Whitley County News

Click here to see the July 3, 2009, Neighbors section in its entirety Times-Tribune Staff Report This year's Whitley County Fair Pageant will be held at Williamsburg City School at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 11.

Corbin Independent Schools will be widening the roadways of communication in the Fall with a new rapid alert communication system.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer The arrest of a Knoxville couple, who had reportedly sold oxycodone at I-75 Exit 29 for the past several years, also led to the discovery of illegal gambling machines at a North Corbin gas station.

Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer The Whitley County Sheriff's Department made arrests in a six-week long investigation into a possible methamphetamine lab at 620 Bacon Creek Road, just outside of Corbin.

By Adam Sulfridge / For the Times-Tribune According to court documents, 31-year-old William J. "Paco" Young of Buck Creek Road in Williamsburg allegedly kidnapped his former girlfriend, doused her in gasoline, tried to rape her, and threatened to set her on fire sometime around midnight Wednesday.

Police say a Whitley County teenager is critically injured after his friend accidentally shot him.

Officials in Southern Kentucky are calling it a terrible accident, a teenager, accidentally shot by his friend, with one of their parents guns.

A Corbin woman was killed Thursday morning in a three-car crash at the corner of South Main and 21st streets.

A Whitley County, Kentucky teenager is fighting for his life after he was accidentally shot by a friend.

At 3:10 p.m, National Weather Service indicated a tornado near Dixie, seven miles east of Williamsburg, moving southeast at 30 mph.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor Two men were charged with misdemeanor cultivation of marijuana on Wednesday after citizen tips came into the Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London.

Special to The Times-Tribune State Auditor Crit Luallen on Tuesday released five audits of Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge, which found a total deficit of nearly $125,000 in the office over a three-year period.

By Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer A severe thunderstorm tore through the Tri-County late Tuesday evening, leaving fallen trees, downed power lines and no electricity for many homes in the region.

By Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer A Corbin man who was shot Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Jason Paul Lovitt, Whitley County Detective Chuck Davis said.

The cleanup continues in southeastern Kentucky after a round of severe weather blew through Wednesday.

Crews from the National Weather Service will visit Whitley County on Thursday to investigate damage from a line of storms that passed through the area Wednesday.

Two Whitley county men were charged with cultivating marijuana Wednesday thanks to tips from the community.

Areas of eastern Kentucky still recovering from severe flooding earlier this year are at risk of more damage due to recent heavy rains.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed that a tornado touched down in Lewis County during Tuesday's storms.

A quick dash to grab clothes off the line turned into quite a scare for Monty Sands.