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W’burg man charged with failing to comply with sex offender registration again. A Williamsburg man is being lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $7,500 cash bond for allegedly failing to comply with sex offender registration for a second time, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release and his arrest citation.
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Ryan Zachary Dilbeck. Ryan Zachary Dilbeck, age 31, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Friday morning, October 11, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 27, 1993, to Von Dilbeck and Sonya (Allen) Dilbeck Lawless, who survive. He was …
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Jackets eager to see what mix of veterans and newcomers can do. The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets ended the 2023 regular season with a 5-4 record, eventually falling in the playoffs to the perennial powerhouse Pikeville Panthers, but there was still plenty to celebrate. The Jackets outshined most of their district rivals last year, outscoring...
UC food drive taking place Nov. 18-22, will benefit 8 local food ...
3 days ago · University of the Cumberlands is coming together as one with the community for its annual food drive to help feed people in need throughout Williamsburg in preparation for the holiday season. All community members, who would like to supply a much-needed meal for a local family, are welcome to drop off nonperishable food items on Cumberlands’ campus in the …
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Robert Lee Jones. Robert Lee Jones, age 76 of Mud Creek, Kentucky passed away Sunday, October 27, 2024, at his home. He was born February 12, 1948, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Robert is preceded in death by his father, George Jones; mother, Mabel (Siler) Jones; brothers, Arnold Jones and Warren...
Reapportionment goes into effect in Whitley County on Wednesday
Nov 8, 2023 · Changes to Whitley County’s magisterial districts go into effect today, meaning that some area residents will now be represented by a different magistrate and constable moving forward. The reapportionment of the boundary lines was approved by the Whitley County Fiscal Court earlier this year based on the county’s most recent census data from 2020. Such …
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Oct 25, 2017 · Newspapers have always played a vital role in our local communities. This week, Oct. 6-12, is National Newspaper Week. In 1940, 84 years ago, the newspaper world started celebrating this week by reflecting on the unique role newspapers play in our communities. I have spent half of my life in the newspaper profession.
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Univ. of the Cumberlands basketball teams advance to Sweet 16 of national championship tournaments. The 2024 postseason was already a history-making one for the University of the Cumberlands men’s and women’s basketball programs, as for the first time ever, both programs served as tournament hosts for the first and second round games in the ...
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BREAKING: Jordan Taylor enters guilty plea in 2023 death of Amoura Smallwood. Jordan Blake Taylor has admitted to strangling, sodomizing and ultimately killing three-year-old Amoura Smallwood earlier last year. Taylor, 24, of Corbin, appeared in Whitley Circuit Court on Wednesday morning to enter a guilty plea in connection to Smallwood’s death.