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The old Whitley County Courthouse is planning to stay open and staffed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but effective Monday, it will soon be closed to the public. “In an effort to maximize social distancing and protect our county employees, county offices will be closed to the...

In light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Baptist Health Corbin has announced that out of an abundance of caution, it has activated appropriate infection control protocols at the hospital, and implemented new visitor restrictions as Gov. Andy Beshear has advised. Patients in...

If you need to go to the county clerk’s office to file a deed, pay your motor vehicle taxes or get a marriage license, then you only have one more day to do so before it temporarily closes to the public. Friday will be the last day that the office is open to the public in the...

The former Corbin Elemetary and Corbin Intermediate School buildings will be auctioned as scheduled on Saturday, but, in light of fears of spreading the conoravirus, it will be entirely online. Adam Hill, Principal Broker/Auctioneer At Interstate Auction and Realty said the...

The Corbin Utilities Commission approved proposed steps to aid customers and employees during the COVID–19 situation, waiving credit card and late fees, suspending the disconnection of services for non–payment, giving employees additional sick leave, and authorizing the general...

The Corbin Ossoli Club’s annual May Day event and the Battle of the Badges charity basketball game between Corbin Police and Corbin firefighters have joined the growing list of events to be cancelled due to COVID-19. The May Day Festival had been scheduled for May 1 at The Arena...

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the state and the nation, the University of the Cumberlands has elected to move all of its remaining in-person classes to the online platform. Dr. Larry Cockrum, President of the university, announced the decision Tuesday...

In response to the Corbin City Commission’s decision earlier this week to suspend the collection of all alcohol and regulatory fees until further notice, the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission voted Wednesday to also suspend restaurant and transient (motel) taxes effective...

Due to the coronavirus, the City of Williamsburg has announced that it will not be disconnecting water or sewer services for 60 days although customers are encouraged to pay their bills on time if they can, Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison announced. Also all city events at the...

The old Whitley County Courthouse is staying open to the public for now, but Williamsburg City Hall will be closing to the public although offices will stay open doing business over the phone and through the drive-thru. Also, the May Primary election is getting pushed back until...