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Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, McCreary and Bell counties between July 2021 and August 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...

Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops or is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, which is the sixth leading cause of death in this country. Statistics show that one in three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another dementia, and that it kills more people than...

The Whitley County Health Department has added a new way to share information about resources available to the community. The health department has launched an app, which is free from Google Play or the App store and can be downloaded by searching “Whitley County Resource Guide”....

The Corbin City Commission has elected to hold off on investing money received through the American Rescue Plan into the Kentucky League of Cities Money Market. At a special called meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners did not make a motion to move the approximate $932,000 into...

The Corbin Economic Development Agency and the Southeastern Kentucky Regional Business Park are undergoing name changes in order to help market the regional focus. Chairman Bruce Carpenter noted that the economic development agency would now be known as the Southern Kentucky...

A collision between a moped and a passenger vehicle sent one person to the hospital Monday morning. The collision happened near Bates Lane on Browning Acres Road, said Oak Grove Fire Captain James Smith. Oak Grove Fire Department, Whitley County Sheriff’s Office and Whitley...

A Corbin bar is being sued in federal court for allegedly illegally showing an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in June. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in London by Joe Hand Promotions, Inc., claims that Ultimate Fighting Championship 238: Cejudo v. Moraes,...

Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. is living proof that while getting vaccinated against COVID-19 might not prevent you from getting the virus, it generally can help keep you from getting deathly ill. “There is a lot of talk about breakthrough cases, but in talking to...

Despite a 3 to 2 vote on moving ahead towards the purchase of a heater for the city pool, some Corbin City Commissioners did not quite warm up to the decision. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

The UK Cooperative Extension Service in Whitley County will be hosting its first annual Whitley County Farm Field Day on Friday, Oct. 1. The Farm Field Day will be an educational experience for children and adults alike, stated Andrew Modica with the extension office. “It is...