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After the tragic news of a Whitley County Middle School student dying by suicide recently, the young victim’s brother, along with several supporters, gathered in downtown Williamsburg Wednesday to voice their displeasure to the school district. In response, Superintendent John...

While suicide is a topic that few people are comfortable talking about, it is something that is a problem in Kentucky and elsewhere. In Kentucky, one person dies every 11 hours from suicide. It is the second leading cause of death in people ages 15-34, and the fourth leading...

Sept. 4-10 is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, and Baptist Health Corbin is doing its part to help with their “Chalk the Walk” campaign.

The University of the Cumberlands Nursing Program is trying to do what it can to help prevent suicide and raise awareness about it. On April 2, the inaugural Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will be held at 11 a.m. at the UC campus in Williamsburg. The Out of the Darkness Campus...

A program aimed at helping get youth involved in the judicial system off drugs and to stay in school, among other things, is adding suicide prevention to its mission thanks in part to the efforts of a woman, whose teenage daughter took her own life. “The whole idea is to surround...

A unique memorial event for a Whitley County student who took her own life in 2018 will take place Saturday in Williamsburg. The suicide prevention ride, hosted by Bethany’s Hope, will take place at Patrick’s Point River Camp on River Road. The event, which will begin at 10 a.m.,...

In the wake of one 24-hour period in August where three people died in Whitley County from apparent self-inflicted injuries, including two teenagers, the topic of suicide and more specifically suicide prevention has taken on new meaning for many people. A pair of one-mile suicide...