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Rockholds man facing DUI, reckless homicide charge after fatal Sunday morning crash

A Rockholds man is behind bars facing DUI and homicide related charges after a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning. The wreck happened about 2 a.m. on Flat Creek Road in the Rockholds community. Joshua Lee Woods, 37, was driving a maroon pickup truck when he failed to...
Posted On 04 Sep 2017

Scotty Wayne Smithers

Scotty Wayne Smithers, 64, of Wise Owl Road, Keavy, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1953 in Richmond, to the late Aaron Smithers and Alberta Mae (Muncie) Smithers. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his...

Talmadge Lee Russell

Talmadge Lee Russell, 85, passed away Thursday, August 31, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born January 17, 1932, he was the son of the late Charlie and Deema Russell. He was a 50-year member of the Tri-County Baptist Church in West Chester, OH. In addition to his father and mother, he...

Bobbie Ann Herren

Bobbie Ann Herren, 86, of Lexington, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Thursday August 31, 2017 at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born in Corbin, she was a retired cashier with the former IGA in Corbin and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Helton and Edna Lockhart...

Sherman Lawson

Sherman Lawson, 58, of Slusher Cemetery Road, Corbin, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Manchester. He was born on July 3, 1959 in Pineville, to the late Rev. Estes Lawson and Ruth Wynn Lawson. Sherman attended the House of Refuge Church of...

Timothy Allen Kane

Timothy Allen Kane, 51, of Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, August 24, at his home. He was born on May 30, 1966 in Marshall, MI to the late Bill and Ruth Allen Kane. He is survived by his half-brother, Danny Asher (Jessie)  of East Leroy, MI; half-sister, Joyce Bess of...

Josephine L. Hoffman

Josephine L. Hoffman, 84, of Corbin passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at The Heritage. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Bernice Weaver Poynter. Her husband Carl Hoffman and brothers Walter “Buddy” Poynter, Jr., Eddie Poynter and Roy Poynter also...

Jay Darren Murray

Jay Darren Murray, 53, of Jellico, TN passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home. He was born November 17, 1963 in Williamsburg. He missed working with his wreckers so much and would always talk about it whenever he could, telling about all the wrecks he had pulled in. Jay...

Larry Broughton Gardner

Larry Broughton Gardner, 60, of Williamsburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 11, 1957 in High Pointe, NC to the late Luther B Gardner and Mary (Martin) Gardner. He is survived by his son, Larry B. Gardner (Lisa) of Sylacauga, AL;...