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Three days after announcing the county’s 10th COVID-19 death Friday, the Bell County Health Department announced the county’s 11th death Monday afternoon, which was a 77-year-old male. All of Bell County’s COVID-19 fatalities have ranged in age from 68-91. The Bell County Health...

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...

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...

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...

Knox, Laurel, Whitley, Bell, and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including several associated with a Barbourville college. The Knox County Health Department reported 35 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including one child and a cluster of 27 positive cases...

Laurel, Bell, McCreary and Whitley counties all reported new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. The Laurel County Health Department reported 15 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, which ranged in age from a 13-month-old to a 64-year-old. Wednesday’s new cases include: a 64-year-old female, a...

Recent days have proven deadly concerning COVID-19 cases in Whitley and its surrounding counties with a total of five deaths reported over a period of five days across three counties. On Monday, the Bell County Health Department reported its ninth COVID-19 fatality, which...

The Bell County Health Department reported some good news and some bad news Monday afternoon. The good news was that Bell County reported no new COVID-19 cases Monday. The bad news was that Bell County announced its ninth COVID-19 death Monday, which involved a 70-year-old male....

After last week’s ruling from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association that they would move forward with their plan to begin fall athletics in early September, there was much speculation about whether Gov. Andy Beshear would override the decision during his Monday press...

The Knox County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases, and its 10th COVID-19 fatality late Friday evening. “We have been notified of seven residents testing positive for COVID-19. One of these positives is a child … We are also deeply saddened to report one...