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  Williamsburg Police Department arrested a Crestwood man who allegedly broke into a downtown building early Sunday morning.  Wesley Bunch, 42, is charged with first-degree burglary in connection with the Oct. 25 incident at the Williamsburg Masonic Lodge on Main Street in downtown Williamsburg.  At approximately 2:54 a.m., Williamsburg Police Department officers initially received a complaint involving an incident in the Kleist Hall area. Officer Colby Cornett wrote on the arrest citation that Bunch reportedly called in saying he saw a drug deal and was afraid he was going to be shot.  The Whitley County E-911 Dispatch Center pinged Bunch’s phone location in the Kleist Hall area. Bunch was not located there. Officers...

A Corbin man, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of a Barbourville man on Oct. 18, has been ordered to report to Knox Circuit Court on Dec. 18 to find out whether he has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury. A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday morning in Knox District Court for Mark T. Allen, 18, who is charged with murder in the death of Dustin Deaton, 28. Corbin Police Detective Robbie Hodge was the only witness who testified during the hearing. The shooting happened at approximately 1:20 a.m. Hodge said a shift supervisor contacted him at approximately 2 a.m. about the shooting, which occurred in the...

A federal court jury has found Whitley County Detention Center staff and its healthcare provider were not negligent in the death of inmate, Terri Beth Mays, who died there in 2021. The nine-person jury issued its verdict on Oct. 16, 2026, after nearly 10 days of testimony. The jury found the plaintiff had not proven all four elements of negligence against then Jailer Brian Lawson, Sgt. Austin Caldwell, Sgt. Joseph Cureton, Deputy Jailer Sula Bowman, Deputy Jailer Kaytee George and APRN Karen Bennett-Baker, who was an independent contractor for Southern Health Partners Inc., the detention center’s healthcare provider. The four elements, included the defendants owed a duty to Mays, breached this duty...

Approximately 400 participants from 28 states turned out in 234 Jeeps Friday morning for the 33rd Annual Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree in Williamsburg.  Participants hit the trails for some off roading fun Friday and Saturday in what was, once again, the largest Jeep Jamboree in the nation.

A local church is gearing up to welcome the community for its annual Table Treats event on Wednesday.  Last year, Corbin’s Parkway Ministries saw several hundred participants walk through the church to collect candy.  “We do it to reach our community with a positive message,” said Parkway Ministries’ Pastor Jennifer Hisle.  This year will mark the church’s seventh table treats event.  “I get excited every year,” said Hisle. “Each year the momentum builds and the excitement continues. I love to see the creativity and heart of our Parkway family.”  Tables at this year’s event will be decorated like a circus, a roller coaster and more.  Attendants will be in the parking lot directing traffic.  The event...

The Corbin Fire Department is getting a new reserve fire truck next month, and the new ladder truck is only a few months behind. Monday, during the regular Corbin City Commission meeting, Corbin Fire Chief Barry McDonald made the request. At McDonald’s request, the commission approved financing for both trucks, which will total approximately $2.1 million. The board passed the motion for a reserve fire truck, which is expected to arrive next month. The fire chief will still get his previously requested ladder truck. This truck is expected around May. Both trucks are set to arrive three months before the expected delivery. McDonald ensures the arrival will save the city...

Thanks to the Corbin Police Department’s replacement of its Tasers, the Whitley County Detention Center will be getting some new to them equipment. During the Corbin City Commission’s monthly meeting Monday, the commission approved a request from the Corbin Police Department to declare several old Tasers as surplus property, including: 19 X26 Tasers, 76 X26 Taser cartridges, 24 X26P Tasers, 14 X26P Taser holsters, and three X2 Tasers and holsters. “They are old, outdated technology. With our previous budget, we were able to purchase new Tasers for everyone. We have new technology now,” said Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick. Many of these Tasers are out-of-date and will be destroyed but some of...

If you are planning to travel north on I-75 in Whitley County Monday or Tuesday, then you might want to plan for a travel delay. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has announced temporary, daytime lane closures scheduled on I-75 Northbound. The right lane of I-75 Northbound from mile point 4 to mile point 6 will be blocked Monday and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each day. Highway crews will conduct tree trimming and vegetation removal operations during that time. The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur.

Castle Black Games held “A Day into The Renaissance” festival at NIBROC Park Saturday. Some people dressed in renaissance inspired costumes while others simply decided to check out of the dozen or so vendors, who were on hand.

If you have ever thought you might like serving on the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education but weren’t sure you wanted to commit to a full four-year term, then now may be your chance to give it a try. During its monthly meeting Thursday, the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education voted to accept the resignation of board member Donnie Patrick, whose term in office expires at the end of the year. Patrick was not seeking re-election. Neither is incumbent board member Roger Faulkner. Superintendent Tabetha Housekeeper said the reason for Patrick’s resignation is he is moving out of district. Even though Patrick’s term in office expires on Dec. 31 and someone is running...