were located around Ky. 204 and near the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport. Outages were scattered, primarily, across the county between Corbin and Williamsburg. Knox County had 476 customers without power. Laurel County was reporting...

Kentucky State Police is actively investigating a trooper involved shooting that happened late Tuesday evening in Corbin. Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington, the public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said it is still early in the investigation, but he did confirm no troopers or bystanders were injured during the incident. No other information has been released because the incident is under active investigation.

Ryan Upchurch is in Corbin, and tonight's show will go on as scheduled. For those who have tickets for Friday and can’t make it, they can be transferred to Saturday. “There are people in town, so we made the decision for the show to go on,” said Arena Director Kristi Balla. “We don’t want the people that came from out of town to have to incur extra expense if we moved to Saturday.” In order to transfer the tickets from Friday to Saturday, Balla said ticket holders should email a snapshot of the tickets to info@thecorbinarena.com. Put “Upchurch” in the subject line. "We would prefer a snapshot of the tickets, but if...

A Corbin man, who was recently arrested on a warrant charging him with 46 counts of cruelty to animals, was released from the Whitley County Detention Center on his own recognizance. The arrest stems from a from a search warrant served at his residence on Nov. 9 during which law enforcement located 27 dead animals. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Lawson and Whitley County Animal Control Officer Larry Centers took Ottis Sizemore, Jr., 37, into custody just after noon after he was located at a business on Bee Creek Road. Lawson stated in the arrest citation that he was called to the area after Centers observed Sizemore’s black Chevrolet pickup truck. According to...