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Ruby Gayle (Hamblin) Huddleston

Ruby Gayle (Hamblin) Huddleston, age 79, of Eagan, Tennessee, was united with her Lord and Savior, and loved ones, on Monday evening, February 19, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 3, 1944, to the late Ben Hamblin and Dorothy (Hackler) Hamblin in...

Whitley Co. wrestlers make history at first-ever female state championships

Winning a medal may be the ultimate goal when it comes to competing in a state championship wrestling tournament, but in the case of this past Saturday’s first-ever Kentucky High School Athletic Association girls state championships, the bigger, and more important, victory had...

University of the Cumberlands partners with KCTCS to empower Kentucky students with affordable education

University of the Cumberlands (UC) and KCTCS (Kentucky Community and Technical College System) are separate entities with a common vision: making higher education more accessible for students. With that in mind, the schools have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that offers...
Posted On 22 Feb 2024
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Working conditions improving at Corbin Ind. Schools, according to educator surveys

Corbin Independent School educators are feeling better about their working conditions than they did two years ago, according to the results of the recent Kentucky Impact Working Conditions Survey. The Corbin Independent Board of Education recognized its January and February...
Posted On 22 Feb 2024

Most intoxicated drivers do not get jail sentences

Intoxicated drivers seldom get jail time, at least not in first-offense driving while under the influence cases. This is a fact that I suspect will surprise, and probably infuriate, a lot of people, but it’s true at least here locally. First-offense driving while under the...
Posted On 22 Feb 2024

Five Redhounds, one Wildcat represent coverage area at state wrestling championships

Last week, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association held its annual wrestling state championships at the Alltech Arena in Lexington. In the boys’ competition, a total of six local athletes represented the area in six different weight classes.