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Daily Obituary Notices for July 24, 2013

Floyd J. Lawson Floyd J. Lawson, 84, of Corbin, departed this life on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 at Croley Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m Thursday, July 25 at Croley Funeral Home....
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Bena Mae’s Kitchen: What to say at a funeral

Some of us are reluctant to go to a funeral because we don’t know what to say. Often, after expressing our condolences to the bereaved family, we chastise ourselves by wondering if we said the right thing, or if what we said came out the way we intended. It is a...

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Main Street Baptist Church volunteers with Cumberlands Mountain Outreach

Members from Main Street Baptist Church in Williamsburg spent a week—June 17-21—assisting University of the Cumberlands (UC) Mountain Outreach in building homes. The group of 17 did everything from painting to hanging drywall and siding.

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Electronic Edition for 7-24-13

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Local State Rep., cited for driving 109 mph on I-75, pays fine

State Representative Regina Bunch followed through on her promise concerning the speeding ticket she received in May, paying the fines and court costs totaling $182.

Municipal order puts a halt on automatic pay raises for police in Corbin

A municipal order, issued earlier this month, to freeze salaries in the Corbin Police Department was done to halt what officials are saying was a budgetary mistake approved in 2011 that led to automatic raises with no prior review.

Arson suspected in blaze that destroyed one of Rockholds’ oldest homes

Firefighters say arson is definitely suspected in an early morning fire Saturday, which burned one of the oldest homes in Rockholds.

Posted On 24 Jul 2013

Plans for expansion of U.S. 25 discussed; hundreds attend meeting

As transportation officials review the feedback they received last Thursday at a planning meeting for the expansion of U.S. 25 between London and Corbin, they are awaiting the next step, which is in the hands of the state legislature.