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Betty Joe Perkins

Betty Joe Perkins, 91, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at The Heritage Nursing Home. She was born May 20, 1926 in Loyal, to the late Kelsey and Minnie (Criscillis) Perkins. She was a long-time active member of First Christian Church in Corbin. Betty...

Virginia “Jenny” Jo Lay

Virginia “Jenny” Jo Lay, 70, of Jellico, TN passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at her home. She was born October 30, 1946 in Claiborne County, TN. Jenny enjoyed her pets, making quilts, family and going to Walmart. Jenny is preceded in death by her father, Claude M. Metzler;...

Stephanie Beth Rose

Stephanie Beth Rose, 42, of Devils Creek Road, Corbin, departed this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. She was born on October 3, 1974 in Corbin, to Willard Dariel Rose and Carol Madge (Smith) Rose. She was preceded in death by her...

Danny John Brittian

Danny John Brittian, 69, of Heritage Cove, Cartersville, GA (formerly of Williamsburg) departed this life on Monday, September 25, 2017 at the Redmon Memorial Hospital in Rome, GA. He was born on December 7, 1947 in Lexington, to Robert Jay Brittian and Thelma (Smith) Brittian....

Marjorie Widener

Marjorie Widener, 75 of Maryville, TN formerly of Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Tenova Health Care in Knoxville, TN. She was born on June 22, 1942 in Whitley County, to the late Jim and Rena Wallace Durham. Along with her parents, she was preceded...

Wrigley Taproom staff tackles trash in alley, Depot Street parking lots

The Wrigley Taproom in Corbin was closed Monday but Kristin Smith and some of her employees were working to #KeepCorbinClean. Smith along with Josh Wren, Nikolah Bishop, Shannon Ferrell, Melissa Bond, and friend Thor Barman III, covered Depot Street, the public parking lots and...

Public’s help needed to find missing Corbin girl

The family of a missing Corbin teenager is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate her. Taylor J. McVey, 16, of Collins Lane, has been missing since Sept. 15. She is about 5’2” and weighs approximately 110 pounds. She was last seen near the Corbin Wal-Mart wearing a...
Posted On 04 Oct 2017

Former Corbin BOE member injured in crash

A former Corbin Board of Education member is at the University of Kentucky Medical Center recovering from injuries she sustained in a car crash last Thursday. Sixty-four-year-old Debbie Cook of Corbin was taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Corbin and then transported to UK with...

Tattersall man allegedly robbed at gunpoint Monday night

If you are going to meet someone in real life that you have been corresponding with over the Internet, then take some common sense precautions, such as meeting in a public place the first time. This is part of the advice that Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell has for people...
Posted On 04 Oct 2017