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Laurel, Bell, Knox counties report new COVID-19 cases

Laurel, Bell and Knox counties are all dealing with increased cases of COVID-19, according to reports from all three county health departments Thursday. The Laurel County Health Department announced Thursday that 12 new positive COVID-19 cases had been diagnosed, including: an...
Posted On 09 Jul 2020

Woodbine, Oak Grove firefighters called to mobile home fire Wednesday

Woodbine and Oak Grove firefighters were called out Wednesday morning to battle a mobile home fire on Hughes Lane off of Dowis Chapel Road in Knox County. “It was on fire all the way through,” said Woodbine Fire Chief Rick Fore of the scene when firefighters first arrived between...

Laurel County announces new COVID-19 cases; Knox County announces several COVID-19 recoveries

Additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Laurel County late Wednesday afternoon, and one day after announcing five COVID-19 related deaths at a local nursing home, Knox County officials announced Wednesday that several positive patients have now fully recovered. The Laurel...
Posted On 08 Jul 2020

Five COVID-19 deaths in Knox County; Knox infection rate worse than Myrtle Beach

A little over a week after announcing the largest cluster of COVID-19 cases in Knox County, the nursing home that saw 46 residents and eight staffers test positive announced Tuesday that five of its residents, who tested positive for COVID-19, have died. “In conjunction with...

Knox County reporting five deaths linked to Christian Health Center’s COVID-19 outbreak

About one week after a Corbin nursing home reported that 46 residents and eight staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, this same nursing home is now reporting the deaths of five patients in connection with COVID-19. “In conjunction with Christian Health Center, Corbin,...
Posted On 07 Jul 2020

Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties report additional COVID-19 cases

Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties are all reporting additional COVID-19 cases. Monday afternoon, the Whitley County Health Department reported three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and four new probable cases. A confirmed case means that a PCR test has identified virus genetic...
Posted On 06 Jul 2020

Gray man one of five people arrested on drug trafficking warrants

A Gray man was one of five people Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested last Wednesday on indictment and arrest warrants stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking. James E. “Snowman” Martin, 74, was arrested on an indictment warrant charging him with first-degree...

Knox, Bell counties report additional COVID-19 cases

Additional COVID-19 cases have been recently reported in Knox and Bell counties. About 9 p.m. Friday, the Knox County Health Department reported that four additional Knox County residents had tested positive for COVID-19. This raises Knox County’s total number of cases to...
Posted On 05 Jul 2020

Local May unemployment rates improving, but still high

May unemployment numbers in Kentucky were a mix of bad news and good news regarding the state’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. First the bad news, unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between May 2019 and May 2020, according to the Kentucky Center...
Posted On 05 Jul 2020

Bell, Knox County officials report new COVID-19 cases

Bell and Knox County officials are reporting new COVID-19 cases. About 3 p.m. Friday, the Bell County Health Department reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 raising the county’s total number of cases to 27. On Thursday. the health department reported the 13th and 14th COVID-19...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020