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Country rocker J.D. Shelburn to play final night of NIBROC Festival

One of Kentucky’s fastest rising country and rock stars has been signed as the headliner for the final night of next month’s NIBROC Festival in downtown Corbin. J.D. Shelburne will take the main stage at NIBROC on Saturday, Aug. 12. The show will start about 9:30 p.m. Shelburne...

Joan E. Hill

Joan E. Hill, 87, of London and formerly of Corbin passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Saint Joseph Hospital at London. Born at Barbourville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Evans and Edna Catron Evans Hammons. Her husband Herschel F. Hill also preceded her in...

Gail Roberta Stidham

Gail Roberta Stidham, 58, of Cripple Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at her home. She was born on September 29, 1958 in Hamilton, OH to the late Vernon Hundley and Elizabeth (Gerhardt) Hundley. In addition to her parents, she was also...

David Christopher Boian

David Christopher Boian, 47, of Corbin, passed away on July 12, 2017 at his home following a long illness. He was born on May 6, 1970 in Lexington, KY, and  graduated from Corbin High School in 1988 and EKU in 1993, and went on to work in dentistry for 22 years. An outdoorsman,...

Jerry Lee Bird

Jerry Lee Bird, 83, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Corbin Baptist Health in Corbin. He was the son of the late Rubin and Bonnie (Jervis) Bird. Born to them on February 3, 1934 in Corbin. Mr. Bird was preceded in death by his wife Nancy Katherine Bird, his...

Wanted local man shot by police Tuesday in Rockholds

Kentucky State Police say a trooper was forced to shoot a wanted suspect Tuesday afternoon after the man attempted to run over the trooper with an ATV. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said the trooper struck the suspect, identified as...

Mary Marjorie “Margie” Jones

Mary Marjorie “Margie” Jones, 91, of Hwy 511 Buffalo, departed this life on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at The Prairie Lakes Health Care Center, Fishers, IN. She was born on April 4, 1926 in Rockholds, to the late Rev. Claude A. Harp and the late Vina (Taylor) Harp. She...

Darlene Osborne

Darlene Osborne, 71, of Corbin, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville, TN. Born January 12, 1946, in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Esty Tompkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law and...

Ester Jarvis Smith

Ester Jarvis Smith, 89, of the Verne Community, Williamsburg, departed this life on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his home surrounded by his sister’s family. He was born on February 17, 1928 in Corbin, to the late Abe and Ada Smith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...

Angela Kay Woods

Angela Kay Woods,  43, of Lily, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Baptist Health Corbin. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 15, at Rossland Holiness Church with Rev. Claude Medlin and Rev. Greg Medlin officiating. Burial was in the Woods Cemetery. Messages may be...