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Corbin is soaring after playing host to the 8th annual SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) Summit last week at the Corbin Arena. The event brought in more than 1,400 visitors to the area featured a variety of dignitaries, business owners, students and more over its two-day run....

The race to build the Cumberland Mint Gaming Hall is now underway. Local and state officials gathered in Williamsburg Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new facility with Keeneland officials. The horse racing facility is expected to create 213 jobs for the...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the launch of a permanent mail-in renewal program for expiring driver’s licenses and state identifications on Sept. 30. The program began service on Oct. 1. “This new era of driver licensing is ushering in expanded services to give Kentuckians more...

Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags across Kentucky to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in honor of the Kentuckians who have died from COVID–19. As of Thursday, the Kentucky Department of Public Health reported 8,466 deaths, of which 7,556 are confirmed. Locally, Laurel County has...

Baptist Health Corbin is one of 21 hospitals in Kentucky that will receive support from the Kentucky National Guard. On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 310 additional Kentucky National Guard members will assist with nonclinical functions within hospitals to allow...

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a statewide mask mandate for schools. “This is how we make sure we protect our children, but this is also how we make sure that they stay in school,” said Beshear during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Local school boards have...

  Local, state and national dignitaries were in attendance at the groundbreaking for Firestone Industrial Products’ 68,000 square-feet expansion on Monday. “Firestone Industrial Products has been a part of the Whitley County Community and a key team Kentucky player since it...

The Whitley County Health Department announced the latest COVID–19 death Monday. Officials said the adult, who had not been vaccinated, died last week. According to officials, 32.9 percent of the county’s residents that are eligible have been vaccinated. Officials announced 43...

While local school districts are hesitant to release information about COVID-19 restrictions that may be enforced at schools since incident rates could change, Gov. Andy Beshear announced some of the state recommendations on Monday during his media briefing. “Our priority is our...

Corbin and Williamsburg are among 360 smaller cities across Kentucky which have begun receiving a portion of the $157 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the funding for the cities with populations under 50,000 Thursday afternoon....