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“Omicron is here. It is the predominant strain,” Baptist Health Corbin President Anthony Powers told the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the groups luncheon. “We are very fortunate. We are better than some of the other hospitals in our system,” said Powers. He...

Kentucky State Police is actively investigating a trooper involved shooting that happened late Tuesday evening in Corbin. Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington, the public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said it is still early in the investigation, but he did...

After six years as an occupational therapist, Lance Maynes MS, OTR/L, RAC-CT has taken over as administrator at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation Center. Maynes started his career at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation before serving as director of rehabilitation at Corbin for...

Fourteen Corbin restaurants will be participating in Corbin Tourism’s third annual Finger Lickin’ Chicken Week. The event, which began in 2019, is an opportunity for local restaurants to offer unique dishes all using one key ingredient – chicken. In 2021, the event was...

After 12 years as chief of the West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue, Darryl Baker is turning over leadership of the department to Amos Moses. “As some may have heard, I decided that after 12 years of being Chief, that it was time for me to retire as Chief,” wrote Baker in a Facebook...

In preparation for the forecasted winter weather, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department has released a list of winter driving tips. The list is split into two categories – things to keep in your vehicle during winter weather and things to remember when driving in the snow. “It’s...

For several school districts in Whitley County, Monday was the first ‘snow day’ of the year. Both Whitley County and Corbin Independent school districts canceled in-person classes Monday and opted to use Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) days for their students. NTI days allow...

A Kentucky State Police arson investigator was called out Tuesday morning to a house fire off Cumberland Falls Highway. 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

Baptist Health Corbin announced the first new baby of 2022 was delivered at the hospital on Monday. Baby Brantley Fulton was born on Jan. 2 at 10:27 a.m., and he weighed in at 7 pounds and 1.7 ounces. Proud parents are Sarah Fulton and Jacob Gilbert. The staff of Mother and Baby...

Baptist Health Corbin will be closing its COVID-19 Monoclonal Outpatient Clinic on Jan. 5. The announcement was made through a press release Tuesday evening. “Evidence shows that Omicron is currently the dominate variant of Covid-19 in Kentucky, and unfortunately, the current...