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Hutton School of Business enhances, expands programs

Beginning Fall 2020, classes in business analytics and business ethics will be included as core classes for those pursuing a business degree through the Hutton School of Business at University of the Cumberlands. Students will also have two new concentration options within the...
Posted On 30 Aug 2020
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Photo Gallery: Whitley County Tire Amnesty

Local residents were able to dispose of thousands of old tires for free on Aug. 20-22 as part of the Whitley County Fiscal Court’s Tire Amnesty Program. Tires were dropped off at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport and then loaded onto tractor trailers and taken for proper...
Posted On 30 Aug 2020

University of the Cumberlands names director of diversity

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) has named Jerton Evans as the University’s first Director of Diversity and Multiculturalism. In this role, Evans will work with the University’s leadership and students to create a welcoming environment for all members of the UC communit...
Posted On 29 Aug 2020
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Bars, churches and COVID-19: In terms of the coronavirus, bars and churches have similarities

Recently, several Corbin restaurants and bars were warned by a local Alcohol Beverage Control official after multiple reports were made to state ABC officials about violations of the mandate prohibiting serving customers at the bar. Some of these establishments took to social...
Posted On 29 Aug 2020

Conservation officers charge four men in Laurel County for illegally possessing, trading native wildlife

Conservation officers with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources recently charged four family members from Laurel County with numerous wildlife violations. Officer Chris Meadows and Sgt. Travis Neal obtained information during an ongoing investigation that led to...
Posted On 29 Aug 2020
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Both Knox and Bell counties report additional COVID-19 fatalities Friday

Both Knox County and Bell County reported new COVID-19 fatalities Friday. The Knox County Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases Friday, including three cases involving children. “We are also heartbroken to report one death today. It is always tragic to report any...
Posted On 28 Aug 2020

Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff in honor of Corbin soldier

Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Aug. 29, in honor of a Corbin soldier who died in the Korean War, but whose remains were only recently identified. “We are all glad to have our Kentucky soldier home...
Posted On 28 Aug 2020
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One WCHS football player tests positive for COVID-19, handful of other players in isolation

Friday, just one day after the Kentucky High School Athletic Association recommended that fall sports proceed as planned, it was announced that a football player at Whitley County High School had tested positive for COVID-19. “In an effort to keep our school family and community...
Posted On 28 Aug 2020
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Marketplace on Main and 3rd businesses now starting to open in Williamsburg

After several months of anticipation, the brand new Marketplace on Main and 3rd is officially open for business in downtown Williamsburg. The Marketplace, owned by the University of the Cumberlands, features three individual businesses – Cumberland River Coffee Shop, Moonbow...
Posted On 28 Aug 2020
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Corbin Superintendent Dave Cox gets high marks on his annual evaluation

Corbin Superintendent Dave Cox has received the equivalent of straight A’s on his report card following his recent annual evaluation by the Corbin Independent Board of Education. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 28 Aug 2020