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Laurel, Whitley, Bell and McCreary all report additional COVID-19 cases Friday

Laurel, Whitley, Bell and McCreary counties all reported additional COVID-19 cases Friday. The Whitley County Health Department announced five new cases Friday, which all tested positive with either a PCR/Molecular or antigen test. The Whitley County Health Department reported 12...
Posted On 31 Jul 2020

Corbin City Commission approves closing portions of Third Street to provide outdoor dining area

At a special called meeting Friday morning, the Corbin City Commission approved a motion to close portions of Third Street so that it may be used for outdoor dining. City Manager Marlon Sams made the request of the commissioners. Under Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent executive order...

Lincoln County man served with arrest warrant issued in connection with July 24 high-speed chase in Whitley County

It has taken local law enforcement approximately one week, but a Lincoln County man was arrested Thursday afternoon on charges stemming from a high-speed chase in Whitley County early on the morning of July 24. Jonathon M. Durham, 33, of Stanford, is facing charges of...

Whitley County Fiscal Court approves monetary recognition awards for all county employees

During COVID-19, Whitley County EMT’s, sheriff’s deputies, road department employees, deputy jailers, and others continued going to go to work every day as essential workers. Now these workers are getting some recognition for the work that they have done over the past few months...
Posted On 31 Jul 2020

Whitley Circuit Clerk’s Office will have reduced hours; evictions can be filed again starting Aug. 1

The Kentucky Supreme Court has cleared the way for evictions and criminal trials to resume across the state starting next month, according to an announcement issued Monday afternoon. Also, starting next week those wanting to go to the Whitley Circuit Clerk’s Office to renew a...
Posted On 31 Jul 2020

‘Wear It For Me’ campaign to focus on importance of wearing masks

A Louisville man who just learned he has brain cancer. A Jessamine County teacher. A Glasgow family physician. A restaurant owner and a firefighter with a young child. All are wearing masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and are asking Kentuckians to do the same in a new...
Posted On 31 Jul 2020
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