Tag

As part of its duties, the Whitley County Health Department conducts routine public health inspections of various entities, including restaurants, stores, schools, mobile home parks, swimming pools, etc. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

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.

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...

As part of its duties, the Whitley County Health Department conducts routine public health inspections of various entities, including restaurants, stores, schools, mobile home parks, swimming pools, etc. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

An overdose mapping program, which is used in Kentucky, issued an alert Friday morning that a new suspected fatal overdose had been reported in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  The Whitley County Health Department hosted an event last Friday at Briar Creek Park honoring International Overdose Awareness Day. Ashley Lawson (left), health educator at the health department, said the event was to help those in recovery connect with...

If you own a store in Corbin that is selling vaping products to minors, Mayor Suzie Razmus has a message for you. “As far as local vape stores are concerned, they are on notice. We are cracking down. We are coming for you if you are selling to our kids. They need to take this...

As part of its duties, the Whitley County Health Department conducts routine public health inspections of various entities, including restaurants, stores, schools, mobile home parks, swimming pools, etc. Some of the most recent inspections include: Read this story and more for...

It’s hard to prove a negative – to prove something didn’t happen. Much of public health involves keeping bad things from happening. Prevent problems. Protect health. Health Environmentalists do just that. You ate at that restaurant and you didn’t get sick. That is, at least in...

An overdose mapping program, which is used in Kentucky, issued an alert Sunday morning that Whitley County had seen a spike and that three overdose incidents had occurred within the last 24 hours. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...