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The Whitley County Health Department reported seven new COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of residents diagnosed with the virus to 309. Health department officials added that the new total includes nine that had been investigated and reported in the state...

Laurel, Knox and Whitley counties all reported double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases Monday. The Laurel County Health Department reported 12 new COVID-19 cases Monday, six new cases Sunday, and nine new cases Saturday. Monday’s new cases involve: a 39-year-old male, a...

The quarter horse racing track that was first proposed for Corbin in 2014 is undergoing a change of plans that will see it instead built to accommodate traditional thoroughbred racing, and see an extension facility constructed off of Interstate 75 in Williamsburg. Officials with...

Kentucky State Police arrested a Gray woman Friday morning after they found 1.75 pounds of methamphetamine, one pound of marijuana, and $14,000 in cash on her person, in her vehicle, and in her storage units in Laurel County. Angela Wynn, 48, is facing charges of first-degree...

Since the annual faculty/staff award banquet was not able to be held this spring, University of the Cumberlands took time in their virtual faculty/staff meeting the week before classes began to recognize outstanding members of the Cumberlands family whose service to the...

If you’ve been feeling tired, unmotivated, or had difficulty sleeping lately, you’re not alone. At this point, we’ve been in full-on crisis mode as a result of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for months. Among the slew of new terms popping up this year comes another: pandemic...

The idea to write Lead to Revitalize! 15 Practices of a Church Revitalization Leader may have come about prior to the current COVID-19 pandemic, but with the public health crisis still in the daily headlines, this book could not have come at a better time for church leaders...

Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council (KCEOC) Community Action Partnership recently received a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to help the KCEOC Knox County Senior Citizen Center remain open and support meal delivery to senior citizens who have been impacted by...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that closures are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21, on KY 779 and Tuesday, Sept. 22, on KY 628 in Whitley County to allow crews to replace cross drains. Work schedule is listed below: KY 779 will be closed at milepoint...

About one dozen University of the Cumberlands students turned out at the Whitley County Courthouse on Sept. 11 to help mulch around the outside of the facility as part of a community service effort.