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In the era of COVID-19, some of our government agencies are getting creative when it comes to members maintaining social distancing while still meeting. One of the more creative approaches I have seen was the Whitley County Water District earlier this month, when the three board...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of March. During the month of March, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,137 criminal complaints and responded to 29 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 20 new criminal cases, and made 88 criminal...

(In honor of the 2020 National Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8, Kentucky Teacher of the Year Erin Ball sends an open letter to all of the Commonwealth’s educators to thank them for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.) Dear Kentucky Teachers: Thank you for your...

As pretty much everyone expected, unemployment rates between February 2020 and March 2020 rose in every county in Kentucky, but probably not as much as many feared with local rates going up anywhere from 1.7 – 2.0 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics...

A Whitley County man, who is a twice convicted felon and has damaged not one but two houses of worship, was one of 352 state prisoners, whose sentences were commuted Friday by Gov. Andy Beshear due to COVID-19 concerns. Suffice it to say that the prosecutor and the arresting...

Laurel County reported its 17th COVID-19 case late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Laurel County Health Department. Out of the 17 cases, two are deceased, nine have recovered, and six cases are active. Among the active cases, two are undergoing hospital isolation, and four...

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley got a clean financial bill of health in a recent audit by Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon’s Office regarding the 2018 taxes. “The auditor noted no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no matters involving internal control over...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have released the identity of two people, who died following a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday afternoon. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley pronounced Georgia Butler, 78, of Trosper, dead at Baptist Health Corbin. Laurel County Coroner Doug...

A two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in southern Laurel County claimed the lives of two people. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department reports that the crash happened about 2:02 p.m. on US25E (West Cumberland Gap Parkway) when one vehicle pulled out of a business parking...