The Holler Creative is a digital marketing agency based in Corbin that helps businesses utilize online platforms in order to grow their brand and reach more potential customers. Since its inception, the agency has made a name for itself thanks in large part to their unique,...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a heavy financial burden on families and businesses alike, but some much-needed relief has already arrived. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers helped secured funding through the CARES Act and other federal legislation to help sustain jobs...

Unemployment rates rose in 94 Kentucky counties – including Whitley, Knox and Laurel – between January 2019 and January 2020, fell in 21 and stayed the same in 5 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce...

Last week, Kentucky farm families celebrated “National Agriculture Week,” but as you can imagine, our annual celebration was quieter than usual, given our on-going fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic. As I talked to members of the media and neighbors to promote the...

(Op-Ed by Tom Underwood, who is the Kentucky Director of the National Federation of Independent Business.) Congress on Friday passed a $2 trillion economic stimulus package to help small business owners and employees and others affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, but this federal...

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kentucky small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted...

With the current coronavirus pandemic forcing people to think about ways they can conduct business from home, e-commerce has never been more important to the survival of the economy. Having a strong digital presence is important for any business in the 21st century, however,...

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a very uncertain future for many small businesses across the country. In order to help alleviate some concerns in our region, the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) out of Somerset hosted a webinar Tuesday...

The news cycle over the past few days has been totally dominated by COVID-19, or the coronavirus. This outbreak of illness, which has now led to President Trump declaring a national emergency, has affected all of us in one way or another. Many local business owners are currently...

From a press release dated March 4, 2020: Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $900 million to build, preserve or improve rural electric infrastructure across 16 states (PDF, 151 KB). Censky...

If you have visited the Wal-Mart in Williamsburg lately, or any of the surrounding businesses, you may have noticed a new tenant where Hibbett Sports used to be. State Farm Agent James Baker and his crew may be new to the building, but they are certainly not new to the community,...

Do you ever wish you could go back in time? Sure you do. Who hasn’t at some point in their life said, “I remember when,” and then you can fill in the blank – things used to be a certain way, we communicated differently, we dressed differently, et cetera, et cetera?

On Thursday, February 27 TEKSwork LLC, based in Williamsburg, hosted the 2020 TECH EXPO at Heritage Hills Banquet Hall in London.

Entrepreneurs in Whitley County and surrounding areas will have a great opportunity next week to either create or expand on their business’ online presence when Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation of London presents a three-hour digital marketing training session at the...

Louisville, KY Heritage Gardens, LLC (HG), a woman-owned / minority-owned and Veteran owned business, is working to build long-term sustainable relationships with all licensed Kentucky farmers. HG will begin building these relationships through the immediate purchase of hemp from...

The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will welcome a special guest speaker who is dedicated to “making Kentucky’s Appalachia a better place to live, work, grow and thrive.” Melissa Newman, Executive Director of Regional Programming and Regional Stewardship, at Eastern...

Unemployment rates rose in 56 Kentucky counties between December 2018 and December 2019, including Whitley County, fell in 46, including Laurel County, and stayed the same in 18 counties, including Knox County, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency...

A Corbin businessman is adding a new wrinkle to downtown as work has begun on Sweeties Ice Cream and Mini Donuts. “I’ve always wanted ice cream. I think ice cream is great,” said owner Jim Bruso. “I have been in business on Main Street for over 15 years, and people don’t have...

Unemployment rates rose in 95 Kentucky counties between November 2018 and November 2019, including Whitley and Knox, fell in 18, including Laurel, and stayed the same in 7 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and...