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While Corbin BOE keeps mask mandate, members agree to revisit at each future meeting

The mandate for students to wear masks will remain in place at least through fall break, but the Corbin Board of Education said it would revisit the matter at each board meeting going forward. At a special called board meeting Friday night during which the board was slated to...

Protesting masks

A group of about a dozen concerned individuals gathered outside the Whitley County Board of Education office on Aug. 11 to protest the governor’s mask mandate.  “We are a group of parents standing up for our children’s rights,” said Stacie Reyes. “We do not comply. Rand Paul...

Local school decisions moot after Beshear’s mask mandate

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a statewide mask mandate for schools. “This is how we make sure we protect our children, but this is also how we make sure that they stay in school,” said Beshear during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Local school boards have...

Gov. Beshear extends COVID–19 mask mandate for 30 days

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that he was extending the COVID–19 mask mandate for an additional 30 days. “It’s working!” Beshear said of the mask mandate. “Since we made it mandatory, more people are wearing them.” Beshear added that more people wearing masks has resulted...