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Rev. Jerry W. Yancey, Sr

Rev. Jerry W. Yancey, Sr., age 80, of Newcomb, Tennessee passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at his daughter’s home in Jacksboro, Tennessee. He was born May 28, 1943, in Scott County, Tennessee. Jerry was a Minister for 46 years and the Pastor of Brick Plant Church of God for over...

Jeffrey Carroll

Jeffrey Carroll, age 59, of Rockholds, KY, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born September 18, 1963 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Howard and Barbara Liford Carroll. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Jim Carroll; and...

Minnie Trice

Minnie Trice was born April 24, 1941 in Balkin, KY. She passed away in New Haven, IN, on Friday, June 30, 2023. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 pm on Thursday July 6, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 am on Friday, July 7, at the...

Clem Helton

Clem Helton Jr. age 64, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be on Saturday, July 8, from 12 pm until the funeral hour at 2 pm at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. James Hodge officiating. Burial will follow in the Hart Cemetery....

Plans for Jellico Mtn. logging project remain unchanged, but maybe not for long

I have been trying, for several weeks now, to work on an update story pertaining to the proposed logging project in the Jellico Mountains of Whitley and McCreary Counties. It has been on my to-do list since late-May, but I have just found it incredibly difficult to actually sit...