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James Ely, age 76, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Saint Joseph London. Visitation will be from 12 pm until the funeral hour at 2pm on Saturday, January 7, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Evans and Rev. Jeff Lewis officiating....

Kenneth Gene Johnson, age 79, of Newcomb, Tennessee, passed away Thursday morning, January 5, 2023, at Beech Tree Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Jellico, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 21, 1943, to the late George Dewey Johnson and Clara (Long) Johnson...

Susie Carr, 70, of Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on January, 2, 2023 at the U.K. Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington Kentucky. She was born on March 3, 1952, in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Junior Green Hayes and Cassie Bernice (Gibbins) Hayes. Along with her...

Baby Ryder Christopher Taylor, age 7 weeks, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at his home. He was born November 11, 2022, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ryder is preceded in death by his sister, Ariella Maylee Grace Taylor; uncle Christophe Elliott;...

As we start a new year, here are some of the things I would like to see happen this year. Realistically I know much of what I want will not happen, but let’s dream. First, I want the General Assembly to change the border of Whitley County. It should extend beyond exit 29 of I-75...

The Corbin Rotary Club has released its final list of donations for the 2022 Empty Stocking Fund Christmas Party to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area. In all, donors gave a total of $36,397.34 to the program in 2022. Recent donors and the amounts given...

The year 2022 might not have been the best year in Whitley County history but compared to the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, it sure looked good by comparison. Among the positives, you had the opening of the Mint Gaming Hall – Cumberland in Williamsburg, the groundbreaking for...