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Trading Days kicks off Sept. 9

While the festival may say “Old Fashioned,” there are several new acts lined up to perform this year at Williamsburg’s 38th annual Old Fashioned Trading Days, which kicks off Sept. 9. The festival will see a few changes this year, such as no quilt show and gospel music only being...

Baptist Health Corbin receives 2021 WE SEE YOU CARE Award

Baptist Health Corbin has been awarded a 2021 WE SEE YOU CARE Award by Hicuity Health. Hicuity Health is the nation’s leading provider of high-acuity telemedicine services, stated a press release from the hospital. The award program is in its sixth year and recognizes the...

#ENDOVERDOSE awareness walk moved to virtual format

The Whitley County Health Department moved its End Overdose Awareness Walk from in-person to a virtual event due to both weather and COVID rates. The walk was scheduled for Aug. 31, on International Overdose Awareness Day. Harm Reduction Case Manager Kelsee Dewees said several...

Jurors can hear victim’s last words, judge rules

The days until Paul Brock appears before a jury are down to single digits. 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

Adventures with Lola, the GPS

Anyone who knows me, knows I am directionally challenged. My family jokes that my sister got all of the navigational genes in the family. So much so, that we joke that she is Sacagawea and I am Lewis and Clark.  My lack of navigational skills is the reason I hate driving.  I am...

Whitley County Fiscal Court awards FEMA bids

The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved six bids for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) projects during its Aug. 17 meeting. The projects were a result of flooding in 2020. FEMA awards pay for approximately 87 percent of the cost of the repairs. The court approved...

Baptist Health Corbin to offer third vaccine doses to those with weakened immune systems

Baptist Health Corbin is one of several locations now offering a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine 28 days after individuals receive their second dose as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 third dose vaccines are now being scheduled and...

UC Cheerleaders welcomed back students and staff at Pleasant View Elementary School

Summer break may be over for students and staff in Williamsburg, but University of the Cumberlands Cheerleaders were on hand at Pleasant View Elementary School Friday morning to help ‘cheer’ up the students. Cheerleaders created a ‘tunnel’ for students, staff and parents to walk...

Baptist Health employees to receive pay increase

Baptist Health employees can expect to see a pay increase reflected on their paychecks beginning Oct. 1. Baptist Health announced general increases for all staff and raised its minimum starting hourly wage to $15 per hour for all full-time, part-time and temporary workers at its...

Final arguments made ahead of Brock’s Sept. 8 trial

Attorneys for Paul Brock made some of their final arguments in court Tuesday ahead of his Sept. 8 trial. 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