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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell will be the keynote speaker for a joint Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Knox County Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon later this month. The luncheon will take place at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the Williamsburg Tourism and...

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, recently donated $100,000 to the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC), including awarding $1,000 gift cards to 50 military veterans nationwide to support their agriculture businesses and $50,000 from the...

A pair of University of the Cumberlands (UC) online programs were recently recognized by an online college ranking service. College Values Online has identified UC as having one of the top online Ph.D in criminal justice degree programs. The ranking considered tuition and ROI...

Whitley Storm Softball 10U: The team was a tournament finalist in Georgetown, KY. Coaches: George Davis, David Fritts, David Prewitt, Spencer Brown Players (back row): Jazlynn Brown, Katelyn Shepherd, Holly Inman, Katie Sexton, Adalee Hill, Makynli Brown Players (front row): Mia...

So how do you thank customers and your communities for naming you the best bank in Kentucky in a recent national magazine survey? Free food is always a good choice. At least this was the answer that Forcht Bank came up to thank its customers. Forcht Bank was recently been named...

Windows shook as 50 motorcycles and a half dozen classic cars stopped in Williamsburg to draw cards Saturday during the Third Annual Upper Cumberland Poker Run. Drivers then proceeded to their next stop in London as part of a five-stop, four-hour tour of Southeast...

Corbin and Whitley County gained a new option in the beauty industry as Beth Cline opened the doors on Leanna Cosmetics Saturday. “I have been in the beauty industry for several years,” Cline said noting that she started the company as an online venture. “I’ve been doing it for...

The Baptist Health Foundation Corbin, Inc. is one of six treatment providers across Kentucky to receive a $1,000,000 grant to help combat the Opioid Epidemic in rural Kentucky. The money is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services...

Former Williamsburg Family Fitness owner and personal trainer Bill Allen appeared on the big screen once again as he portrayed the lead burglar in CNBC TV series “Super Heists” pilot episode called “All the President’s Money” Monday night.  Bill Allen, portrayed Amil Dinsio, an...

Nearly 100 people turned out Saturday at the Ballard Ford East river access point for a morning of kayaking and raising money to help local children as part of the annual Kayaking for Kids race. “This is my favorite project that I have ever been a part of as Whitley Coun...