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Senate candidate Amy McGrath visits Williamsburg

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, who is challenging long-time incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell this fall, made multiple campaign stops in the Tri-County area Monday. She started the day making campaign stops in Williamsburg at Moonbow Mercantile,...
Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Nearly every Whitley County School District student will soon have a Chromebook

Soon nearly every student in the Whitley County School District will have access to a Chromebook. The Whitley County Board of Education approved the purchase of 350 new Chromebooks during its monthly meeting Thursday. Previously the board purchased enough Chromebooks to provide...
Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Laurel County reports Tuesday that 49 COVID-19 patients have recovered

The Laurel County Health Department announced Tuesday that an additional 49 cases had recovered from COVID-19, and reported nine new COVID-19 cases, none of whom are hospitalized. Tuesday’s cases include: a 56-year-old male, a 63-year-old female, a 45-year-old male, a 59-year-old...
Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Lawsuits

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Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Marriages

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Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Deeds

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Posted On 19 Aug 2020

District Court Records

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Posted On 19 Aug 2020

Are unemployment benefits to blame for people not working?

There is a lot of truth in the old joke that people choose a given profession just so they won’t have to do math. While this wasn’t the reason I choose to get into journalism, I will concede that it was a plus…only partially LOL. Truth be told, I have done a lot more math in this...
Posted On 18 Aug 2020

Knox, Laurel, Bell and Whitley counties report new COVID-19 cases Monday

Knox, Laurel, Bell and Whitley counties all reported additional COVID-19 cases Monday, but most local counties are saw a drop off in the number of new cases. The Knox County Health Department reported 19 new COVID-19 cases Monday, including two cases involving children. The Knox...
Posted On 17 Aug 2020

Kentucky communities receive additional $4.9 million from McConnell’s CARES Act for housing

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently announced that Kentucky communities received a total of $4,904,036 for housing programs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The federal funding, distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s...
Posted On 16 Aug 2020