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The Williamsburg Save A Lot partners each year with Toys for Tots to help make sure that kids don’t go without gifts at Christmas time. Recently, management announced that, with the help of the local community, they were able to make a donation of over $7,000 to this year’s efforts. Save A Lot will serve as a drop-off point for toys for the next several weeks. Look for the boxes shown in this photo.  

The Corbin Rotary Club meeting held on Oct. 9 at David’s Steakhouse featured guest speaker Garry Conley with Minuteman Press and the London Rotary Club, and gave the history and origin of the Rotary four-way test that is said at the end of every meeting. The four-way test ‘of the things we think, say, or do’ is as follows: First, is it the truth? Second, is it fair to all concerned? Third, will it build goodwill and better friendships? Fourth, will it be beneficial to all concerned? The four-way test was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J Taylor, who wanted a concise framework to guide his company out of bankruptcy...

If all goes well, the City of Williamsburg will be gladly giving an approximately five-acre track of land to IMI Real Estate LLC about 10 years from now in exchange for the company opening and operating a concrete plant on property that the city now owns near Savoy Road adjacent to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. “This will offer an opportunity for businesses to come to Williamsburg to get their concrete,” noted Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison. Under the terms of the agreement, IMI Concrete has three months to start construction and eight months to complete it. If they operate the plant for 10 years, then the city will deed the property to...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a bridge inspection will take place on KY 312 at mile point 0.1 (Laurel Lake Bridge) in Whitley County on Thursday, October 16 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists are advised to use caution during this period and be aware of signage, road crews and other drivers. The work is dependent on weather conditions. The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Motorists can access travel and traffic conditions at http://goky.ky.gov or contribute their own reports at www.waze.com or via the Waze mobile application. You can also...

This fall marks the third year for live harness racing in the tri-counties courtesy of The Mint – Cumberland Run in Corbin. But did you know that a local resident was actively competing in the sport decades before conversations about building a racetrack ever got underway? It’s true. And now, with this man’s dream finally coming to fruition thanks to the construction of a racing facility in Corbin, his family is re-telling his story to help ensure that his contributions are not forgotten. Walter “Wally” Carroll was raised and started a family of his own in the Jellico, Tenn. area.  After relocating to Chicago, he began to develop a deep passion for...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a bridge inspection will take place on KY 296 in at mile point 2.0 (Cumberland River Bridge) in Whitley County on Thursday, October 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists are advised to use caution during this period and be aware of signage, road crews and other drivers. The work is dependent on weather conditions. The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Motorists can access travel and traffic conditions at http://goky.ky.gov or contribute their own reports at www.waze.com or via the Waze mobile application. You can...

Williamsburg officials are hoping to start construction on a project this spring to revamp the Williamsburg water treatment plant and to replace some of the oldest waterlines in town. “This is attacking all bigger lines from the lines from the plant through town and the older parts where we think there are probably a lot of water leaks underground that we don’t know about,” said Mayor Roddy Harrison. “We also need to upgrade the water treatment plant. We are servicing more and more places with water, so our capacity needs to go up, and we need to refurbish the water towers we have or possibly build a new water tower.” Harrison told...

The Williamsburg City Council took time during their monthly meeting Monday to recognize recently retired Williamsburg Police Department Victim’s Advocate Angie Weaver. Weaver served 27 years as the city’s victim’s advocate. “Angie was one that I could call every time somebody came in here late at night or in the evening. They would come in and we would have issues with children and parents, but she took this on because she loved the kids and loved the families and loves the city. We hate to see her go,” said Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison, who started getting teary eyed as he spoke. “She handled it with grace and love and we are...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has announced that bridge inspections have been scheduled for both the southbound and northbound lanes of I-75 at the 14.5 mile marker in Whitley County on Thursday, Oct. 16. KYTC advises motorists that the southbound bridge inspection will take place from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, with the northbound bridge inspection taking place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A lane closure (slow lanes) will be in effect during the inspections. Motorists are advised to use caution during this period and be aware of signage, road crews and other drivers. The work is dependent on weather conditions. The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted...

An Oct. 21 preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Pippa Passes woman, who allegedly assaulted a nurse at Baptist Health Corbin earlier this month. Corbin Police Patrolman William Stewart arrested Lisa G. Black, 56, and charged her with third-degree assault in connection with the Oct. 7 incident. About 11:40 a.m., Corbin police received a call about a female patient allegedly hitting a nurse in the face and being combative, Stewart wrote on the arrest citation. When Stewart arrived at the hospital, he met security and the victim, who had a cut on the left side of her chin from allegedly being struck, the citation stated. When Stewart asked Black if she hit...