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Officials at the Laurel County Health Department say the local man who was confirmed to have contracted COVID–19 has been released from the hospital. The 53-year-old male tested positive Tuesday, making him the first confirmed case in the tri-county area. Hensley said Thursday...

The developed recreation areas in Daniel Boone National Forest have been temporarily closed in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID–19 Officials at with the London Ranger District announced the closures Thursday, noting it includes campgrounds, picnic area and shooting...

Whitley County’s Nick Wilson’s Sele Tribe was sent to tribal council for the second consecutive week on CBS’s Survivor: Winners at War, but he survived another week and will make it to the traditional merging of the tribes next week. Week seven saw another first in the game, as...

Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus has declared a state of emergency in the city. According to the document Razmus signed Wednesday, it authorizes her to sign executive orders authorizing city personnel to coordinate and cooperate with the Whitley and Knox County Health Departments, the...

While the University of the Cumberlands has closed its campus due to COVID–19, its food service has partnered to help provide meals during the crisis. Between March 24 and May 2, Pioneer College Caterers will prepare and deliver hot meals to the Williamsburg Senior Center and...

Baptist Health has suspended visitation at its nine hospitals and all satellite offices, including Corbin, in an effort to safeguard patients and staff against the COVID–19 virus. The new rules went into effect Tuesday, allowing only essential caregivers to accompany patents for...

And just like that, a dream situation on Survivor: Winners at War came to an end for Whitley County’s Nick Wilson. Nick was not one of the two people voted to the Edge of Extinction. But just days after the tribal shakeup put Nick together with his Survivor crush Parvati, their...

A traffic stop for failure to stop at a stop sign led to a Williamsburg man facing a felony DUI charge. On March 10, Stephen Schwartz, 45, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs – fourth or greater offense, a Class D felony under Kentucky law. Kentucky...

March in Corbin means the start of another season at the Root Beer Stand, and while it will open as scheduled Tuesday, new rules have been instituted during the COVID–19 pandemic. Customers are asked to take the food home. The walk–up window and bathrooms will be closed. No...

Baptist Health Corbin will be hosting the Kentucky Blood Center’s Bloodmobile March 31 in an effort to help the center replenish its dwindling blood supply. The Bloodmobile will be set up in the Trillium Center Circle behind the main parking lot of the hospital between 9 a.m. and...