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If all goes according to plan, the new Whitley County High School Career and Technical Education Building should be ready for students as soon as August 2022. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Running a charitable endeavor or ministry usually isn’t cheap, let alone an easy undertaking. First Baptist Church’s White Flag Ministry, which provides the homeless and others with motel lodging on nights when the forecast predicts that the temperature will drop below 29...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of January. During the month of January, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,347 requests for assistance, and responded to 24 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 39 new criminal cases, and it made 76...

While the Corbin High School Class of 2021 has not had the traditional adventures of high school seniors, one senior’s mom has established a Facebook group to allow members of the community to adopt one or more of the seniors. “Adopt a senior 2021 Corbin High School,” is a public...

Laurel, Bell, Knox and Whitley County’s COVID-19 incidence rates were all within the top 12 highest incidence rates in the state Friday. The Whitley County Health Department announced 14 additional COVID–19 cases on Friday, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 3,353....

The Corbin Arena announced Friday morning that Trace Adkins would be performing a June 4 concert as part of his “The Way I Wanna Go Tour 2021.” A Nashville icon for more than two decades, Adkins has made his mark on the country music industry with 11 million albums sold. Adkins...

Corbin Police Department Patrolman Justin Walker has been recognized by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) for his efforts to target impaired drivers. For the second consecutive year, Walker has led his department and made 23 impaired driving arrests in 2020. Walker...

The Whitley County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to approve the second reading of an ordinance regarding the lease to purchase the sanitation department property at Happy Hollow Road in Williamsburg during its Feb. 16 meeting. The first reading of the lease was on Jan. 18. The...

Should in-person classes be canceled during an ice storm? Most people would agree that the answer is yes. While cancelling in-person classes during an ice storm seems like an obvious decision, superintendents are often faced with weather situations where the decisions are far...

Laurel, Bell, Knox and Whitley County’s COVID-19 incidence rates were all within the top 20 highest incidence rates in the state Thursday. The Whitley County Health Department announced 21 additional COVID–19 cases on Thursday, bringing the county’s total number of cases to...