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Corbin City Commission approves ordinance to annex property located in Laurel County

The City of Corbin has annexed its first privately-owned piece of property in Laurel County. 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
Posted On 21 Jun 2023

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...

Local UC graduate donates toys to sheriff

When police officers encounter children during the course of their duties, often times those children have been involved in a vehicle accident, a domestic disturbance or some other traumatic situation. Thanks to the efforts of one recent college graduate, police officers at one...

Court of Appeals says Laurel judge ruled in error in annexation case

Laurel Circuit Court Judge Gregory Lay shouldn’t have granted a motion for summary judgment last year when he concluded that the City of Corbin lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the City of London over its attempts to annex property in southern Laurel County,...
Posted On 10 May 2023

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

Presidential Disaster Declaration includes Whitley, Laurel counties

Whitley and Laurel counties and more than 70 other Kentucky counties have been included in a federal disaster declaration related to Kentucky natural disasters in early March, which was made through a major disaster declaration signed by President Joseph Biden. The Federal...
Posted On 13 Apr 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

Unemployment rates increase locally in Whitley, Knox, Laurel counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between December 2022 and January 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 29 Mar 2023

Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between December 2022 and December 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 04 Feb 2023