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Whitley County reports 11th COVID-19 case; Bell County its first case

The Whitley County Health Department reported the county’s 11th confirmed COVID-19 case Sunday afternoon. The person is isolating at home. 10 of the 11 cases have been released from isolation. The majority of Whitley County cases have involved people ages 50 and under. Out...
Posted On 17 May 2020

Knox County reports eighth COVID-19 case Friday

One week after reporting its seventh COVID-19 case, Knox County reported its eighth COVID-19 case Friday, according to the Knox County Health Department. Knox County’s first six COVID-19 cases have all be released from isolation. Out of the first seven Knox County cases,...
Posted On 15 May 2020

Number of local COVID-19 cases slowly increasing in recent days

Just when it was starting to look like local COVID-19 cases might have stopped, a recent 72-hour time period saw one or more cases reported in Whitley, Laurel, Knox and McCreary counties. The Whitley County Health Department reported the county’s 10th confirmed COVID-19...
Posted On 13 May 2020

Corbin teen dies in Monday morning double-wide fire

A Corbin area teen died Monday morning in a structure fire on Cedar Bluff Lane in Knox County. Kentucky State Police said a 16-year-old male juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene of the double-wide trailer fire. Police have not released his name. West Knox and Bailey Switch...

Knox County reports seventh COVID-19 case; first case involving a child

Knox County reported its seventh COVID-19 case late Friday afternoon and it involves the county’s first child victim. “Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is collaborating with the Department for Public Health (DPH) to track individuals who had close contact with...
Posted On 08 May 2020

Laurel County has 20th COVID-19 case confirmed Thursday

Laurel County now has 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The Laurel County Health Department announced its most recent case Thursday. Out of the 20 cases, two are deceased, 11 have recovered, and seven cases are active. Among the active cases, one is undergoing hospital isolation, and...
Posted On 07 May 2020

Update: Kroger bringing free drive-thru COVID-19 testing to Corbin May 12-14

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced during his daily 5 p.m. news briefing Wednesday that Kroger Drive-Thru testing will be coming to Corbin on Tuesday, May 12, through Thursday, May 14. Beshear said the state’s partnership with Kroger will bring more testing next week in...
Posted On 06 May 2020

Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Laurel County; All Whitley and Knox cases released from isolation

When it comes to COVID-19, there is some good news locally and some bad news. It has been nearly two weeks since a new COVID-19 case was confirmed in either Whitley or Knox County, but two new cases were reported Tuesday in Laurel County, according to local health departments....
Posted On 06 May 2020

March unemployment rate increases locally, but not as much as expected

As pretty much everyone expected, unemployment rates between February 2020 and March 2020 rose in every county in Kentucky, but probably not as much as many feared with local rates going up anywhere from 1.7 – 2.0 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics...
Posted On 02 May 2020

Laurel County reports 17th COVID-19 case; fourth Knox County patient has recovered

Laurel County reported its 17th COVID-19 case late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Laurel County Health Department. Out of the 17 cases, two are deceased, nine have recovered, and six cases are active. Among the active cases, two are undergoing hospital isolation, and four...
Posted On 30 Apr 2020