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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is asking motorists traveling along Interstate 75 in Whitley County on Thursday to be aware as crews will be conducting bridge inspections. Officials stated that lanes will be closed as the crews inspect the bridges over the Cumberland River at...

The City of Williamsburg is being recognized for its efforts to curb vaping in the city. Following Monday evening’s Williamsburg City Council meeting, Mayor Roddy Harrison announced that Williamsburg had been awarded the 2020 Smoke-free Excellence in E-Cigarettes Policy Award by...

In a year of much change, some things remain constant – for instance, University of the Cumberlands’ commitment to service in the local community. Cumberlands launches its annual food drive today, an initiative known for supporting food banks in the area. The food drive will be...

Kamal Yerra, a 15-year old from Fort Mill, South Carolina, has completed a master’s degree program at University of the Cumberlands. It is his second college degree, and the prodigy is nearing completion of a third. Kamal finished high school at age 13, and afterward, he earned a...

In partnership with area high schools in Corbin and Manchester, the locations of its regional campuses, Eastern Kentucky University is offering free, outdoor guest Wi-Fi and indoor, desktop internet to students who can’t otherwise access broadband internet. “COVID-19 has had a...

At a Corbin Rotary Club meeting last week, Director of Pharmacy at Baptist Health Corbin, Mr. Cliff Niemeier, spoke about the recent edition of a brand-new heart failure clinic to the hospital. Opening about six weeks ago, Niemeier said of the new clinic, “It is conveniently...

To help fill a critical need for precinct election officers in Kentucky and Indiana, Baptist Health is paying its employees to work at the polls in the Nov. 3 General Election. The move came after requests from Baptist Health employees, and from civic leaders in the communities...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of September. During the month of September, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,101 criminal complaints and responded to 44 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 35 new criminal cases, and made 97...

For the third time this week, the Whitley County Health Department announced a new COVID-19 death Friday, which marks the sixth death in the last five days. On Monday, the Whitley County Health Department announced four COVID-19 deaths, and on Thursday one additional death was...

There is a new owner for the old Whitley County Health Department building, and a new business plans to open late this month in a former lawyer’s office and restaurant in downtown Williamsburg. The old Whitley County Health Department building in Williamsburg recently sold, and...