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Laurel County remains in the orange zone while Whitley, Knox and Bell counties each remain in the red zone based on their COVID-19 incidence rates. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced six additional COVID–19 cases on Thursday, bringing the county’s total...

While 101 counties have escaped the red zone, Whitley, Laurel, Knox and Bell counties all have COVID incidence rates greater than 25. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced seven additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,374....

Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new executive order which will expand in-person instruction for schools across the commonwealth Tuesday during his daily press conference. The order recommends all public-school districts offer or expand in-person instructional opportunities...

(Editor’s note: The Whitley County Health Department was closed Monday due to inclement weather, and as of 5 p.m. Laurel County had not posted its daily COVID-19 update.) Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky continues to hold its progress against COVID-19 on Wednesday, but said it is...

“This was going to be over in three months, six months, nine months and now it is a year later, so we are still here. We are still fighting this virus. We are thankful to have vaccine and doing a lot of vaccinations,” said Anthony Powers, President of Baptist Health Corbin,...

Starting Monday, Whitley County School District’s hybrid in-person instruction schedule will transition to an A/B schedule. Students who attend in-person will either attend Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday. No students will attend in-person on Wednesdays as that day will...

Because of inclement weather, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that vaccination appointments for Wednesday and Thursday at Kroger regional vaccine sites will be rescheduled to ensure the safety of all staff, volunteers and vaccine recipients. “The commonwealth is facing a...

The Arena in Corbin will host some heavy metal in the coming days and months. Arena Director Kristi Balla announced Tuesday that heavy metal band Steel Panther will be playing The Arena on April 22. “They are very entertaining,” Balla said of the band, which will be playing as...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that Kentucky’s vaccine supply will increase by an additional 5 percent resulting in the state’s supply having increased by 22 percent by the week of Feb. 8 as compared to the week of Jan. 25. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s third straight week of declining number of cases and its fourth day in a row with a positivity rate below 9 percent. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced 49 additional COVID–19 cases since Friday, bringing the...