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In Whitley County, tourism is one of the biggest industries. When I was on the tourism commission I kept up with all the numbers and it was big then. But since that time it has grown by leaps and bounds. Kentucky Splash and the Corbin Arena are just two of the tourism draws that...

Warren Central won the Kentucky High School Basketball State Championship last Saturday. I would guess that most of you didn’t know that, and most of you don’t care. That is how different how things are now compared to when I broadcast my first state championship games back in...

I had no intention of writing about the one-way street debacle in Corbin this week, but due to the response from my column last week I feel obligated to do so. I had telephone calls, comments on the Internet and since I attended the 13th Regional basketball tournament, I had...

One of the reasons I do not like to go to Lexington is because I feel like I spend half my time waiting at traffic lights. For over 35 years and probably 15,000 times I have driven down Gordon Hill from my home to work and back, plus taking grandchildren to school. I feel like I...

Way to go Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus and City Manager Marlon Sams! They sent Corbin Public Works out to Highways 312 and 770 to pick up trash that had collected to the point that Sams said, “It looked like a trash dump!” No, it wasn’t Corbin’s responsibility to clean up that area,...

At times I either meet people or get a call requesting that I write about certain subjects. I’ll do that today, but first I want to deal with a personal issue. Last night on the national news a lady from North Carolina said she didn’t think she would vote for President Joe Biden...

In an attempt to give you a better understanding as to what it means to a newspaper to win the General Excellence Awards from the Kentucky Press Association I compare it to a high school team going to the state tournament in basketball or playing in the football finals at Kroger...

Advertising! I have spent over 60 years selling advertising. I know it works for some and for others not so much because of the way they do it. Obviously, I am not an authority about advertising, but I have been to many seminars, studied it in college, and I constantly read about...

Say it isn’t so Betty! After over 50 years of operating Gibson’s Music in downtown Corbin, Betty Comer is closing shop at the end of February. I completely understand at age 87 why Betty thinks it is time to quit. For 54 years she has operated the best music store between...

As we start a new year, here are some of the things I would like to see happen this year. Realistically I know much of what I want will not happen, but let’s dream. First, I want the General Assembly to change the border of Whitley County. It should extend beyond exit 29 of I-75...