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Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties are all reporting additional COVID-19 cases. Monday afternoon, the Whitley County Health Department reported three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and four new probable cases. A confirmed case means that a PCR test has identified virus genetic...

Ruth Ann Jones, 72, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at her home in New Haven, IN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Jones. Graveside services will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday, July 10, at W.H. Parman Cemetery in Corbin, KY. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Ronald Wallace Centers, age 72, of Tidal Wave Road, Corbin, Kentucky, departed this life on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell, Tennessee.  He was born on September 18, 1947 in Williamsburg, Kentucky, to the late Wallace and Rosealle (Lovitt)...

Running out of gas on southbound Interstate 75 in Laurel County late Thursday night was just the beginning of the trouble for two Ohio men who were later arrested for trafficking marijuana. Officials at the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department said deputies arrested Johnathan...

A Gray man was one of five people Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested last Wednesday on indictment and arrest warrants stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking. James E. “Snowman” Martin, 74, was arrested on an indictment warrant charging him with first-degree...

Margaret Davis, 74, of Beavercreek, OH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Beavercreek Health and Rehab after a long and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born as the last of seven children to Mona (Dugger) and Charlie Davis in Corbin, KY. She...

Brenda “Janice” Wilson, age 78, of Browns Creek Road, Williamsburg, Kentucky, departed this life on Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home. She was born on December 23, 1941 in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Uriah and Maudie (McKinney) Rains. She was also preceded in death by her...

Vicki Marie (Walker) Partin, age 50, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Sunday morning, July 5, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 9, 1970 in Jellico, TN to the late Charles Russell Walker and Nora E. “Mickey” Walker. She was the granddaughter of...

Gail Frederick School of Dance & Gymnastics in Corbin will be closing for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID–19. Owner Gail Frederick announced the decision on the school’s Facebook page Monday morning. While the employee was not identified by name,...

J.L. Jones, 91, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. on Tuesday, July 7, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Rob Hale officiating. Burial will follow in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. J.L. was a U.S. Navy veteran, and military honors will be...