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Whitley County Health Department issues public health notices concerning one restaurant, two churches

The Whitley County Health Department issued three COVID–19 public health notices on Monday concerning one Williamsburg restaurant and two Williamsburg area churches. According to officials, anyone that ordered food at Wendy’s at the Pilot Travel Center on East Ky. 92 between 4...

Local World AIDS Day event planned Tuesday

The Whitley County Health Department is organizing a COVID-friendly event on Tuesday, Dec. 1, as part of World AIDS Day in order to make the community more aware that HIV and AIDS are still around and still real. “World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1 each year. It’s an...
Posted On 27 Nov 2020

Whitley County Board of Health discusses COVID-19, other issues during quarterly board meeting Monday evening

As one might expect, much of the Whitley County Health Department’s focus in recent months has remained COVID-19, which continues to remain high in Whitley County. Whitley County’s seven day rolling average for its incidence rate as of Sunday was 45.7 cases per 100,000 people,...
Posted On 20 Nov 2020

Healthcare workers, first responders will be among the first to get COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available

In recent days, two different pharmaceutical companies have announced promising preliminary results regarding COVID-19 vaccines with one drug touting a 90 percent effective rate and another touting a 94.5 percent effective rate. After one or both of these vaccines get approved...
Posted On 20 Nov 2020

Whitley County Health Department issues COVID-19 public health notice Wednesday

The Whitley County Health Department has issued a COVID-19 public health notice regarding a fast food restaurant in south Corbin. Anyone who visited the drive-through at the McDonald’s at 1977 Cumberland Falls Hwy. in Corbin, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, between 6 am and 2 pm may...
Posted On 18 Nov 2020
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Whitley County Health Department issues two public health notices

The Whitley County Health Department announced 17 new COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 1,153. There are 140 active cases, of which, five are hospitalized. With the additional cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 49.2, placing it in...

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Posted On 18 Nov 2020

Whitley County Health Department issues COVID-19 public health notice

If you were recently at the deli counter at the Williamsburg Walmart Supercenter, then you may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a public health notice issued by the Whitley County Health Department Monday afternoon. The notice applies to people, who were at the deli...
Posted On 16 Nov 2020

Williamsburg getting $10,000 sidewalk grant for Main Street

Thanks to group efforts of several agencies, construction of a new sidewalk is planned between the bridge over I-75 and the Williamsburg wee ball field along Main Street. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 13 Nov 2020

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Posted On 04 Nov 2020