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Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus was among those who took advantage of drive-thru COVID–19 testing at The Arena in Corbin that began Tuesday. “I was in and out in about 15 minutes from driving up the hill to driving back down,” Razmus said of the testing performed by Kroger Health,...

Corbin Tourism’s annual Independence Day fireworks show has joined the growing list of large-scale events cancelled because of the COVID–19 pandemic. At the tourism commission’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel asked the commissioners for...

Just when it was starting to look like local COVID-19 cases might have stopped, a recent 72-hour time period saw one or more cases reported in Whitley, Laurel, Knox and McCreary counties. The Whitley County Health Department reported the county’s 10th confirmed COVID-19...

Housing authorities in more than 100 Kentucky communities are receiving $12,596,159 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including over $140,000 going to housing authorities in...

COVID–19 and a wet spring are3 teaming up to keep people from getting out and about as much as they would like, which can quickly become a mental strain for many. However, local psychiatrist Dr. C. William Briscoe, said this time can be a positive in people’s lives. “In our daily...

Like pretty much every government entity and most businesses, finances aren’t looking great for the city of Williamsburg right now, but Mayor Roddy Harrison says he won’t even talk about laying anyone off. Because of COVID-19’s effect on the economy, the City of Williamsburg is...

For the third press briefing in a row Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear again mentioned Corbin during his daily 5 p.m. COVID-19 press briefing. Beshear is encouraging southeastern Kentucky residents to take advantage of free COVID-19 testing that Kroger will be doing with...

Firestone officials have confirmed that a contractor at the Williamsburg Firestone Industrial Products Plant has tested positive for COVID-19, and employees, who may have had contact with the affected contractor, will be directed to self-quarantine for 14 days and to contact...

Gov. Andy Beshear issued a scam alert Monday warning Kentuckians of utility-related scams popping up in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Do not send payment to scammers threatening to cut off your electricity or other utilities.” This warning from Beshear...

While many municipalities across Kentucky have already cancelled plans for their Independence Day fireworks shows, officials in Corbin and Williamsburg say their plans are still up in the air. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel said tourism, which funds the annual Corbin event...