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The burn ban put in place earlier this month for Whitley County has been rescinded.  Whitley County Judge/Executive Pat White confirmed Tuesday that the burn ban is no longer in effect following recent rainfall throughout the county. The burn ban was initially put in place Nov. 8...

The Kentucky Division of Forestry and area firefighters want to remind residents that spring fire season is in effect. Between Feb. 15 and April 30, state law prohibits anyone from burning debris outdoors between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of the woods. West Knox Fire...

Livestock producers in Whitley and Bell counties may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2016. “Bell and Whitley County recently met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eligibility for...

The haze that has been hanging over Corbin and Whitley County is from a combination of forest fires burning in Knox and Harlan counties along with multiple fires in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Shawn Harley, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in...