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HOLY ROLLING: Area church hosts ‘drive-in’ service to comply with social distancing standards

What’s a church to do when social distancing restrictions are in place? The answer that Poplar Grove Baptist Church and some other local churches have come up with is having drive-in church. In the case of Poplar Grove Sunday, Pastor Bobby Joe Eaton delivered his sermon to a...
Posted On 03 Apr 2020

Mayor Razmus recommends that locals avoid Cumberland Falls ‘right now’

Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus is supporting Gov. Andy Beshear’s decision to close Cumberland Falls State Park and other Kentucky state parks to over night visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Razmus is even going as far as recommending that local residents avoid visiting Cumberland...
Posted On 03 Apr 2020

Corbin leaders encourage public to get outside, but maintain proper social distancing

Now, more than ever, it is important for people to maintain social distancing and to wash their hands multiple times per day as precautions against the COVID-19 virus. This was the message that Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus and Corbin City Manager Marlon Sams delivered to a Facebook...
Posted On 03 Apr 2020

District Court Records

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Posted On 02 Apr 2020

Williamsburg closes all playgrounds, ball courts, recreation facilties

All playgrounds, picnic shelters, basketball courts and ball fields in Williamsburg were officially shut down effective Saturday morning by order of Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison due to coronavirus concerns, and Williamsburg police are assisting in enforcing those closures....
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Corbin, Whitley County change school meal delivery schedules to three days a week

Last week a Fayette County school employee, who delivered food to students, tested positive for COVID-19, and the Whitley County and Corbin school districts are changing their student food delivery schedules to lessen the potential exposure of employees and volunteers to the...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

A list of area restaurants and how to get a hold of them

It’s no secret that in the era of COVID-19 or the coronavirus, many of our local restaurants are struggling. In an effort to help out our local restaurants and our readers, who are trying to decide where to eat, below is a list of area restaurants, which was assembled by the News...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Due to COVID-19, many stores offering ‘senior shopping’ hour for seniors, vulnerable adults

Several grocery and general merchandise stores, which sell food, throughout Whitley County and the surrounding area have changed hours due to the coronavirus or COVID-19. Many of these stores are also setting aside a time for only seniors and those with other medical...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Remember, during this difficult time, ‘We’re all in it together’

As you might have guessed, how to cover a worldwide pandemic is not a topic they cover in journalism school, although I suspect it might be added to the curriculum this fall…LOL. Truth be told, I don’t think this is a topic that gets covered by trainers for almost any profession...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Lawsuits

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Posted On 01 Apr 2020