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Tri-County Cineplex readying to reopen the doors Monday, June 1

Movie theaters across the state are gearing up to welcome customers back inside the building beginning Monday, June 1. In Corbin, the Tri-County Cineplex is working hard to make sure everything is ready for moviegoers to once again get their fix of big screen entertainment.
Posted On 28 May 2020
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Associates in Eye Care seeing patients again, adhering to all state and federal guidelines

Many, who wear glasses or contact lenses, might have taken their access to eye health care for granted before the COVID-19 pandemic. But since reopening, phones have been ringing nonstop at Associates in Eye Care (AEC) with people scheduling their eye health exams, or being...
Posted On 22 May 2020
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Bubby’s BBQ of Corbin excited to be among area restaurants re-opening for business this week

As the economy continues the re-opening effort in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, local business owners are also making plans to open their doors and welcome customers back inside. Among those business owners are Mark Shepherd, owner of Bubby’s BBQ and Buffet in Corbin.
Posted On 20 May 2020
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Local nail tech and cosmetologist talk salon re-opening later this month

As of right now, Governor Andy Beshear’s plan for re-opening the economy has salons and barbershops slated to re-open on May 25. Shirley Nance and Glenda Sizemore of Falls Plaza Salon in Corbin both say they are ready to get back to work, but they are also continuing to be...
Posted On 19 May 2020
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Ford provides face protection for Whitley County first responders

First responders across Whitley County now have an extra layer of face protection courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the car manufacturer shipped 500 of the plastic face guards, which arrived Monday. Moses handed out...

New Forcht Bank safety measures will allow for return of walk-in traffic

With talk of re-opening the economy beginning to dominate the national conversation, businesses everywhere are making the adjustments necessary to bring customers back through the doors in a safe and secure manner.
Posted On 13 May 2020
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Elective surgeries resume at Baptist Health Corbin

Baptist Health Corbin is developing plans to resume elective surgeries and procedures, and the first outpatient surgeries began Wednesday, along with invasive procedures such as colonoscopies, hernia repair, hysterectomy, cardiac heart catheterization, and bronchoscopy (scope of...

Baptist Health spearheads breakthrough COVID-19 plasma treatment

Clinicians treating severely suffering COVID-19 patients at Baptist Health Corbin now have access to the FDA-sponsored, Mayo Clinic-led expanded access treatment program through a clinical trial using plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a potential treatment option. The...
Posted On 06 May 2020
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March unemployment rate increases locally, but not as much as expected

As pretty much everyone expected, unemployment rates between February 2020 and March 2020 rose in every county in Kentucky, but probably not as much as many feared with local rates going up anywhere from 1.7 – 2.0 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics...
Posted On 02 May 2020

Moonlight Meat Processing accepted into Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Certified Farm Market Program

Moonlight Meat Processing Inc. of Whitley County is one of the 103 markets across the Commonwealth accepted into the 2020 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Certified Farm Market Program. In joining the KFB Certified Farm Market Program, Moonlight Meat Processing Inc., has committed to...
Posted On 29 Apr 2020