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Whitley County Health Department workers getting 3 percent pay increase after board vote

Whitley County Health Department (WCHD) employees will be seeing an increase in their paychecks over the coming year thanks to a decision Monday by the Whitley County Board of Health. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Whitley Co. Health Dept. no longer requiring employee COVID-19 vaccinations

At its latest quarterly meeting, the Whitley County Board of Health adopted some new policies dealing with a broad range of issues, including the amendment of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for its employees. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Whitley Health Dept. launching two new online resources later this year

During the Whitley County Board of Health’s regular quarterly meeting Monday evening, Public Health Director Marcy Rein offered board members a preview of two brand new online resources that she hopes will greatly benefit the citizens of Whitley County.

Whitley Co. Health Department’s new mobile clinic to appear in Corbin soon

Those in the Corbin area who were negatively affected by the closing of the Whitley County Health Department’s satellite facility back in June received some good news Monday evening at the Whitley County Board of Health’s regular quarterly meeting. Read this story and more for...

Whitley Board of Health votes to move forward with sale of Corbin clinic location

On Monday, the Whitley County Board of Health met for its regular quarterly meeting in Williamsburg. Among the actions taken was a decision to move forward with exploring the best possible options for selling the health department’s Corbin facility, located at 3750 Cumberland...

Future of Whitley Co. Health Department’s Corbin office uncertain

The Whitley County Board of Health could soon have some difficult choices to make in regards to what to do with the Whitley County Health Department’s Corbin branch office, which needs some work. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...
Posted On 30 Mar 2023

Whitley County Health Department receives clean audit reports

The Whitley County Health Department and Home Health Agency held its latest board meeting Monday evening where several items were on the agenda, including budget reviews and the discussion of Christmas bonuses for employees. After clean audit reports from CPA Brad Hayes for both...
Posted On 25 Nov 2022

Whitley County needle exchange program seeing lots of visitors

The number of people utilizing the Whitley County Health Department’s harm reduction program, which is also known as the needle exchange program might surprise you. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 22 Sep 2022

Whitley County Health Department employees all getting pay raises

All Whitley County Health Department employees and contractors, who work there, will soon be getting pay increases thanks to a new merit compensation plan being implemented by the Kentucky Commissioner of Public Health’s Office. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 21 Sep 2022

Whitley County Board of Health approves pay raises for health department employees

For the first time in at least three years, Whitley County Health Department employees are getting a pay raise. During its regular quarterly meeting Monday evening, the Whitley County Board of Health, which oversees the health department, approved a 5 percent pay increase for...
Posted On 22 Jun 2022