Unemployment rates rose in 95 Kentucky counties between November 2018 and November 2019, including Whitley and Knox, fell in 18, including Laurel, and stayed the same in 7 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and...

Two online programs at University of the Cumberlands were recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as being among the top programs of their kind nationwide. Cumberlands’ online Master’s in Criminal Justice Administration program ranked No. 1 in Kentucky (No. 7 in the...

Williamsburg’s newest restaurant is also one of its most unique. As the name implies, much of the food at The Brick Oven, especially the pizzas, are prepared in a brick oven towards the back of the store. Heated with wood inside, the oven reaches temperatures upwards of 500...

The federal contractor, which operates the Kentucky Consular Center, has warned all of its 425 employees in Williamsburg that they will be permanently laid off, but this doesn’t necessarily mean those jobs will be going away. “No one needs to get torn up about that. As far as I...

  Baptist Health Corbin stepped into the next generation of robotic assisted precision surgery Thursday when its new da Vinci Xi Surgical System was delivered and installed. The robotic system is an upgrade of the da Vinci robot that has been used at the hospital since 2011...

Three years after a short-lived attempt at returning racing to the Corbin Speedway, a Casey County duo is taking on the challenge with the goal of hosting events in 2020. “I have been around racing for about 30 years as a track promoter and racer,” said Joey Pittman, who is...

Thanks to the efforts of a national department store chain, its Corbin store and a Williamsburg charitable organization, 25 less fortunate children got to participate in $100 Christmas shopping sprees Sunday evening. “J.C. Penney in Corbin was gifted by our corporate office the...

Williamsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center was named a “Best of Kentucky” nursing and rehabilitation facility during the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (KAHCF) Quality Awards Banquet at the Galt House in Louisville on November 21. “We’re proud that our...

Unemployment rates fell in 85 Kentucky counties – including Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties – between October 2018 and October 2019, rose in 24 and stayed the same in 11 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and...

The man responsible for one of Williamsburg’s most prominent structures, Cumberland Regional Mall, has died. Howard Jackson, 84, of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday at his home. Jackson was owner and operator of Jackson Enterprises, and founder of Tri-County Natural Gas and...

Hometown Bank hosted the preseason Hometown Hoopfest at the O. Wayne Rollins Center on the campus of the University of the Cumberlands last Saturday. Hometown Bank President Tim Barnes made donations, on behalf of the bank, to four local teams participating in the event. Above,...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was honored Monday morning as the “2019 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian” at the 73rd Annual Meeting of Kentucky Electric Cooperatives. The award is the highest honor given by the statewide association of Kentucky’s electric...

On the third Thursday of November every year, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the member organization for each of the 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORH), leads National Rural Health Day (NRHD), an annual day of recognition, shining a...

While camping isn’t something most people consider a winter activity, one local campground is in the process of bringing winter activities to the area in the form of ice skating and sledding. Laurel Lake Camping Resort on Ky. 1193 near the spillway is preparing the site to...

Baptist Health Corbin instituted a ban on the use of tobacco products in 2011, but hospital officials say it will be more strictly enforced. Hospital officials said smoking and the use of all tobacco products, including vaping, is prohibited everywhere on the campus, and the...

With the help of community members, last Christmas season Williamsburg’s Cash Express was able to fill two fire trucks and a sheriff’s department police cruiser with toys, coats, shoes, clothing and non-perishable foods in addition to raising $947.98 for the less fortunate. “We...

The University of the Cumberlands announced Tuesday the launch of a new associate’s degree program in nursing. The program begins January 2020, and applications are currently being accepted at ucumberlands.edu/adnursing. “With the addition of this associate’s degree, Cumberlands...

Unemployment rates rose in 18 Kentucky counties between September 2018 and September 2019, fell in 91 – including Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties – and stayed the same in 11 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education...

The fight against breast cancer is very personal to Kyle and Karen Hubbs and the staff at Sav-Rite Home Care as they see, firsthand, the effects the disease has on those who are battling it. Thursday afternoon, the store held its fourth annual special event to promote the fight...