At 3:10 p.m, National Weather Service indicated a tornado near Dixie, seven miles east of Williamsburg, moving southeast at 30 mph. A several thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was spotted via Doppler radar near Gatliff, 11 miles southeast of Williamsburg, moving southeast at 25 mph. There have been numerous reports of funnel clouds in Williamsburg, including near the Whitley County Courthouse, and a wall cloud also in the same area. A tornado warning was extended until 4 p.m. for southeastern Whitley, extreme south central Knox and southwestern Bell counties.
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Whitley County Sheriff's Dept. confirms 1 dead in I-75 crash
A wreck at I-75 Southbound mile marker 1 and another at miler marker 4 have traffic stopped at this time.
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Williamsburg Council votes ‘YES’ to Sunday alcohol sales
Williamsburg City Council passed the second reading of the alcohol ordinance today, allowing liquor by the drink in restaurants with larger seating capacity within the city limits.
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Sheriff’s dept. seeks Dollar General burglars
At about 7:45 a.m. Monday morning Assistant Manager Lasha Hoskins arrived to open the Dollar General store on U.S. 25E just south of the Corbin city limits and found the front door had been pried open.
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Whitley Fiscal Court approves budget
It was a heavy agenda at Tuesday evening’s Whitley County Fiscal Court meeting. The approval of the upcoming budget and other business kept magistrates busy for nearly two hours.
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Two vehicles explode in Lily community
About 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Misty Newby at her home on Copley Road off Echo Valley Road in the Lily community heard what she thought was an explosion outside near her home, she said.
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Corbin city manager resigns
After four months and 15 days on the job, Corbin City Manager Michael “Mike” Phillips’ last day will be this Friday.
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Corbin City Commission holds special session
Three ordinances were approved by the Corbin City Commission after their second readings during a special meeting Tuesday morning.
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Kentucky State Police observes Memorial Week
May 13-19, 2012 has been designated National Peace Officer’s Memorial Week.
As a part of the Kentucky State Police’s annual observance of this somber time, wreaths will be placed on the graves of the two troopers, in the Post 11, London area, who died in the line of duty serving the Commonwealth of Kentucky. -
Whitley County Grand Jury hands down indictments
The Whitley County Grand Jury returned 25 indictments on Monday. Most were related to drug and theft charges.
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W’burg Tourism passes budget
The Williamsburg Tourism Commission discussed and passed its budget at Monday evening’s meeting. With revenue slightly up, the board also voted to hand out some funds for local groups and events.
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