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The Whitley County Health Department announced the county’s 15th COVID–19 related death on Thursday. Details on the individual were not available. This is the first such death in Whitley County since Nov. 5 when two deaths were reported. Officials announced 11 new COVID-19 cases...

A Corbin-based company, which is utilizing technology to help prevent drug relapses, has been named as one of eight finalists for the Invest 606 Accelerator and Pitch Contest.

LAUREL CIRCUIT COURT MASTER COMMISSIONER SALE FRIDAY, November 13, 2020, 1 PM –  LAUREL COUNTY FARMERS’ MARKET   TERMS OF SALE: CASH OR 10% DOWN DAY OF SALE – BALANCE IN THIRTY (30) DAYS   Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust Company vs   Starlena Robbins-Kusiak, Walter K....

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Mountainside Coal Co., Inc., 5540 KY 1809, Barbourville, KY 40906 has applied for a Phase III Bond Release of Increments 2, 3 and 6 of Permit # 918‐0467, which was last issued on June 17, 2019. The...

J.B. Johnson Jr., of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. He was born on August 31, 1936, at his parents’ residence in Williamsburg, Kentucky. His parents were J.B. Johnson, Sr. and Edna Perkins Johnson, both natives of rural Whitley County Kentucky. He was...

Leonard Thomas Garland, age 67 of Gray Lane, London, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at St. Joseph of London Hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family has requested that all services be private. Laurel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Vincent “Vince” Michael Hill, 62, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020. His funeral was held Thursday, November 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Fr. Richard Sullivan officiating.  Burial was at Corinth Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home in charge of...

During his daily press conference last Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear honored a Corbin doctor who died recently after battling COVID-19. Dr. Mohammad Jawed, a loving father to three daughters, a beloved husband and one of our frontline health care workers, was only 59 when he passed...

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies serving an arrest warrant in the Siler community early Wednesday morning, also arrested the homeowner after locating heroin and drug paraphernalia in a gun safe. William H. Harris, 54, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled...

Williamsburg officials are working relatively quickly to complete a utility survey, which will determine if the city has enough existing capacity to handle water and sewer needs to expand, in light of a planned racing facility that Keeneland officials plan to open in...