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Knox, Laurel, Whitley, Bell, and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including several associated with a Barbourville college. The Knox County Health Department reported 35 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including one child and a cluster of 27 positive cases...

Leora Partin Petrey, age 100, of Jacksboro, Tennessee, departed this life on Monday, August 24, 2020, at the home of her daughter. She was born on May 12, 1920 in Whitley County, Kentucky, to the late Shelton Turner Partin and Nancy Malinda (Holloway) Partin. In addition to her...

Joyce Marie Croley Charles went home to be with the Lord on August 23, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was 84 years, 11 months, and 17 days old. She was born on September 6, 1935 to Ben and Mossie Croley in Williamsburg, Ky. She was raised by special Aunt Lizzie and Uncle John...

Clarence C. Lewallen, 87, of Corbin, passed away Monday evening, August 24, 2020 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Homer and Maeday McKeehan Lewallen. He was preceded in death by his three children: Billy Ray Lewallen, Phyllis Ann Morton, and David Lewallen....

Peggy Ann Hamblin, age 64, of Highway 904 East, Williamsburg, Kentucky, departed this life on Monday, August 24, 2020, at the St. Joseph Hospital in London, Kentucky. She was born on January 12, 1956, in Harlan, Kentucky, to the late James Archie and Martha (Carpenter) Cornett....

Dorothy Prewitt, age 70, of Portland, Tennessee, departed this life on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Westmoreland Care and Rehab Center in Westmoreland, Tennessee.  She was born on May 17, 1950, in Saxton, Kentucky, to Colston and Fannie (King) Ellison. She was preceded in...

Williamsburg’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, which started July 1, 2020, and ends June 30, 2021, is better overall than initially expected, and includes some good news and some bad news. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Last week, hundreds of lucky children in our area received a free backpack and school supplies thanks to the efforts of Jailer Brian Lawson and the Whitley County Detention Center. Lawson, along with his wife Ashley, partnered with Restoration Ministries, Anchored Ministries,...

Free naloxone (Narcan) training and kits will be given away during a planned overdose awareness walk, which will take place from 4 – 6 p.m. Monday at NIBROC Park along First Street in Corbin. Since May, there have been 17 suspected overdoses in Whitley County, two of which were...