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Gilbert Lee Huddleston

Gilbert Lee Huddleston, age 82, of Hanging Rock Road, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on March 9, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 23, 1939 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Claude Huddleston and Nancy (Southerland) Huddleston. In...

Arnold Lee Stevens

Arnold Lee Stevens, age 64, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Arnold was born in Corbin, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Thomas Stevens and Nora Wombles Stevens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Billy Cecil Bramlett

Billy Cecil Bramlett, 75, of Sukey Hollow Road Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at home surrounded by family. He was born to the late Henry Ford Bramlett and Frankie Mae Phillips on July 19, 1946, in Letcher County Kentucky. Along with his...

Pepsi plant employee charged with stealing electronics

Corbin Police arrested a Pepsi Cola Bottling Company plant employee Wednesday on charges that he was stealing electronics from the facility and selling them on eBay. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Joseph Baxter

Joseph Baxter, age 48, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022, at his home. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday March 11, at Cumberland Memorial Gardens, in Lily, Kentucky. Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mae Vanderpool

Mae Vanderpool, age 93, of Corbin, Kentucky departed this life on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the St. Joseph Hospital in London, Kentucky. She was born on March 12, 1928 in Harlan Kentucky to the late Need Robert Howington and Carrie Ethel (Monhollen) Howington. In addition to her...

I expected to be heading out to the ballfield

A funny thing happened on the way to the ballfield. I expected to come into the office Monday morning preparing to write up my final basketball stories for the season and get ready for spring sports to begin. I’m not a homer when it comes to the teams that I cover. I want to see...

Harrison, White provide updates on W’burg, Whitley Co. at chamber luncheon

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison and Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White Jr. served as the guest speakers at Tuesday’s Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center. Harrison updated chamber members on several of the major...

WISD Board of Education approves new COVID guidance

The Williamsburg Independent School District Board of Education unanimously approved updating the district’s guidance regarding COVID-19 on Monday during a special called board meeting. The board updated the district’s guidance in order to stay up to date with guidance provided...

There was quadruple joy this weekend as Corbin & Ky. teams won and Duke lost

What a weekend for sports. As I said last week, this is my favorite month for sports because of the high school and college basketball tournaments. For the most part the tournament activity didn’t disappoint. The Corbin boys team lost last Thursday night, but after that it was...
Posted On 10 Mar 2022
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