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When classes resume at Corbin Independent Schools on Aug. 19, faculty, staff, students and visitors are encouraged to wear masks. At a special called meeting of the Corbin Board of Education Thursday night, the board approved updated guidance on COVID–19 safety recommending that...

Baptist Health Corbin employees now have a deadline for when they will be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine. In a press release, the hospital stated employees will be required to by vaccinated by Oct. 31. Baptist Health  joins other hospitals and health systems in Kentucky and...

Baptist Health, the parent organization of Baptist Health Corbin, announced Tuesday that it is now requiring all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID–19. Officials noted that between 65 and 70 percent of the group’s nearly 23,000 employees have already been vaccinated,...

The Whitley County Health Department reported two COVID–19 related deaths last week, marking the first such deaths since June 4. Whitley County Public Health Director Marcy Rein said both of the recent deaths involved adults under the age of 55. “Neither one had been vaccinated,”...

The official schedule for Corbin’s 69th Annual NIBROC Festival has been announced. “I think everyone is ready to return to our festival after being off last year,” said Bruce Carpenter, the executive director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “We are just excited to...

Williamsburg’s final block party of the season featured Usual Suspects. A crowd gathered to watch the live entertainment for the final time this summer.

The Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport broke ground Monday on its new 10-bay T-Hangar. Special guest Congressman Hal Rogers applauded airport administration, state and local officials for their work on the grant that will fund the hangar’s construction. “Thank you for devoting...

Andy and Judy Dunn will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, August 5, 2021.  Family and friends are invited to wish them a happy anniversary.