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Unemployment rates decrease in Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between July 2023 and August 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 14 Oct 2023

Knox Co. getting over $25,000 to repave portion of Gray road

Knox County is getting over $25,000 in discretionary road funding to repave a portion of a Gray road. Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new round of discretionary road funds Thursday, totaling more than $6.1 million, to 42 local governments. “Local streets and roads help connect and...
Posted On 30 Sep 2023

Upper Cumberland Community Foundation poker run raises over $10,000

The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation held its fourth annual poker run on Aug. 5 raising over $10,000 to support organizations caring for the most vulnerable residents in Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties. Cumberland Cruisers publicized the poker run, which is a...
Posted On 03 Sep 2023
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Unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between June 2023 and July 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 02 Sep 2023

Unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Laurel, Knox counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between May 2023 and June 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s...
Posted On 05 Aug 2023

Unemployment rates increased in Knox, Laurel, Whitley counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell, and McCreary counties between April 2023 and May 2023, according to the Kentucky Center of Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s unemployment rate...

Unemployment rates drop locally

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell, and McCreary counties between February 2023 and March 2023, according to the Kentucky Center of Statistics (KYSTATS) an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley County’s unemployment...

Baptist Health Corbin offering scholarships for students in medical programs

If you’re a college student from the Tri-County area, who is enrolled in a health care related field of study or you know of someone that is, then you definitely want to keep reading this story about scholarships being offered by a local hospital. Each year Baptist Heal...
Posted On 09 May 2023

Annual unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Annual unemployment rates decreased in 102 Kentucky counties in 2022 – including Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties – increased in 12 and stayed the same in six counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky...
Posted On 08 May 2023

February unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between January 2023 and February 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 11 Apr 2023