Williamsburg News

Rockholds resident Sharon Helton, like most would in these tough economic times, was at first excited when she received the notification letter in the mail from "Reader's Digest" informing her that she'd won a $185,000 sweepstakes drawing.

A troubled and legally ensnared 43-acre tract of prime commercial land in south Corbin, at one time slated to be the site of a Harley Davidson dealership, has been purchased by the owners of Baptist Regional Medical Center.

Not every city needs its own state-of-the-art airport; not every city needs a water park.

Williamsburg police arrested 47-year-old Benny Burt Randle Wednesday evening for drug trafficking, and from the variety of prescription drugs recovered from his home, officers believe Randle was operating a sizeable drug-dealing business.

Williamsburg police seized several pills and over $1,200 cash while executing a search warrant in far eastern Whitley County late Wednesday afternoon.

During November's meeting of the Whitley County Fiscal Court, Judge-Executive Pat White Jr...

Officials say damage caused to Corbin's 5,000-seat arena by a runaway vehicle participating in this past weekend's Inaugural Bluegrass Super Pull will be costly to repair, but shouldn't inhibit the facility from hosting scheduled events on its current calendar.

A 2006 graduate of Whitley County High School is back in the United States after being seriously injured in a vehicle accident during a nighttime patrol in Afghanistan on Nov.

A Whitley County Detention Center inmate died shortly before noon today, but foul play is not suspected.

So far more than a dozen people have filed to run for elected office during next year's countywide races, including several incumbents.

Local law enforcement officials apprehended 19 of 22 Whitley County residents wanted as part of Williamsburg Police Department's 30-person roundup.

BREAKING NEWS: 19 arrested Wednesday morning in 'Operation Out of Control' Williamsburg arrest most suspects inside city limits Police in Whitley County hit the streets early Wednesday morning as part of Operation Out of Control in search of 22 suspected drug dealers.

Although a vote was expected Tuesday on the possibility of moving the 13th Region Basketball Tournament to the newly constructed Arena in Corbin, the only thing those in attendance could agree on was to call another meeting to discuss the matter more thoroughly.

Shannon L. Johnson will spend two weeks in the Laurel County Detention Center after pleading guilty to prostitution and trespassing charges Friday in Laurel District Court.

A Whitley County Grand Jury found probable cause to indict a man accused of assaulting his grandmother, a woman accused of leading police on a high speed pursuit before ramming a police car, and 10 other people, according to court records released Monday.

A local man was arrested for possession of pills and cocaine Thursday evening as officers canvassed the most southern portion of Whitley County while searching for a fugitive.

Williamsburg police captured a wanted fugitive allegedly wearing his Hannah Montana pajamas late Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Dr. Rand Paul, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, explained his position on taxes, government spending, the drug abuse epidemic, welfare and other government benefits during an exclusive interview with the Times-Tribune, just hours before his appearance at the University of the Cumberlands...

W'burg officers set fire to controlled substances and drug paraphernalia seized in drug-related arrests...

Williamsburg police arrested a Tennessee man, who was once banished from Whitley County as part of a plea agreement, early Tuesday morning for robbery.