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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced that the right lane of Interstate 75 will be closed in southern Whitley County on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Officials said the closure is necessary as crews will be conducting surveying operations on a portion of the entrance ramp to...

For the third time in seven days, the Bell County Health Department has reported a COVID-19 fatality. The Bell County Health Department reported its 12th COVID-19 fatality Thursday afternoon, which involved a 62-year-old male. On Aug. 31, it reported the death of a 77-year-old...

New COVID-19 cases in Bell, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley and Knox counties continued to increase Wednesday. The Bell County Health Department reported 10 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, which all involved long term care cases. The Bell County Health Department reported nine new cases...

During the last seven days, the Knox County Health Department reported its 11th COVID-19 fatality Friday in addition to a cluster of 27 cases connected to Union College on Thursday, and the Bell County Health Department has reported its 10th and 11th COVID-19 fatalities. The...

Three days after announcing the county’s 10th COVID-19 death Friday, the Bell County Health Department announced the county’s 11th death Monday afternoon, which was a 77-year-old male. All of Bell County’s COVID-19 fatalities have ranged in age from 68-91. The Bell County Health...

Both Knox County and Bell County reported new COVID-19 fatalities Friday. The Knox County Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases Friday, including three cases involving children. “We are also heartbroken to report one death today. It is always tragic to report any...

Knox, Laurel, Whitley, Bell, and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including several associated with a Barbourville college. The Knox County Health Department reported 35 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including one child and a cluster of 27 positive cases...

Laurel, Bell, McCreary and Whitley counties all reported new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. The Laurel County Health Department reported 15 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, which ranged in age from a 13-month-old to a 64-year-old. Wednesday’s new cases include: a 64-year-old female, a...

Recent days have proven deadly concerning COVID-19 cases in Whitley and its surrounding counties with a total of five deaths reported over a period of five days across three counties. On Monday, the Bell County Health Department reported its ninth COVID-19 fatality, which...

The Bell County Health Department reported some good news and some bad news Monday afternoon. The good news was that Bell County reported no new COVID-19 cases Monday. The bad news was that Bell County announced its ninth COVID-19 death Monday, which involved a 70-year-old male....