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Deran Stiner

Deran Stiner, age 90, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Baptist Health Corbin. She was born July 24, 1933 in Roane County, TN, to the late L.C. and Margaret Ann Houston Stiner. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Houston...

Betty Lynn (Sapp) Kemplen

Betty Lynn (Sapp) Kemplen, age 75, of Clairfield, Tennessee passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Beech Tree Manor. She was born April 5, 1949, in Frakes, Kentucky. Betty is preceded in death by husband, Ralph Kemplen; granddaughter, Destiny Morris, father, Robert Sapp; mother,...

Warda Eastin West

Warda Eastin West, born on May 10, 1929 passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Columbus Eastin and Lenna Collins Eastin; husband, Harold West; her sisters, Dorothy “Dot” Eastin West, Phyllis Eastin Clendaniel and Margie Ann Eastin...

Mildred Morgan Paul

Mildred Morgan Paul, 94, formerly of Corbin passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in Lutz, FL after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was a daughter of Joseph Asher and Mona Wills Morgan of Woodbine. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, of 58 years, Arvill Paul; her...

On Point Barbering Academy ribbon cutting

The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce was on hand Monday afternoon for a ribbon cutting at the new On Point Barbering Academy, which is located in South Park Center in Corbin.
Posted On 05 Jul 2024

1818 Law Firm ribbon cutting

The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce lent a hand and a big pair of scissors last Thursday afternoon as attorney Ryan Lawson cut the ribbon at the new 1818 Law Firm, which is located at 217 Main Street in Williamsburg.    
Posted On 05 Jul 2024
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US25E lane reductions in Laurel County begin Monday (July 8)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that US25E in Laurel County, between traffic signal No. 2, located at the northbound I-75 off-ramp, and extending to traffic signal No. 5, located at Lowe’s, will be reduced to two-way, single-lane traffic on the northbound...
Posted On 05 Jul 2024

London crash kills Corbin woman

The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday afternoon for a Corbin woman killed during a three-vehicle June 30 collision in London. The accident happened about 2 p.m. on KY-192 near Community Trust Bank, and involved a Ford pickup truck, a Nissan minivan and a GMC Acadia....
Posted On 05 Jul 2024

Hon will be guest speaker at Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday (July 9)

Brandi Hon, workforce recovery program manager for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon Tuesday (July 9). The luncheon will be held at The Corbin Center, which is located at 222...
Posted On 05 Jul 2024
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Let’s classify all sports and have separate private and public school championships

We are currently in the middle of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s yearly mandated dead period for athletic activities across the state. It is a time to regroup, reflect and prepare for what lies ahead as another high school sports year is about to get underway.