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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

Cumberland Falls Cleanup brings out 270 volunteers

As visitors start to pour into Cumberland Falls State Resort Park this summer to take in its majestic beauty, one thing that they will have to look at a lot less is litter thanks to the efforts of 270 volunteers Saturday, who collected 700 bags of trash during the annual PRIDE...
Posted On 05 May 2022

Williamsburg man arrested with approximately 60 pounds of marijuana Wednesday

A Williamsburg man was arrested Wednesday morning in McCreary County after McCreary County Sheriff’s deputies found him in possession of approximately 60 pound of marijuana along with pain pills, cash and firearms. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...

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

Unemployment rates increase in Knox, Laurel, Whitley counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between November 2021 and December 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 05 Mar 2022

McCreary County man charged with rape being held in Whitley County Jail

A McCreary County man indicted in a 2020 rape is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center. Dustin T. Watkins, 31, of Whitley City, was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center Wednesday following his arrest earlier in the day in Lexington on the warrant charging him...

November unemployment rates decrease in Knox, Laurel, Whitley counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between October 2021 and November 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 24 Jan 2022

Unemployment rates drop in Whitley, Laurel, Knox counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between September 2021 and October 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...
Posted On 27 Dec 2021

September unemployment rates increase in Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties

Unemployment rates increased in Whitley, Laurel, and Knox counties between August 2021 and September 2021, but decreased in McCreary and Bell counties during that same time frame, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and...
Posted On 06 Nov 2021

Unemployment rate drops in Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, McCreary and Bell counties between July 2021 and August 2021, 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 Oct 2021