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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.

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 ...

2 days ago · Trevor Sherman has come a long way since he first started working at the News Journal in 2011 as an advertising sales representative and delivery route driver. Over the last month, he has been named publisher of the News Journal and Journalist of the Year in the weekly division of the Kentucky Press Association’s 2024 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest. I couldn’t be prouder of him ...

Jan 15, 2025 · NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY UTILITIES COMMISSION WATER AND SEWER RATES INCREASE This notice announces a public hearing, to be held by City Utilities Commission, to receive comments and input for the proposed water and sewer rates increase to be effective on February 1, 2025 bills. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing. Oral comments will be heard and written ...

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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.

3 days ago · Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling’s office had 568 felony convictions in Whitley and McCreary counties during 2024, Bowling wrote in a recent 2024 prosecution report. A total of 47 defendants were sentenced to prison for greater than 10 years, including: 26 defendants getting a 10-15 year prison sentence, 9 defendants getting a 15-20 year prison sentence, and 10 defendants getting a ...

Oct 24, 2024 · The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help solve an armed robbery that took place about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the parking lot of the old Granny’s “Country Store,” which is located off KY-26 near the intersection of KY-511 in Rockholds. The unidentified male perpetrator allegedly displayed a firearm and took an undisclosed amount ...

J.E. Jones was all about doing what was best for children. This is the thing that I will probably remember most about the man, who was the longest serving board member in the history of the Whitley County Board of Education.