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Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between March 2022 and April 2022, 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 11 Jun 2022

Knox County man indicted for allegedly restraining and choking woman

A Flat Lick man who was arrested last month after allegedly restraining and choking a woman has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Corbin man who claimed to work for CIA arrested for trespassing

A Corbin man who was stopped early Monday morning by police after allegedly being seen prowling around several Knox County businesses told officers that he worked for the CIA before being arrested. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Cross drain operations start Tuesday, May 31, on KY 6 in Knox County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that cross drain operations will take place on KY 6 (mile points 7.9 – 8.5) in Knox County on Tuesday, May 31, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The roadway will be closed during work hours. KYTC asks motorists to be aware of the...
Posted On 30 May 2022
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Local unemployment rates see little change from February – March

Unemployment rates stayed largely the same in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between February 2022 and March 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County...
Posted On 21 May 2022

Agents seize over $2 million, more than 10,000 diverted Oxycodone pills

Investigators from the DEA Criminal Diversion Group, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, the Barbourville Police Department, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and the Manchester Police Department arrested 12 people, and seized approximately 10,000 diverted oxycodone pills and...
Posted On 12 May 2022
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Upper Cumberland Community Foundation to participate in Kentucky Gives Day

Nonprofit organizations from across the commonwealth will participate in the 10th Annual Kentucky Gives Day on Tuesday, May 10. The campaign will provide participating charities the opportunity to raise as much money as possible from midnight through 11:59 p.m. – all through a...
Posted On 09 May 2022
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Knox County man caught with pound of meth gets 10 years in prison

A Knox County man, who was arrested last July following a traffic stop in which deputies located a pound of meth in the vehicle he was using to transport a four-year-old, was sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison Tuesday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

February unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between January 2022 and February 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 22 Apr 2022

Georgia man sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy to traffic meth in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

A Georgia man who was convicted for his part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...