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In regards to COVID-19 cases in Whitley County, health department officials released some good news Monday afternoon as four of the seven diagnosed patients have now been released from isolation. Whitley County’s most recent case was a non-hospitalized adult whose diagnosis was...

K-12 students across Kentucky will not be returning to school this school year. Officials said during a conference call with superintendents Monday that Gov. Andy Beshear said students would remain on the non-traditional instructional days for the remainder of the 2019-20 school...

Whitley County’s Nick Wilson had the opportunity to show fiancé Grisel around the Survivor camp as the 10 remaining Winners at War contestants received visits from their families to kick off the 10th episode. “This is unbelievable!” Nick said as host Jeff Probst called out the...

Cecil Foley, age 56, of Williamsburg, Ky., passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at his home. He was born January 8, 1964 in Williamsburg, Ky. to Jim Foley and the late Lorene Cox Foley. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Foley of Williamsburg, Ky.; six children; Hagan Paul...

Leland “Curly” Terrell Johnson, age 89, Corbin, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in London. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all arrangements will be private. Friends may still send flowers to the funeral home for the family by contacting a local flower...

Mildred “Midge” Vermillion Head, age 88, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the University of Tennessee Hospital. Midge is preceded in death by her parents, Darrell and Nell Vermillion; sister, June Moss; and brother, Donald...

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Rob Duncan and U.S. Attorney for the Western District Russell Coleman to release a joint public service announcement (PSA) regarding fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites. The 60-second PSA...

Edward L. Steele, 86, Corbin, KY, passed away Wednesday evening, April 15, 2020 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Edward Steele; his parents, the late Lloyd Steele and Bessie Harp Steele Williams; and a brother, Ozene Steele. A native of Corbin,...

Niles “Ed” Edward Leforce, Jr., age 51, Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at his home. He was born January 27, 1969, in Corbin, Kentucky. Ed was a lifetime member of the Jellico Rescue Squad and Captain of the South Whitley Volunteer Fire Department. He...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Whitley County Board of Education used technology in order to conduct its monthly meeting on April 10, and voted to approve additional paid leave for sick or potentially sick employees during the pandemic, if it is necessary. The five-person...