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The Bell County Health Department reported some good news and some bad news Monday afternoon. The good news was that Bell County reported no new COVID-19 cases Monday. The bad news was that Bell County announced its ninth COVID-19 death Monday, which involved a 70-year-old male....

The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club recently awarded scholarships to three local graduating seniors from the class of 2020. Williamsburg High School graduate Allison Caddell received the Dr. Harold Wortman Scholarship Award. The late Dr. Harold Wortman was a long-standing member and...

The Knox County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases, and its 10th COVID-19 fatality late Friday evening. “We have been notified of seven residents testing positive for COVID-19. One of these positives is a child … We are also deeply saddened to report one...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of July. During the month of July, sheriff’s deputies answered 905 criminal complaints and responded to 43 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 44 new criminal cases, and made 117 criminal...

Laurel, Whitley, Bell and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Friday. The Laurel County Health Department reported four new COVID-19 cases Friday, none of which are hospitalized. Friday’s cases include: a 76-year-old male, a 42-year-old female, a 24-year-old female,...

Thursday was a deadly day with local health departments reporting three COVID-19 fatalities in two counties. The Bell County Health Department reported two COVID-19 fatalities Thursday, involving a 79-year-old female and a 73-year-old female. These deaths bring the total number...

The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crimes Branch arrested a Laurel County man Thursday on charges related to child sexual abuse material, according to a state police release. Andrew Evans, 32, was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children...

The Ninth Annual US 25 Yard Sale, which usually takes place in early June has been rescheduled to Oct. 2-3 and will continue once again across Kentucky with Corbin and London taking part this fall. However, the portion of the route that went through Williamsburg, which was one of...

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a McCreary County man on a sex-related charged Monday morning while returning its monthly report. The grand jury indicted Ricky Ball, 54, of Pine Knot, charging him with first-degree sexual abuse. From June 4 to June 5, 2020, Ball allegedly...

Laurel, Knox, and Bell counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Wednesday with neither Whitley nor McCreary counties reporting any new cases for at least the last two days. The Laurel County Health Department reported eight new COVID-19 cases Wednesday out of which one person is...