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Company closes Circle K on Gordon Hill for cleaning after employee diagnosed with COVID–19

The Circle K on Gordon Hill in Corbin has been closed for cleaning after one of the employees was confirmed to have contracted COVID–19. Whitley County Health Department Director Marcy Rein said company officials contacted the health department to report the diagnosis and the...

Corbin BOE holds online meeting Thurs. to discuss plans for rest of semester

The Corbin Board of Education conducted an online meeting Thursday evening to discuss several topics, including plans for how to proceed with the remainder of the spring semester.
Posted On 17 Apr 2020
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Graceanna Jones Yetter

Graceanna Jones Yetter, wife of the late Jerrold A. (Jay) Yetter, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Born August 6, 1930, she was 89. Graceanna was predeceased by her daughter, Holly Yetter Heiliger. She is survived by her sister, Pam Jones Fox (Rev. Harry);...

William Ray Burchett

William Ray Burchett, age 75, husband of Penny Elaine McCreary Burchett, Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, visitation, funeral and burial services will be private. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in...

Doris Louise Mayne

Doris Louise Mayne, 81, Corbin, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her home. Her daughter, Sheri Freeman, survives. Due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral and burial services will be private. Hart Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Brayden Edward Joseph Sullivan

Brayden Edward Joseph Sullivan, age 5, of Woodbine, Kentucky, departed this life on April 12, 2020, at the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on September 12, 2014 in Corbin, Kentucky to Edward Joseph Sullivan, Jr. and Stephanie Nicole Hill. He was...

Whitley County School District still making student meals, but no longer delivering to students

Many students in the Whitley County School District will likely have a little harder time getting school meals as they continue Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) from home. On Monday, the school district ended its delivery of student meals by school buses to every bus stop in the...
Posted On 17 Apr 2020

Helinda Ruth Roddy

Helinda Ruth Roddy, age 75, of Elliott Road, Rockholds, Kentucky, departed this life on April 13, 2020, at the Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. She was born on July 5, 1944, in Corbin, Kentucky, to Bolden Elliott and Judy (Searcy) Elliott. She was preceded in death by her...

Lucas Dalton Goodin

Lucas Dalton Goodin, age 19, of Lake View Drive, Williamsburg, Kentucky, departed this life on April 13, 2020, at the Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on September 19, 2000 in Jellico, Tennessee. He is survived by his parents, Ernest and Kelly Goodin of Williamsburg;...

Local businesses, organizations provide meals to Baptist Health Corbin staff

With Baptist Health Corbin staff on the front line in the fight against COVID–19 multiple businesses, organizations and individuals have pitched in to show their appreciation by providing food for the workers. Corbin attorney Shane Romines announced last Thursday that he had...