PUBLIC NOTICE:
Bourbon 7 LLC, mailing address 640 W Highway 92, Suite 1, Williamsburg, KY 40769 hereby declares intention(s) to apply for a Quota Retail Package License, NQ Retail Malt Beverage Packaging License and Sampling License no later than September 25, 2025. Business to be licensed will be at 640 W Highway 92, Suite 1, Williamsburg, KY 40769 doing business as Bourbon Barn. The owner Joginder Kour, address 174 Sunshine Lane, Zoe KY 41397. Any person association, corporation or body politic may protest the granting of the licenses by writing the Dept of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero St. 2NE33, Frankfort KY 40601, within 30 days (KY243-430) of the date of this legal publication.
PUBLIC NOTICE:
UC Mart LLC, mailing address 615 Main St., Williamsburg KY 40769 hereby declares intention(s) to apply for a NQ Retail Malt Beverage Packaging License no later than September 25, 2025. Business to be licensed will be at 615 Main St., Williamsburg KY 40769 doing business as UC Mart. The owner Harjit Kaur, address 2500 Pascoli Pl, Lexington, KY 40509. Any person association, corporation or body politic may protest the granting of the licenses by writing the Dept of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero St. 2NE33, Frankfort KY 40601, within 30 days (KY243-430) of the date of this legal publication.
NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE
In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Clay Laurel Mining, Inc has applied for a Phase I Bond Release on Permit Number 918-0498 which was last issued on 02/03/2025. The application covers an area of approximately 50.0 acres located 2.0 miles southeast of Siler in Whitley County.
The proposed area is located 0.57 miles east of the intersection of KY 92 and Limestone Branch Road and is located 0.37 miles south of Popular Creek on Little Round Mountain in Whitley County.
The bond now in effect is $202,000 which is comprised of, letters of credit and cash bonds, Approximately 60% of the original bond amount of $202,000 is included in the application for release.
Reclamation work performed includes: Backfilling, grading, and Grasses planted.
Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, #2 Hudson Hollow, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, by October 17th 2025.
A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for October 20th 2025 at the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, Regional State Office Building, 1804 E Cumberland Ave, Middleboro, KY 40965. The hearing will be canceled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by October 17th 2025.
UNMINED COAL TAX NOTICE
The 2022 Whitley County Unmined Coal Tax will be due and payable beginning September 1st, 2025. If you do not receive your bill in the next few days, please get in touch with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office. When mailing in your payment, please include a copy of the tax bill. If you wish to have a paid receipt returned to you, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The following dates will be the collection dates for Unmined Coal Bills:
2025 UNMINED COAL TAX COLLECTION SCHEDULE
2% Discount If Paid by September 30th, 2025
Face Amount if paid by October 31st, 2025
5% Penalty if paid by November 30th, 2025
21% Penalty if paid after November 30th, 2025
All Unmined Coal bills that are not paid will be turned over as delinquent if not paid by February 16th, 2026.
Please make checks payable to: Whitley County Sheriff, 200 Main St., Ste 1, Williamsburg, KY 40769
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapters 65 and 424 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the financial report and supporting data may be inspected by the public at the Whitley County Conservation District, located at 1707 Cumberland Falls Hwy, Suite L3, Corbin, KY, between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Meetings are held monthly on the third Thursday of the month at 9:00am, except for November and December, and are open to the public. Citizens serving on the Whitley County Conservation District Board of Supervisors are:
Mr. Jackie R. Smith, 165 Wild Horse Way, Corbin, KY 40701, Chairman
Owen “Glen” Croley, 183 Clover Brook Lane, Corbin, KY 40701, Vice Chairman
Harold Prewitt, 211 Angel Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Sec-Treasurer
Anne Bays, 90 AJ Sutton Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Member
Joann Siler, 114 Lud Tolliver Road, Williamsburg KY 40769, Member
Mr. Brian Prewitt, 325 E. S. Pittman Road, Corbin, KY 40701, Member
Ms. Donna S. Lawson, 520 Hwy. 511, Corbin, KY 40701, Associate
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to 405 KAR 8:010, Section 16(5), the following is a summary of permitting decisions made by the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Mine Permits with respect to applications to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations in Whitley County.
FERROGLOBE USA MINING, LLC 9185193 RN 8 7/21/2025
JMR RESOURCES, LLC 9180503 MI 2 7/10/2025
