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10 percent of Whitley County voters went to the polls to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s May Primary election in the Republican and Democrat presidential primaries. As former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden had long since secured enough delegates for...

A piece of bipartisan legislation bearing the name of a Whitley County native has been reintroduced to help expedite benefits for coal miners with black lung disease. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) and U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) reintroduced the John “J.L.” White...

Artwork designed by a Corbin student will soon be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced that the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District is Quincy Calico, who graduated from Corbin High...

A Whitley County coal miner who died in 2018 of complications from Black Lung Disease before he could obtain his federal Black Lung Benefits is being honored with a congressional bill that would streamline the process for affected miners to secure their benefits. During a press...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced that theOffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will provide $11,314,447 to Kentucky in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants, to clean up and...

Speaking at the SOAR Summit in Pikeville today, Gov. Matt Bevin and Congressman Hal Rogers announced completion of the construction phase of the KentuckyWired project in Eastern Kentucky. The announcement is another major milestone for the KentuckyWired project which, when...

Gov. Matt Bevin and Congressman Hal Rogers today announced a major milestone achievement for the Commonwealth’s high-speed fiber optic network – KentuckyWired. The first portion of the network, known as Ring 1A, is now complete and includes Louisville, Lexington and...

U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. The winning artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year, representing southern and eastern Kentucky. The first place winner...

With demand for trained aviation maintenance technicians expected to soar in the next few years, a new program, announced yesterday by federal and state officials, is being launched to address the need; and one local airport will be a site where hands-on training is slated to...

Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers will face a primary challenger in May as Jackson County resident Gerardo Serrano has announced his candidacy. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...