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Ralph Faulkner

Ralph Faulkner, 85, of Lakeview Drive, Mason, Ohio departed this life on Monday, September 23, 2019 at his home in Mason, Ohio. He was born on February 5, 1934 in Gatliff, Kentucky to the late Andy and Dorothy (Rains) Faulkner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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John Wesley Hill

John Wesley Hill, 85, of Rockholds, KY, passed away Thursday September 26, 2019 at Barbourville ARH Hospital in Barbourville, KY. He was born September 13, 1934 in Knox County, KY to the late Cagar Logan and Mae Warfield Hill. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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Ulis C. Steely

Ulis C. Steely, the Navy Sailor who was killed in Pearl Harbor attack, comes home after 78 years. Governor Bevin orders flags in Kentucky flown at half-mast. Ulis C. Steely, born to Reverend Edd and Minnie Steely in Whitley County, Kentucky, on July 6, 1916, was killed in action...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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Doris Adeline McKiddy

Doris Adeline McKiddy, 76, of Jackson Subdivision Road, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. She was born on October 1, 1942 in Marion, Indiana to the late Earl and Doris (Lloyd) Pruett. She was also...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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Carolyn F. Privett

Carolyn F. Privett, 71, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Care Center. She was born March 9, 1948 in Davy, WV, to the late Hershell Pearl and Caroline Ashley Key. Along with her parents she was preceded in...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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Whitley County Welcome Center Closing Oct. 4 for Demolition and Reconstruction

Today the Finance and Administration Cabinet announced the Whitley County Welcome Center, built in 1971 and located at the 1.5 mile marker on I-75 in southern Kentucky, is closing Oct. 4 for demolition and reconstruction with the new facility expected to be completed in fall...
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Baptist Health Corbin’s Paint the Town Pink kicks off Tuesday

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Baptist Health Corbin will began its annual effort to Paint the Town Pink Tuesday night with a kickoff event at NIBROC Park. The event, which is open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. when Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus signs a...

Fall fire season begins today

Today is the beginning of the Fall Wildfire Hazard Season, bringing burning restrictions to communities not already under a local burn ban. The Commonwealth’s 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Burning Law (KRS149.400) prohibits burning before 6 p.m. if the fire is in, or within 150 feet of,...
Posted On 01 Oct 2019
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