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Concerts with bluegrass, gospel and country-rock artists, a large car show and several new food vendors will highlight this year's 33rd Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days festival that will kick off Thursday and run through Saturday evening in Williamsburg. "It is going to be a really good festival. We encourage everyone to come down and enjoy," said Williamsburg Tourism Director Alvin Sharpe, one of the festival organizers. "We have a lot more food vendors than we have had in the past. All of our booth space is just about filled up. Some of the best things will be the entertainment. I just hope the weather stays pretty so we can...

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison to the Kentucky 911 Services Board. Bevin made Harrison's appointment to the 911 Services Board Friday afternoon along the appointment of three other people: Daniel L. Bell, Robert J. Leeper and Timothy M. Vaughan. Harrison and Bell represent city officials on the board while Leeper and Vaughan will represent county officials. The terms of all four men will expire on Aug. 15, 2020. The 911 Services Board is made up of 15 members, 11 of which are gubernatorial appointees. The board is charged with reviewing, evaluating, developing standards and deciding on plans of modifications to the E911 service requirements established by the Federal...

An attorney for a Williamsburg man, who allegedly ran over and killed a man out walking his dog along a sidewalk nearly five months ago, is asking the judge to suppress the results of his client's toxicology tests, which showed he had a blood alcohol level that was nearly four times the legal limit During a hearing Tuesday afternoon, Whitley Circuit Judge Dan Ballou scheduled a Sept. 13 suppression hearing and a Jan. 18 trial date in the case of Adam David Childress, 31, who is charged with murder, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence in connection with the April 13...

Miles from the nearest navigable body of water, Corbin firefighters were called to battle a boat fire last Thursday morning Corbin Fire Lieutenant Chad Jackson said firefighters were called to the parking lot of the former Basil’s Restaurant on Beatty Ave. about 4:45 a.m. Jackson said the bass boat, valued at $15,000, was fully involved in flames. “A gas tank on the boat was full,” Jackson said. “It was melted by the fire and gas poured out and spread across the deck.” Jackson said firefighters were hampered in their efforts by the gas, which continued to feed the fire. “The gas kept flaring back up,” Jackson said. “We ended up using a dry chemical...

Two Corbin teens are facing trespassing and criminal mischief charges for allegedly setting fire to a trash can at Miller Park Friday morning. Corbin Police Lt. Glenn Taylor arrested 18-year-old Dakota Hicks and 18-year-old Cameron Bledsoe at the park on Barton Mill Road just after 4 a.m. According to Taylor, the duo had entered the park and set the plastic can on fire just after 3 a.m. Hicks and Bledsoe each face one count of third-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree criminal trespassing. Hicks and Bledoe were each lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center and released about 2:10 p.m. No court date has been set in the case.

A Woodbine man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly robbing a man at knifepoint at the High Top boat ramp parking area and breaking into three vehicles that were parked there. According to Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell, Deputy Brian Hensley arrested 29-year-old Isiah Canada. Harrell said Hensley was called to the area off of Falls Hwy. about 5:30 a.m. in response to a complaint of a suspicious person. Hensley initially spoke with a man, later identified as Canada, who claimed ownership of a vehicle in the parking lot. However, as Henlsey continued the investigation, a man approached him, claiming that he had been robbed at knifepoint. “The victim provided a physical description...

Hundreds of people will be pouring into Williamsburg for the 55th Annual Old Fashion Brush Arbor Meeting, which is a tent style revival that served as the inspiration for Old Fashioned Trading Days. The five-day event starts on the Wednesday before Labor Day and runs through Sunday and is located off Brush Arbor Road in Williamsburg with meetings starting at 7 p.m. nightly. "We have a good old fashion tent revival under a metal shed," said Rev. Jerry Sester, who is currently president of the Old Fashion Brush Arbor Meeting. "We have pine limbs cut up over the top of us and wood shavings on the dirt floor with 250 chairs...

Williamsburg Fire and Rescue has some new leadership thanks to the retirement of its long time chief. Mayor Roddy Harrison announced during the Aug. 8 city council meeting that Assistant Chief Larry Todd had been selected to replace James Privett as fire chief. "He has proved his worthiness. I think he will do a really good job," Harrison said. Veteran firefighter Troy Thomas has been selected to replace Todd as assistant chief. "Troy is motivated. He can really get things done," Todd noted. Todd said he is excited about the promotion. "I am honored to be thought about for this and I want to do the best I can. I have always put my best...

A Williamsburg man who had successfully eluded law enforcement multiple times was taken into custody Friday morning. Whitley County Constable Dorman Patrick, Jr. along with Williamsburg Police, Kentucky State Police and Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson arrested 37-year-old Auturo Mattie on multiple charges of theft, parole violation, DUI, receiving stolen property and other charges. Patrick stated that a tip came into Whitley County 911 at 11:17 a.m. that Mattie could be found at a residence on U.S. 25W near the Williamsburg Post Office. Patrick said officers determined Mattie was inside, but were advised that Mattie had a hole cut in the floor that he had previously used to elude capture. Patrick said when...

A member of upper management at the CSX Corbin yard has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. Fifty-three-year-old David B. Haas was arrested Wednesday night following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. According to Detective Justin Oliver, state police received a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning child pornography. Based on the information provided, police secured a search warrant for Haas’ home and to seize electronic equipment and storage devices located at the residence. “Images of child sexual exploitation were located on a device seized from the residence of David Haas,” Oliver wrote in the arrest citation. Haas was charged with one count of possession/view of matter portraying...