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(Letter to the Editor by Jerry Whitus) With extortion, a person or a group makes a threat, often physical or destructive, to obtain something or to force someone to do something. Examples: either defund the police or we will burn down the city. Either let us set up our own...

(OpEd By Dr. James Finck, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. He is Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at www.Historicallyspeaking.blog.) There are many sayings about revolutions,...

(Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Narconon Drug Education/Rehabilitation, and was written by the mother of an addict.) Things are beginning to go back to normal as businesses begin to reopen, and people start going back to normal life. Have you been in...

Last week, Gov. Beshear announced more than $5.5 Million in CARES Act reimbursements for 22 Eastern Kentucky local governments. The reimbursements will cover payroll expenses, PPE, sanitizing and telecommuting supplies. A press release sent out by the governor’s office last...

A Mt. Vernon man was convicted Thursday by a federal jury in London for violating the civil rights of an inmate who was in his custody. After seven hours of deliberation, following a four-day trial, the jury convicted 25-year-old Derek Steven Clark, a former deputy jailer at the...

(OpEd By Dr. Ram Sanjeev Alur, who is the founder of Physicians for American Healthcare Access (PAHA). Physicians for American Healthcare Access (PAHA) is a member-based organization with hundreds of doctors working throughout the country. PAHA’s membership consists of...

Brenna McDaniel of Corbin, KY has been awarded a 2020 Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship from Grace Health. Brenna, the daughter of Craig and Denise McDaniel, will receive a $3,000 scholarship award for her nursing career studies, which she will begin pursing this fall following...

The Whitley County school district is hoping that experience as a math teacher, accountant and assistant principal will add up to success for the new Whitley County High School principal. The Whitley County School District announced Tuesday that Julie Osborne has been named the...

A press release sent out by Whitley County Schools Tuesday afternoon announced Julie Osborne as the new principal at Whitley County High School. Osborne comes to WCHS from Knox Central High School in Barbourville, where she was serving as assistant principal.

(Story by Jeff Ledington) Central Christian Academy gets its name for its central location to Knox, Whitley, and Laurel counties. Founded with the idea of offering Christian education “that feels like a normal school,” the school is non-denominational and not affiliated with any...