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The Whitley County Kindergarten Readiness Program hosted a How the Grinch Stole Christmas Walk on the Whitley County Courthouse lawn Saturday afternoon. The storybook walk featured large posters around the Whitley County Courthouse lawn that told the classic Dr. Seuss story. Families walked through and read the story at whatever pace they liked. Christmas lights connected the posters to make the Whoville-theme come to life. Each family received a free copy of the book “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.”

The Williamsburg Independent School Music Department presented its annual Christmas in a Small Town Christmas concert Sunday afternoon in the J.B. Mountjoy Gymnasium. Those in attendance heard from the high school choir, the high school band, the middle school band, the fifth grade band, the sixth grade band and the Jazz Band, which performed a wide variety of Christmas classics.

Hundreds turned out Saturday for the Fifth Annual Williamsburg Christmas Bazaar to pick up wooden toys, ornaments, Christmas wreaths, and a whole host of other items.

Trick-or-Treaters of all sizes turned out in Williamsburg Saturday for trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treat festivities.

Whitley County Extension Fine Arts collaborated with Whitley County Middle School, local artists, an Extension specialist, and Whitley County 4-H and Ag and Natural Resources to provide a unique learning experience for the Whitley County Eighth grade class Friday. Students were sent to the extension office and had the opportunity to learn colonial outdoor cooking and nutrition, trapping, traditional basket making, colonial dress, and colonial rifles.

The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club held its first ever collectibles show at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center Saturday.

Numerous people got dressed up in costumes to take part in the annual Jack 'O Lantern Jog four-mile race, which took place Saturday, Oct. 26, in downtown Corbin.

Whitley County High School drama students helped provide dramatic narratives for the first ever Ghost Walk through historic downtown Williamsburg Monday evening. 141 people attended, which organizers hope to make an annual event.

About 500 people from 32 states poured into Williamsburg last week in 269 Jeeps for the 26th Annual Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree. The event had Jeep enthusiasts taking to 19 off-road trails in southern Whitley County and northern Campbell County, Tennessee, for some good muddy fun.