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Forcht Bank has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Kentucky in the medium-sized employer category (those employing 150-499 employees) by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM). The winner rankings will be...

Corbin area restaurants and stores that sell alcoholic drinks and/or beer have been put on notice to ensure their employees are up to date on their mandatory server training. Corbin Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator Clara Patterson sent out a notice in late December to all...

Unemployment rates fell in 72 Kentucky counties, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties, stayed the same in 17 and rose in 31 counties between November 2016 and November 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the...

One of the bigger buildings along Main Street in Williamsburg, which sat empty for much of 2017, now has a new owner with some ambitious plans. The University of the Cumberlands purchased the old Faulkner and Taylor Furniture Store building on Dec. 22 for $275,000, according to a...

Williamsburg is getting a new shoe store this year. Shoe Sensation will be located at 640 West Highway 92 in the Davenport Retail Center, and plans to open in April 2018. Since opening its first store in 1984, Shoe Sensation has focused on bringing America’s top footwear brands...

The Corbin Public Library is considering adding notary public to its public services. At the regular meeting of the library board last Thursday, the board members asked Director Donna Chadwell to contact the library’s attorney, Wes Tipton to determine whether or not it would be...

Grace Health announced Monday that it has a long-term lease agreement on the former Kmart building in Corbin, and plans to construct a “multi-service” medical campus on the site. Documents were executed on Monday morning that grant a 35-year lease term to Grace Health. After...

Unemployment rates fell in 88 Kentucky counties, including Whitley, Laurel and Knox, remained the same in ten and rose in 22 counties between October 2016 and October 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky...