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Whitley County now has a new art project designated to help spread information about suicide prevention. The Whitley County Health Department teamed up with local schools to build the pyramid. The project named, the Art Suicide Prevention Triangle, was designed by Williamsburg...

The Wild Health COVID-19 Testing Site has relocated  to the Whitley County Health Department, which is located at 3750 Cumberland Falls Highway. It will be open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. Walk-ins are welcome, however, you may be processed more...

The Whitley County Health Department announced three new COVID–19 related deaths on Tuesday. Officials noted that the individuals were all adults between the age of 55 and 70, and had not been vaccinated. According to the Kentucky Department of Public Health, Whitley County has...

The Whitley County Health Department has added a new way to share information about resources available to the community. The health department has launched an app, which is free from Google Play or the App store and can be downloaded by searching “Whitley County Resource Guide”....

If you are an immune compromised individual, you can now get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Whitley County Health Department, but those are currently the only people who can get a third dose there. “We are not doing boosters right now. We are only doing those immune...

Whitley County Health Department employees, staff, contractors and volunteers will now be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their employment conditions. The Whitley County Board of Health approved the vaccination requirement during its quarterly meeting...

(Editor’s note: All numbers and rankings from The New York Times COVID data were taken from the charts at noon on Sept. 14.) Several Kentucky media outlets are reporting stories of The News York Times COVID data stating eight Eastern Kentucky counties are in the top 20 counties...

The Whitley County Health Department announced 125 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since Friday Sept. 3 on Tuesday. Of the new cases, officials reported 19 cases involved children and three cases were considered breakthrough cases meaning the individual had been fully...

The Whitley County Health Department moved its End Overdose Awareness Walk from in-person to a virtual event due to both weather and COVID rates. The walk was scheduled for Aug. 31, on International Overdose Awareness Day. Harm Reduction Case Manager Kelsee Dewees said several...

The Whitley County Health Department announced 109 new COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases to 608. Among the new cases, officials noted that 46 involved children and five were breakthrough cases meaning the individual had been fully vaccinated....