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Cumberlands awarded Gold status as Military Friendly® School for 2022-2023 academic year

University of the Cumberlands was awarded Gold status in the recent listing of 2022-2023 Military Friendly® Schools. Approximately one-fourth of all private schools offering doctoral programs received Gold status. Across the nation, only 28 private schools offering doctoral...
Posted On 26 May 2022
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Occupational tax revenue up significantly in Whitley County

The Whitley County Fiscal Court received a little more money this fiscal year than anticipated. During its regularly called monthly meeting on May 17, the fiscal court held readings of two budget amendment ordinances. One budget amendment relates to $1,065,640 in unbudgeted...
Posted On 26 May 2022

Whitley County Farmer’s Market opens in Williamsburg

  The Whitley County Farmer’s Market held its first event of the season in Williamsburg last Thursday at River Fog Park. Local farmers, craft people and so forth brought out their products and wares. The Farmer’s Market will be open from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursdays...
Posted On 26 May 2022

John Bill Keck receiving Leader of the Year award Thursday

A Corbin businessman has been selected as Leadership Tri-County’s “Leader of the Year,” and will be honored during Leader of the Year Banquet Thursday night at Barbourville’s First Baptist Church. John Bill Keck, who has been involved in assorted businesses throughout his career...
Posted On 25 May 2022
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W’burg seeking $5.5 million to replace deteriorating waterlines

When your town is over 200 years old, you are going to have some really old waterlines and with that often comes cracks in those lines, which increases the water loss rate. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 25 May 2022

Michigan men pursued, arrested by police twice in 24-hour period

Mathew Rajon Nathaniel Nix, Jr. Two Michigan men face numerous charges after being arrested twice for leading police on two different pursuits within a 24-hour period. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Whitley County Health Department launches formula locator program

The ongoing nation-wide formula shortage continues to leave both federal and state organizations grappling with possible solutions as parents scramble to find what little formula may be left on store shelves. Though there still doesn’t seem to be a clear end to the shortage in...

Blaze extinguished over weekend

A family’s home was saved thanks to the efforts of several local fire departments over the weekend, though not without extensive damages. 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

Update: $250,000 cash bond set for machete attack suspect

A Williamsburg woman had to be airlifted early Sunday morning after allegedly being attacked during a domestic dispute with a machete and is facing a long road to recovery, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. Darryl Earls was charged early Sunday morning with...
Posted On 25 May 2022

U.S. News recognizes two UC programs with national rankings

Two programs at University of the Cumberlands were recently included in a ranking of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News and World Report. Both Cumberlands’ online graduate education program and online graduate psychology program were listed in the national ranking. Both programs...
Posted On 24 May 2022
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