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Two Corbin residents were arrested at approximately 10:33 p.m. on June 29 on charges of criminal abuse of the first degree after their 13-month-old daughter was found to have infected cigarette burns on her backside. Jessica Mae Sams, 26, and Thomas Lee Tallon, 26, are the...

Glenda B. Lickliter, 77, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her home. Born in Corbin, Glenda was the daughter of the late Bill and Nellie Fuson Wright. She was a homemaker and lifetime member of Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Norman H. Bennett, 91, of Corbin passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. Born January 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Lester and Elsie Bennett. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and a World War II Army veteran. In addition to his...

Freddie Jones, 64, of Lot Mud Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Friday, June 29, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 22, 1954 in Williamsburg, to the late John Jones and Opal (Davis) Jones. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Johnny Jones, Harold...

Angela Sue Bowlin, 49, of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at her home. She was born January 02, 1969 in Dayton, OH. She was born with a brain tumor in which she battled for 49 years. Angela served and loved the Lord with her whole heart and was saved at the age...

A barbecue competition will be held on July 7 as part of the bicentennial celebration. The competition will take place on the Whitley County Courthouse lawn on the Main Street side. The winner of the competition will receive as a $50 gift card provided by Moonlight Meat...

Clarence “Junior” Lay, 40, of Lafollette, TN passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Lafollette Medical Center. He was born January 21, 1978 in Middlesboro, KY, and was preceded in death by his mother: Betty Reynolds Price. He is survived by his daughters, Oliva Sue-Ann Kid...

The attorney for a local physician, arrested in Florida for allegedly allowing a woman to be held against her will in his hotel room, is claiming his client is innocent and has been unfairly smeared by media reports of the incident. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

A 10-year-old, with a heart for service, decided to grow her for over a year in order to help other children in need. Abby Moses, a fourth grader at Williamsburg Independent Schools, donated nine inches of her hair to help children with cancer. Moses got her hair cut on June 21...

This From the Sidelines column appeared in the July 4, 2018 print edition of the News Journal…