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Teenager killed Thursday morning after being struck by train

A 16-year-old Laurel County resident has died after being hit by a train early Thursday morning.  Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Agriculture Commissioner helps thank Whitley County farmers for their work

Farming is big business in Kentucky with 76,000 farms statewide and 548 farms in Whitley County with 59,000 acres farmed here bringing in over $6 million in revenue annually. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles was the keynote speaker during a farmer’s appreciation...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022

University of the Cumberlands student Ally Alred crowned Miss Whitley County Fair

This year’s Whitley County Fair pageant winners were crowned last Friday at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center. Ally Alred, a Harlan native currently enrolled at the University of the Cumberlands, was named Miss Whitley County Fair. First runner-up was Ava Van Schaick...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022

988 hotline for suicide prevention goes live on Saturday, July 16

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies. “It’s substance use, mental health, and suicide – so all of the continuum of care,” Beck...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Blood drive planned for Monday at Whitley County Ready Fest

When Williamsburg donors help shore up the low blood supply for Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) next week, KBC will return the favor with a chance to win a free SUV during a national vehicle inventory shortage. At the halfway point of KBC’s “Summer Getaway Giveaway,” KBC is offering...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Good to see Ky. Agriculture Commissioner in our neck of the woods

Typically the first thing that most of us do when we get to the office in the morning is check our e-mail. I don’t know about you, but mine is usually pretty full, especially if I was out of the office the prior afternoon. (Hey, not much news actually happens inside ...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022