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Kimberly McCulley Cupp

Ms. Kimberly McCulley Cupp, age 53, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She was born November 13, 1966 in Jellico, Tennessee. Kim was preceded in death by her father, James Edward McCulley; and mother,...

Lois Early Smith

Lois Early Smith, age 90, of Asparagus Ct., Homosassa, Florida, (formerly of Williamsburg) passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, while at home surrounded by her family. Lois was born on January 19, 1930, in Krupp, Kentucky, to the late William M. and Flora (Petrey) Early.  She...

Walter Loyd Harrison

Walter Loyd Harrison, age 64, of Highway 90, Corbin, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on January 3, 1956, in Harlan, Kentucky, to the late George A. and Eva F. (Patrick) Harrison. He was a veteran of the...

‘I was lucky to have known him,’ Remembering the great Rodger Bird

Rodger Bird stood in his own end zone waiting for the Virginia Tech kicker to get the 1963 University of Kentucky football season underway. He was a sophomore playing his first varsity game (freshman were ineligible back then) and a sold out Stoll Field in Lexington was waiting...
Posted On 08 Jun 2020

Locals aren’t letting ‘closed’ sign spoil their Spillway fun

Signs at the Laurel Lake Spillway beach stating the area is temporarily closed are still accurate despite the crowds that have flowed into the area. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, who operate the dam and the spillway area, said they are...
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