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Whitley and Knox counties were included along with 13 other counties in a federal disaster declaration, which was approved by President Joe Biden on Tuesday (July 23). The declaration covers damage from severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides from...

A lawsuit filed in Knox Circuit Court last month by a former Knox County Detention Center inmate against several county agencies and officers on allegations of mistreatment could soon be moved to federal court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between April 2024 and May 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s unemployment...

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between March 2024 and April 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...

It appears damage from Sunday and Monday storms in Whitley County likely came from straight line winds that got up to about 90 mph, and followed a similar path as the April 2 storm primarily going through north eastern Whitley County, said Whitley County Emergency Management...

Unemployment rates decreased in Laurel, Knox and Bell counties between February 2024 and March 2024 and remained the same in Whitley and McCreary counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development...

Annual unemployment rates increased in 80 Kentucky counties between 2022 and 2023 – including: Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties – decreased in 22 and stayed the same in 18 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the...

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between January 2024 and February 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between December 2023 and January 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...

If signed into law, a bill currently making the rounds in Frankfort could result in more farms being able to receive certain protections by petitioning to become what is known as an “agricultural district.”