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The Whitley County Health Department reported two COVID–19 related deaths last week, marking the first such deaths since June 4. Whitley County Public Health Director Marcy Rein said both of the recent deaths involved adults under the age of 55. “Neither one had been vaccinated,”...

The official schedule for Corbin’s 69th Annual NIBROC Festival has been announced. “I think everyone is ready to return to our festival after being off last year,” said Bruce Carpenter, the executive director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “We are just excited to...

Williamsburg’s final block party of the season featured Usual Suspects. A crowd gathered to watch the live entertainment for the final time this summer.

The Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport broke ground Monday on its new 10-bay T-Hangar. Special guest Congressman Hal Rogers applauded airport administration, state and local officials for their work on the grant that will fund the hangar’s construction. “Thank you for devoting...

  Local, state and national dignitaries were in attendance at the groundbreaking for Firestone Industrial Products’ 68,000 square-feet expansion on Monday. “Firestone Industrial Products has been a part of the Whitley County Community and a key team Kentucky player since it...

A Corbin man was arrested last Thursday on two counts of first-degree assault stemming from a traffic crash that left two people seriously injured. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...

A pair of Woodbine residents are now behind bars in Knox County charged with killing another Woodbine resident Friday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Thanks to a new Kentucky law, Kentuckians will be getting more time to vote in-person prior to Election Day starting in 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear officially signed House Bill 574 into law on April 7. The new law will change the way elections are conducted across the Commonwealth by...

The second annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon will be returning to Corbin in November. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said the 2021 event is scheduled for Nov. 13. “The route will remain the same,” Monhollen said of the course that started and ended on Depot Street,...

The Whitley County Health Department announced the latest COVID–19 death Monday. Officials said the adult, who had not been vaccinated, died last week. According to officials, 32.9 percent of the county’s residents that are eligible have been vaccinated. Officials announced 43...