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Emergency declaration made after lengthy water outage in Whitley County

A water outage that affected several southern Whitley County communities resulted in Judge Executive Pat White, Jr. signing an emergency declaration Monday.

Mountain Outreach donates to WPD for Shop with a Cop

Mountain Outreach, a ministry hosted by University of the Cumberlands, recently donated $5,000 to the Williamsburg Police Department (WPD) for the Department’s upcoming Shop with a Cop event. “I really enjoy this event. For police officers, most of the time we deal with kid...
Posted On 04 Dec 2022
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Whitley Co. Emergency Management leading effort to collect ‘second wave’ of donations for western Kentucky

Whitley County Emergency Management is working with Mountain Outreach and several local churches to collect items to help the people of western Kentucky affect by the tornadoes and severe storms last Friday and Saturday. Grace Christian Fellowship, Mountain Ash Baptist Church and...

Shop with a cop receives donations

Shop with a Cop programs in Williamsburg and Laurel County recently received donations from local groups. Mountain Outreach (MO), a ministry operated by University of the Cumberlands, recently donated funds to the Williamsburg Police Department (WPD) to help fund the Department’s...
Posted On 11 Dec 2021

Mountain Outreach teaming up with B Squad this Christmas

Mountain Outreach (MO), a ministry hosted by University of the Cumberlands, is teaming up with the B Squad Project, a local non-profit, to help make Christmas magical for underprivileged children in the community. Each year since 2018, the B Squad identifies children who do not...
Posted On 08 Nov 2020
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University of the Cumberlands serve neighboring community over spring break

Student, faculty and staff volunteers from University of the Cumberlands (UC) recently spent spring break serving the community of Letcher County, with Mountain Outreach, a service organization at UC. “I believe we have made or are making a tremendous impact in this area,” said...

UC students help purchase gifts for children

Recently, 108 student-volunteers from University of the Cumberlands gathered at the front of the Williamsburg Walmart store to shop for Christmas presents for local children. “The overall event of giving toys and food to families in need is what Christmas is all about,” said Sam...