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Bonnie Hicks

Bonnie Hicks, age 83, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Baptist Health-Corbin. Born at Heidrick in Knox County. She was the daughter of the late James L. and Juanita Willis Hartford. In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Gene Hicks; and two...

Happy retirement to WCHS JROTC instructor to Don Gross

Over the last 20 years, Whitley County High School (WCHS) JROTC instructor Master Sergeant (MSG) Don Gross is a guy that I regularly bumped into when I was covering things after hours for work. There were Friday night football games where his cadets presented the colors during...
Posted On 26 May 2023

WCHS’s Bryant places third in Congressional art contest

A Whitley County High School senior is among the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. Julia Bryant won third place honors after submitting an oil painting of Secretariat. Amiee Compton, a senior at Shelby Valley High...
Posted On 26 May 2023
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BBQ in the Burg brings crowd to downtown despite rain

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  Though the rain poured down Saturday, crowds weren’t deterred from the second annual BBQ in the Burg competition at the Green Space on Main in downtown Williamsburg. In the pulled pork and pulled chicken categories, Paul Douglas took first place. In the...