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Case of police chase that went to the jail now headed to grand jury

Following a preliminary hearing Monday morning, a Whitley County Grand Jury will now hear evidence against a Knoxville man, who was allegedly driving a stolen car with marijuana and fake money inside, when he led police on a high-speed chase from Tennessee into Kentucky on I-75...
Posted On 29 Jul 2020

While unfortunate, the elimination of Corbin’s downtown program was necessary

On Monday evening, the Corbin City Commission officially voted to abolish the position of Downtown Manager. Downtown Manager Aaron Sturgill was let go from the position a few weeks ago. The Downtown Manager’s position over the last several years when Andy Salmons was at the helm...
Posted On 28 Jul 2020

Bell, Laurel, Knox and Whitley counties all report additional cases Monday

Bell, Laurel, Knox and Whitley County are all reported additional COVID-19 cases Monday. The Bell County Health Department reported 21 additional cases Monday, including four individual independent cases and 17 long term care cases. These new cases bring the total number of...
Posted On 27 Jul 2020

Breaking News: Gov. Andy Beshear announces closure of all bars, reduces restaurant capacity to 25 percent

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday afternoon that he would be closing all bars in Kentucky bars for two weeks and that he is reducing the capacity of restaurants for in-person dining to 25 percent in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Kentucky. “We are in an...
Posted On 27 Jul 2020

Whitley a top county in the state for getting most value for property taxes

Whitley County has been ranked as one of the best counties in Kentucky in regards to residents getting the most value for their property taxes. A recent study by financial technology company SmartAsset finds the places in Kentucky where residents receive the most value for what...
Posted On 27 Jul 2020

Weekend Update: Bell, McCreary counties report additional COVID-19 cases

Bell and McCreary counties reported additional COVID-19 cases Saturday and Sunday. The Bell County Health Department reported five additional COVID-19 cases Sunday afternoon, and seven new cases Saturday. These new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Bell County to...
Posted On 26 Jul 2020

Whitley, Knox, Bell, Laurel counties all report multiple additional COVID-19 cases Friday

Whitley, Knox, Bell and Laurel counties all reported additional COVID-19 cases Friday. The Knox County Health Department reported 10 new COVID-19 cases Friday, including four children. This brings the total number of cases in Knox County to 174. “We cannot encourage everyone...
Posted On 24 Jul 2020

Kentucky Splash Waterpark remaining open seven days a week; city taking week by week approach

The Kentucky Splash waterpark will continue to remain open seven days a week despite initially low attendance when the waterpark opened earlier this month. “We are going to keep on keeping on right now,” noted Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison Monday morning. The waterpark opened...
Posted On 24 Jul 2020

Update: Knox, Bell counties report COVID-19 fatalities Thursday; McCreary County announces three new cases Thursday

Whitley, Knox, Bell and Laurel counties all reported additional COVID-19 cases Thursday with Knox and Bell counties both reporting additional COVID-19 related fatalities. Out of the 21 COVID-19 cases reported so far this week in Whitley County, more than half of those cases...
Posted On 23 Jul 2020

Miller Park renovations still included in Corbin’s budget

The City of Corbin’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, which started on July 1, 2020, and ends June 30, 2021, still has the planned Miller Park renovation, and includes no across the board pay raises although some employees will see pay increases. The Corbin City Commission held...
Posted On 23 Jul 2020