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The Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted two Williamsburg residents for murder in connection with the drowning death of a 16-month-old boy on the Fourth of July. The grand jury issued its monthly report Monday and indicted Robin L. Siler, 57, and Jasmine S. Siler, 22, both of 615 Jr. Rowland Road, charging them with murder, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with the incident. Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Jasmine Siler was the child’s mother. On July 4, Robin Siler and Jasmine Siler are accused of individually or in complicity with another manifesting extreme indifference to human life by wantonly...

PUBLIC HEARING CANCELLED Public Hearing for District Facility Plan has been cancelled.  The meeting previously scheduled for the Corbin Independent School District Local Planning Committee (LPC) on Tuesday, December 17th at 5pm, at Corbin Middle School has been cancelled.  If/when the meeting is rescheduled, it will be advertised as required by statute.   NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE Pursuant to Application Number 861-5350, Renewal #5 In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC, 332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 has applied for renewal of a permit for an underground coal mining operation located 2.0 miles northeast of Goins in Knox County and Whitley counties. ...

As part of its duties, the Whitley County Health Department conducts routine public health inspections of various entities, including restaurants, stores, schools, mobile home parks, swimming pools, etc. Some of the most recent inspections include: Food Establishment • Cookout, 510 KY 92, Williamsburg – 95. July 29 regular inspection. Comments: meat cooler by grill internally temped food at 49 degrees; corn dog cooler internally temped food at 47 degrees; missing “employees must wash hands” signs at hand wash sinks in kitchen area; floor in kitchen areas missing grout and has broken tile. Follow-up inspection required. • Cookout, 510 KY 92, Williamsburg – 98. Aug. 5 follow-up inspection. Comments: missing “employees must wash hands”...

A local woman was allegedly an occupant in a stolen vehicle when it collided with another vehicle in southern Laurel County earlier this month. Then she left the scene of the accident and got a ride to the Corbin Walmart where she was not permitted on the property, according to her arrest citations. During her arraignment on Dec. 3, Judge John Paul Chappell entered a not guilty plea for Hayley F. Byerly, 20, who is charged with third-degree criminal trespassing, leaving scene of an accident/failure to render aid, receiving stolen property value $10,000 or more, and two counts of second-degree wanton endangerment. Chappell set a $5,000 cash bond in the case. One...

American Express National Bank vs. Wesley W. Faulkner – complaint (credit card debt collection). Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation vs. Moses Earl Jr. – complaint (debt collection). Lisa Marie Lewis vs. Christopher Sean Lewis - petition for dissolution of marriage. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Betty Thomas – complaint (contract). Michell R. Jones and Kevin C. Jones vs. Windstream Communications LLC – verified complaint including jury demand (property damage). (Editor’s note: Since the filing of this case, the plaintiffs have moved to have the case dismissed as the lawsuit should have been filed in Laurel County.). Clifford Ronald Waldroup II, also known as Ronnie Waldroup Jr., vs. Gary Wayne Ball, Donna Ball, Jack Lee Ball,...

Richonda Leanne Marie Dorland, 35, of Williamsburg, a factory worker, and Travis Scott Nelson, 44, of Williamsburg, a factory worker. Erin Noel Foss, 21, of Rockholds, a vet assistant, and John Caleb Jones, 26, of Andersonville, Tennessee, a machinist. Rachel Beth Kelly, 22, of Rockholds, a housewife, and Timothy Ryan Justice, 24, of Rockholds, Tractor Supply. Kayla Joe Caudill, 30, of Corbin, self-employed, and George Vernon Carmack, 50, of Corbin, self-employed. Alexia Annmarie Santiago, 22, of Williamsburg, a medical assistant, and Steven Keith Shupert Jr., 22, of Williamsburg, a welder. Paige Leann Strean, 24, of Williamsburg, a medical assistant, and Jeremiah Shane Wallace, 27, of Williamsburg, railroad. Sophia Grace Matlock, 21, of Corbin, a student,...

Diamond Acres LLC to The Larko Family Trust, by and through its trustees Kevin Larko and Patricia Larko, $50,000, tract of land in Diamond Acres LLC Resort Phase II. Diamond Acres LLC to Michael Robert Payne and Terri Anne Payne, $59,000, tract of land in Diamond Acres LLC Resort Phase II. Diamond Acres LLC to Daystar Professionals Group LLC, $79,000, tract of land in Diamond Acres Resort Phase 1. Martha J. Davenport Provost to Deborah Lynn Young, no monetary amount listed, tract of land near old Cumberland Falls Road. Litton Property LLC, also known a Litton Properties LLC, to Nealy Jenkins and Sherry Jenkins, $15,500, tract of land near Gordon Hill Pike, Corbin. Ricky...

PUBLIC HEARING CANCELLED Public Hearing for District Facility Plan has been cancelled.  The meeting previously scheduled for the Corbin Independent School District Local Planning Committee (LPC) on Tuesday, December 17th at 5pm, at Corbin Middle School has been cancelled.  If/when the meeting is rescheduled, it will be advertised as required by statute.   PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING December 18, 2025, TIME: 4:00 pm LOCATION: CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM CORBIN CITY HALL, 805 SOUTH MAIN STREET, CORBIN, KENTUCKY 40701 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF CORBIN, KENTUCKY, AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CORBIN, KENTUCKY TO ESTABLISH ZONING FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN WHITLEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED BY THE CITY...

As part of its duties, the Whitley County Health Department conducts routine public health inspections of various entities, including restaurants, stores, schools, mobile home parks, swimming pools, etc. Some of the most recent inspections include: Food Establishment • Subway of Walmart, 589 W HWY 92, Williamsburg – 91. Aug. 4 regular inspection. Comments: missing food manager certification and food handler certification; not washing hands before putting on gloves; topping cooler internally tempted at 49.8 degrees (must be 41 degrees); not wearing proper hair restraints; dishes stacked together while drying (must fully dry first). Follow-up inspection required. • Subway of Walmart, 589 W HWY 92, Williamsburg – 97. Aug. 14 follow-up inspection. Comments: lack...

REQUEST FOR BID WHITLEY COUNTY SANITATION WASTE HAULING Sealed Proposals for the following work will be received by the Whitley County Fiscal Court in the manner and on the date hereinafter specified for the furnishing of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, services, etc., OF GARBAGE HAULING AND DISPOSAL FROM THE WHITLEY COUNTY SANITATION TRANSFER STATION. Agency must submit their bids to the Whitley County Judge/Executive at the Whitley County Courthouse, 210 Main Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky, on or before 10:00 a.m. local time on December 15, 2025, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud.   Bids will then be presented to the Fiscal Court at the regular scheduled meeting at...