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Ova Petrey, age 79 of Williamsburg, Ky., passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born September 2, 1943 in Whitley County, Ky. to the late Dewey and Margaret White Petrey. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Jennine...

Billy Brewer, 50, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at his home. Funeral service was held on Sunday, January 8, at the funeral home with Rev. Kenny Johnson officiating. Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Martha (King) Quirk, age 73, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away early Monday morning, January 9, 2023, at Beech Tree Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Jellico. She was born on December 23, 1950, to the late John R. (Jack) King, Sr. and Martha (Durham) King in Camden, New...

Edward Metzger, 85, long-time resident of Corbin, KY, passed away on January 2, 2023 in Avion Palms in Bowling Green, FL. Visitation will be held Monday, January 9 from 6pm until 9pm at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, January 10 at 1pm at...

Lee Earl Sergent, 76, of Brays Chapel Road in Williamsburg, KY., departed this life on January 5, 2023, at the Baptist Health in Corbin, KY. He was born on July 5, 1946 to the late Homer Sergent and Naomi Middleton Sergent in Woodbine, KY. Along with his parents he is preceded in...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of I-75 southbound (mile points 20.0-15.0) in Whitley County will have intermittent right lane closures beginning Monday, Jan. 9, and will last through Friday, Jan. 13, due to slide and ditching...