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Cost affordable broadband access coming to parts of Whitley County

If you live in an area of Whitley County, which isn’t served by broadband internet access but you are wanting or needing it, then there may be some help headed your way within the next 18 months or possibly sooner at a cost that many people can afford. enate President Robert...
Posted On 15 Nov 2023

Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Bell, McCreary counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Bell and McCreary counties and stayed the same in Knox and Laurel counties between August 2023 and September 2023, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development...
Posted On 11 Nov 2023

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

Gov. Beshear, Congressman Rogers announce more than $26 Million for Economic revitalization in nine counties, including Whitley and McCreary

Today at the SOAR Summit, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05), who was represented by his district director, Carlos Cameron, presented more than $26.6 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program funds to support economic...
Posted On 04 Oct 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...

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