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The Whitley County Health Department announced 35 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 2,002. There are currently 380 active cases, of which eight are hospitalized. A total of 1,603 people have been released from isolation. Whitley County has had 19...

Philanthropists Terry and Marion Forcht presented Brad Hall, Vice President of External Affairs at the University of the Cumberlands, with a $200,000 check in support of the Terry & Marion Forcht School of Nursing. The Forcht’s provided $1,000,000 in 2018 for the...

After two special called meetings, the Corbin City Commissions’ Miller Park renovation project is finally underway. Commissioners broke ground on the renovations Monday and construction is expected to begin later this week pending the weather’s cooperation. The City Commission...

After eight hours and 33.6 miles, Zack Horvath’s 319.2-mile run came to an end. Horvath called it quits after he suffered an injury to his hamstring in hour eight. “I was doing great. I got to eight hours in and I felt like I had only been going for an hour. I really felt good,”...

Forty Corbin Primary and Elementary students will spend their Christmas on the wheels of their new bicycles thanks to the efforts of the 16 senior Corbin Redhound football players, their coaches and the boosters. The players huddled up for one final play Tuesday afternoon to give...

The Bell County Health Department reported its second COVID-19 related death this week on Wednesday afternoon. It was the 30th related COVID-19 death in Bell County. The Bell County Health Department reported the county’s 29th COVID-19 related death Monday. The fatalities have...

The Corbin Recycling Center is temporarily closed after one of the employees tested positive for COVID-19. Corbin City Manager, Marlon Sams, said approximately five or six other employees were impacted. The recycling center is under quarantine, but is expected to reopen on...

Governor Andy Beshear today announced the official grand opening of a new welcome center in southeastern Kentucky located at mile marker 1.5 in Whitley County off I-75 North. In response to the spread of COVID-19, federal and state public health officials advised that travel...

Over the course of several weeks, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department has recovered four stolen vehicles. 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

The Whitley County Health Department announced 59 additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 1,929. There are currently 362 active cases, of which nine are hospitalized. With the new cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 108.3. Laurel...