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The number of COVID-19 cases locally is increasing, and is doing so significantly in one county, which has seen its total number of cases double in recent days. Between March 24 and June 4, there were 22 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Laurel County. Since June 9, there have been an...

R C Jones, age 80, of Emlyn, Ky., passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born November 10, 1939 at Dizney, Ky., to the late John R. and Anna Mae Satterfield Jones. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne Jones; grandson,...

(OpEd by Kentucky State Senators Danny Carroll, Matt Castlen, Stephen Meredith and Robby Mills) Since the coronavirus pandemic came to Kentucky in early March, our state has been hit hard – more than most others. Due to Governor Andy Beshear’s executive orders, more than...

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is encouraging Kentuckians to report suspected election law violations during the 2020 primary election to the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline at 1-800-328-VOTE. “Fair elections are essential to the strength of our Democracy, and...

82nd Rep. Regina Huff of Williamsburg has been selected to serve as the Co-Chair of the Interim Joint Committee on Education during the 2020 legislative interim. The interim committees are composed of both House and Senate members and are tasked with discussing and studying...

(OpEd by U.S. Senator Rand Paul) In 2015, I filibustered reauthorization of the Patriot Act.  My filibuster was not popular with other senators because it kept them in Washington over a Memorial Day weekend. I still remember one or two hotheads muttering and directing profanity...

Theodore “Ted” Wayne Napier, age 56, London, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, in Laurel Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Johnny Benge officiating. Burial will follow in the Locust Grove...

Trinity Shayanne Askins, 3 months, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at UKMC in Lexington, KY. Her parents, Rebecca Inman and Travis Askins, survive. Funeral service for Trinity will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, June 18, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Mrs. Charlotte Lee Lindsay, age 72, of Powell, Tennessee and formerly of Jellico, passed away Tuesday, June 09, 2020, at the North Knoxville Medical Center. She was born November 10, 1947 in Shelby County, Tennessee. Charlotte was preceded in death by his father, James Welsey...

Mr. Jason Wayne Chambers, age 39, Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, June 09, 2020, in Jellico. He was born March 23, 1981, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Jason was preceded in death by his father, Danny Ray Chambers and grandfather, Jim Ford. He is survived by his daughter,...