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Jan 8, 2019 · For the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in nine years, the News Journal brought home the First Place General Excellence Award in the large weekly division during the Kentucky Press Association’s 2024 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest.

Onnie O. Meadors, age 90 of Williamsburg, Ky., passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at his home. He was born May 7, 1934 in Whitley County, Ky. to the late Soloman and Frankie Vanover Meadors, Along with his parents he was preceded in death by eight siblings, Paris Berman...

Dec 31, 2024 · News Journal owners Terry Forcht and Don Estep have announced that Trevor Sherman will be assuming publisher duties at the weekly newspaper effective Jan. 1, 2025. Sherman will become the third publisher in the News Journal’s 38-year history. Estep began in 1987 when he took over as publisher of the former Whitley Republican. Soon thereafter, he launched a new weekly publication in the ...

Jan 18, 2025 · House moves to lower individual income taxes in 2026 (report submitted) Last week, members of the Kentucky House of Representatives passed legislation that lowers the state’s individual income tax to 3.5% as of January 2026. The measure, HB 1, is sponsored by Representative Jason Petrie, Chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Economists estimate the tax cut will leave ...

2 days ago · The Corbin City Commission is seeking $9.9 million in federal grant money to make Corbin streets just a bit safer, but it is unclear whether the federal program they are seeking the funds through will continue with a new presidential administration now in Washington D.C. Prior to the start of Monday’s Corbin City Commission meeting, Whitley District Judge Cathy Prewitt administered the oath ...

3 days ago · For the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in nine years, the News Journal brought home the First Place General Excellence Award in the large weekly division during the Kentucky Press Association’s 2024 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest. “We are very proud of the accomplishments of our award winning staff,” said former News Journal Publisher Don Estep, who retired at the ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Legislative Update from the office of 82nd Rep. Nick Wilson Two hundred and thirty-three years after Kentucky’s first legislators convened the Commonwealth’s first General Assembly, we gaveled in the 2025 Regular Session. The Speaker of the House called the chamber to order on Tuesday, January 7 at noon in the historic Kentucky State Capitol Building. While much of the first few days was ...

Long time Whitley County Board of Education member J.E. Jones passed away Wednesday (Jan. 22) after a long illness. Jones served 40 years on the Whitley County Board of Education and was one of the longest serving school board members in the state.

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 reapportionment is required by law ...