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Local residents could win $500 gift card by giving blood

Local residents will have the opportunity to give blood and possibly win a $500 gift card during three blood drives this month, which are being conducted by the Kentucky Blood Center. On Saturday, July 18, the Kentucky Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at the Corbin Walmart from 9...
Posted On 14 Jul 2020

A thank you to our advertisers, readers for COVID-19 support

Simply put, the era of COVID-19 is not a good time to be in the newspaper industry. (Although for that matter, it also isn’t a good time to be in radio, the restaurant industry or pretty much any business or profession that isn’t selling Clorox or Lysol products…lol.) Numerous...
Posted On 14 Jul 2020

Vehicle accident near North Commonwealth Avenue

Breaking News Alert: Late Monday afternoon, the Corbin Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident with injury near North Commonwealth Avenue. The Corbin Police Department, Knox County EMS and Air Evac Life Team emergency medical helicopter assisted at the scene. See...
Posted On 13 Jul 2020

Update: Fourth COVID-19 patient dies in Laurel County; Two additional Christian Health Center patients, one additional staff member test positive for COVID-19

Laurel County reported its fourth death due to COVID-19, and Knox County reported that two additional patients and one additional employee at Christian Health Center in Corbin had tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. In addition, Whitley and Bell counties also reported additional...
Posted On 13 Jul 2020

Bell County reports four new COVID-19 cases Sunday

The Bell County Health Department reported four additional COVID-19 cases Sunday afternoon raising the total number of cases in Bell County to 108. On Saturday afternoon, the Bell County Health Department announced that there were seven new cases, on Friday it reported 20 new...
Posted On 12 Jul 2020

Knox, Bell counties report additional COVID-19 cases

Knox and Bell counties have recently reported additional COVID-19 cases, according to health departments in both counties. The Bell County Health Department reported early Saturday evening that seven new cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in Bell County raising the total number...
Posted On 11 Jul 2020

Moonbow Eggfest canceled for 2020

The Seventh Annual Moonbow Eggfest, which had been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 12, has now officially been canceled for 2020. The Moonbow Eggfest Planning Committee announced on its Facebook page early Saturday afternoon that with great disappointment, it was canceling the...
Posted On 11 Jul 2020

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

Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties reported increased cases of COVID-19, according to reports from all three county health departments Friday. The Whitley County Health Department reported two additional probable cases of COVID-19 in Whitley County residents Friday afternoon....
Posted On 10 Jul 2020

In-person learning, or remote instruction, parents will decide in Whitley County this fall

Students in the Whitley County School District are now slated to begin learning again on Wednesday, Aug. 26, but whether they will be doing that in-person in a classroom at school or through remote instruction from home will be a decision left up to parents. If parents opt for...
Posted On 10 Jul 2020

KHSAA limiting number of practice hours for athletes, delaying start of full practices until Aug. 3

Between now and Aug. 3, Kentucky’s high school athletes will be limited to six hours of practice per week, and Aug. 3 is the target date for full official practices to begin for fall sports, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s (KHSAA) Board of Control announced during...
Posted On 10 Jul 2020