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If you visited the Books-A-Million store in Corbin on Oct. 24-26, then you may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a public health notice published by the Whitley County Health Department Monday morning. Books-A-Million is located at 1000 Cumberland Gap Parkway in Corbin...

The Whitley County Health Department issued a public health notice Friday regarding COVID-19 exposure at a Williamsburg barber shop. “Those who were at Mike’s Barber Shop at 705 Main Street in Williamsburg, Kentucky, between 6 am and 5 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2020,...

Are your kids going crazy stuck in the house with school not in session? Want to get some exercise? Want to help improve your child’s literacy while you’re at it? Want to get a bag of goodies from the sponsors? If the answer to any or all of these questions is yes, then you have...

UPDATE: Despite additional COVID–19 cases being reported on Thursday, the incidence rate has remained below the number that would have prevented schools across Whitley County from resuming in-person classes on Monday. With the 10 new cases reported on Thursday, the incidence rate...

After a COVID-19 vaccine gets approved, you will probably need two rounds of vaccination. This was part of the message that Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Marcy Rein delivered to the Whitley County Board of Health during its quarterly meeting Monday. Rein...

The Whitley County Health Department has issued a public notice of potential COVID-19 exposure for patrons, who recently dined at Brooklyn Brothers Pizza, which is located at 1890 Cumberland Falls Highway in Corbin. The notification is for customers, who dined in at the...

Dorthy Baker came to NIBROC Park in Corbin Monday night and placed purple ribbons bearing the names of her two children, Aaron Keasler and Pauline Kramer. Baker said Keasler was 20 when he died of a morphine overdose, while Kramer was a week away from her 23rd birthday when she...

Contrary to what rumors circulating on social media are saying, the Whitley County Health Department will be giving flu shots this year. “I’m not sure where that rumor started. We will be giving flu shots this season like we usually do,” said Whitley County Public Health Director...

Recently, several Corbin restaurants and bars were warned by a local Alcohol Beverage Control official after multiple reports were made to state ABC officials about violations of the mandate prohibiting serving customers at the bar. Some of these establishments took to social...

Free naloxone (Narcan) training and kits will be given away during a planned overdose awareness walk, which will take place from 4 – 6 p.m. Monday at NIBROC Park along First Street in Corbin. Since May, there have been 17 suspected overdoses in Whitley County, two of which were...