Unemployment rates fell in 64 Kentucky counties between June 2015 and June 2016, including Knox County, rose in 49 counties, including Laurel County, and remained the same in seven (Fleming, Henderson, Morgan, Simpson, Trigg, Trimble and Whitley), according to the Kentucky Office...

Baptist Health Corbin, Baptist Health Lexington and Baptist Health Richmond were among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’...

Baptist Health Corbin is continuing its fundraising efforts to equip its new neonatal intensive care unit with the annual Baptist Golf Classic. All proceeds will go to the effort. The deadline for registration and sponsorship of the 21st annual event, which will be held at...

As a 20-year-old visiting the United States from his native France, Euro Sticks President and owner Frédéric Debacker said it was his encounter with a Kansas farmer that sold him on the idea that America would be a good place to do business. Debacker said the man taught him, over...

Two months ago Whayne Supply employees were advised that layoffs were coming. On Tuesday morning, the employees found out just how many jobs are being cut. Now employees must wait until Friday to find out if they are the fortunate ones who are keeping their jobs. A source close...

Unemployment rates fell in 91 Kentucky counties between May 2015 and May 2016, including Knox, Whitley and Laurel counties, rose in 24 counties, and remained the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky...

Assorted aircraft, numerous cars and military vehicles of all types will be on display Saturday as the London-Corbin Airport holds its 11th annual open house. Airport Manager Larry Corum said the planes will range from a Jenny Bi-plane of World War I vintage, to an A-4 Skyhawk,...

The city of Corbin voted earlier this month to “stack” an additional one percent tax on the gross wages of workers in the Knox County portion of the city, but the move has drawn opposition from two of the area’s largest business advocacy groups. The Southern Kentucky Chamber of...

The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce held its monthly membership luncheon last Tuesday at the Cumberland Inn in Williamsburg with featured speaker, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Manager Roy Johnson. Johnson spoke on the recent visit from Governor Matt Bevin and h...

With the popularity of war themed video games and the reality of military action taking a strong hold over the youth of today, many wish to live out their battle fantasies. Now, thanks to the help of HALO, local residents can do so in a fun and safe environment. An airsoft course...

A medical malpractice and negligence lawsuit filed against Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center concerning a patient who died of pneumonia is moving to federal court. A notice of removal, moving the case from Whitley Circuit Court to U.S. District Court in London, was filed...

The crew at Wallen’s Towing is making their own Ecto 1, the vehicle in the original Ghostbuster’s film. The crew at Wallen’s is back at it again this summer, having recreated their version of the classic Cadillac ambulance/hearse, Ecto, from the Ghostbuster’s film....

Unemployment rates fell in 83 Kentucky counties between April 2015 and April 2016, including Knox, Whitley and Laurel counties, rose in 33 counties, and remained the same in four, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and...

The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club is inviting all current and former members to attend its 35th anniversary celebration at noon Thursday at the Cumberland Inn. “We’re inviting all the old presidents back and old members back. We are going to celebrate 35 years of...

Safety has become something of a tradition for the 400-plus workers at the Williamsburg Firestone Industrial Products plant, which was recognized with the Governor’s Safety and Health Award during a ceremony Tuesday morning at the plant. This is the third time in six years,...

For popular Corbin dentist Keith Gibson, the road to an early retirement started at NIBROC. Dr. Gibson had asked one of his patients if he knew a good dentist that could possibly take over his practice. Just so happens, he did. The wife of one of the patient’s best friends was a...

Grace Community Health CEO Michael Stanley signs legal paperwork to purchase 10 acres in the Southeast KY Business Park for the company. More than a year-and-a-half after the project was first announced, officials with Grace Community Health Center and the Southeast Kentucky...

On Friday, April 29, 2016, Governor Matt Bevin appointed Steve Brunson to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. Brunson is a Senior Vice President of Business Development for Forcht Bank in Northern Kentucky. Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) invests in affordable...

Corbin’s oldest continuing primary care medical practice has merged with a local faith-based health care group, and both sides are calling the move a positive one for patients. The practice of Dr. Michael Watts and Truman Perry is now officially part of Grace Community Health...