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Honored for excellence…

The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities/Kentucky Center for Assisted Living (KAHCF/KCAL) recently recognized Corbin Health & Rehabilitation Center’s Carrie Ray, LPN, as one of Kentucky’s top five in nursing care. She has nearly a decade of experience working at the...
Posted On 09 Dec 2023
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Unemployment rates decrease in Whitley, Knox, and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell and McCreary counties between September 2023 and October 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 09 Dec 2023

Christmas at the Cumberland concert held Sunday

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  The University of the Cumberlands held its sixth annual Christmas at the Cumberlands concert Sunday afternoon in the O. Wayne Rollins Center, where members of the university’s bands and choir ensembles delighted attendees with a variety of Christmastime...

Moses gets clean audit of 2022 tax account settlement

Former interim Whitley County Sheriff Danny Moses received a clean audit regarding his 2022 tax account settlement, according to Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office. “The former sheriff’s financial statement fairly presents the taxes charged, credited and...
Posted On 08 Dec 2023

North Carolina robbery suspect apprehended in Williamsburg

Williamsburg police arrested an armed man inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen last week. The car was found parked at a local fast food restaurant, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release and court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 07 Dec 2023

Latest round of 2023 Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund donations announced

The Corbin Rotary Club has announced the second round of donations for the 2023 Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund (SEKESF) Christmas program to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area. So far, a total of $11,358 has been donated. Donors and the amounts given...
Posted On 07 Dec 2023

W’Burg’s Hanging of the Green held downtown Saturday

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  A handful of area citizens braved the rain Saturday night for Williamsburg’s annual Hanging of the Green event at the Green Space on Main. Choir members from Williamsburg Independent School sang a number of carols before the town tree was ceremoniously lit.

W’Burg Christmas parade slated to take place Saturday

Christmas and parade lovers rejoice, as the City of Williamsburg’s annual Feels Like Home Christmas Parade is slated for this Saturday in downtown Williamsburg. The parade is set to begin at 6 p.m. and will take place along Main Street starting at Williamsburg Independent School...

Patrick, Brown win Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards

More than 170 Kentucky state and local law enforcement officers were recently honored for extraordinary efforts to protect motorists from impaired drivers, including Williamsburg Police Officer Dorman Patrick Jr. and Corbin Police Patrolman Chris Brown. The occasion was the...
Posted On 07 Dec 2023

Christmas in a Small Town program to be held Thursday at W’Burg Ind.

If you love the traditional music that accompanies the Christmas season, then Williamsburg Independent School has just the thing for you this week. The school is ushering in this year’s seasonal events with what has become a local Christmas classic, celebrating its 25th year of...