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Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. announced Friday that he has created three task forces to plan how courts across the state will resume limited in-person services. “As Kentucky begins to gradually reopen business, the courts must prepare to do the same,” Chief Justice...

“I did everything that I knew to do, and I still got sick.” This is the story of 38-year-old wife and mother Charity Bowlin, who has spent the better part of the last month battling a coronavirus infection that landed her in the UK hospital, and very nearly saw her having to go...

(OpEd by Richard Nelson, Hershael York, and Bob Russell) On Friday (April 24), we participated in a forum of pastors across Kentucky to discuss the church’s response to the pandemic and how to honor Gov. Beshear, even when we may disagree on policy directives. The...

On Thursday, Whitley County High School students Craig Hensley and Dania Esser spoke to over 700 viewers from all over the United States as part of the WhyTry Organization’s online “Resilience and Hope Summit.”

(Letter to the Editor by Margaret Potter, Fort Myers, Florida) I have been gone from Southern Kentucky for approximately 59 years, but the same caring concern and thoughtfulness that existed then still exists in that area today. Recently, after speaking with my elderly brother’s...

Area nursing homes, including Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation in north Corbin, have been taking extra precautions to shield residents from potential COVID–19 infection. Officials said all employees wear masks upon entering the facility and have their temperatures checked for...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of I-75 northbound and southbound (right lanes) at mile point 14.561 will be closed Tuesday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The lane closures are necessary to allow District 11 crews to perform pothole...

Additional federal funding is being released for Kentucky’s coronavirus-related response efforts to enhance local testing and support for hospitals and small businesses from the CARES Act, approved by Congress last month. “With historic amounts of federal funding...

(By Mt. Ash Baptist Church Pastor Billy Carpenter) I suppose many of you like myself are a little anxious or worried about this Coronavirus. The fact we are seeing all sports stopped, colleges and schools have shutdown. Businesses are closing their doors; people are out of work...

Each year the University of Kentucky’s Whitley County Cooperative Extension office celebrates Earth Day by getting different materials into the hands of folks eager to do their part to improve and sustain the health of our planet.