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Governor Andy Beshear ordered all restaurants across the state to close beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday. Restaurants may continue to serve carryout and delivery orders, and those with drive-throughs may also operate. Bars are also subject to the closure order “It’s not lost...

Williamsburg and London Walmart stores have announced shortened business hours because of the coronavirus. Officials at both stores announced that beginning Sunday, hours of operations will be 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily. Walmart in Corbin has not yet changed its hours. The number...

The American Red Cross is ready and waiting to assist those suffering from a disaster, whether it is large scale flooding or a house fire. A group of Corbin High School students has joined in the effort, organizing a Red Cross Club at the school. The club was the idea of freshman...

The City of Corbin is closing McBurney Center for a month City officials announced the decision Friday as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. This will include activities at the Corbin Senior Citizens Center Officials are making arrangements to provide meals to...

Multiple local and regional events planned for the coming weeks and have been postponed or cancelled in the effort to decrease the potential to spread coronavirus.   Rotary International Dinner cancelled At Thursday’s weekly meeting of the Corbin Rotary Club, officials...

Whitley Circuit Court Clerk Gary Barton said Friday that, in keeping with the order of the Kentucky Supreme Court, all court dates are canceled beginning Monday and continuing through April 10. Barton said court officials will be sending notices out to anyone with pending court...

(The story below is additional coverage of the Wolf Creek Baptist Church mission work in Uganda. Another story related to the mission trip is featured in the spring edition of Faith magazine, a quarterly publication produced by the News Journal that hit the streets this week.) So...

Knox County Public Schools officials announced Thursday that schools will be closed for a month beginning Monday in response to the threat of the coronavirus Officials stated that students would receive printed material when leaving school Friday to provide instruction during...

The Corbin Board of Education voted Thursday night to close school for the next three weeks. Earlier Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear had asked school systems across the commonwealth to close down beginning Monday for two weeks to help prevent the further spread of the...

Dreams do come true in Survivor, and it isn’t just the dream of winning the million–dollar prize as Whitley County’s Nick Wilson discovered during Wednesday night’s fifth week of Survivor: Winners at War. The episode opened with Nick and his Dakal tribe returning to camp after...