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Rev. Richard “Louie” Hart, Sr., 84, of Corbin passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at his home. Born February 24, 1935, he was the son of the late Ernest and Ethel Hart. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Over a period of 54 years, he pastored 13 local churches. His...

Teddy A. Worley, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born June 3, 1937, he was the son of the late A.J. and Pansy Worley. He was affiliated with the Baptist church. In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by a sister,...

Anna Bell Jones, 77, of Jones Lane, Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born on April 18, 1941 in Jellico, TN to the late Dan and Alice (Douglas) Kelly. She was also preceded in death by her...

Bobby Gene Vanover, 76, of Webster, FL and formerly of Williamsburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born on December 4, 1942 in Williamsburg, to the late Solomon and Dessie Marie (Lovitt) Vanover. He was also preceded in death by a...

Brenda Mae Bryant, 72, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday February 26, 2019 at her home. She was born February 8, 1947 in Whitley County, to the late Jim Davis, George and Georgia Davis Patrick. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Marion Donald...

Barbara Jean Rice, 76, of Goshen, OH, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. She was born January 9, 1943 in Corbin, the daughter of Irene Helton Hubbs of Corbin, and the late Milford Hubbs. She was married to P L Rice for 60 years,...

Robert W. Thurmond, 67, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019, at his home in Corbin. Born in London, Robbie was the son of the late Robert H. Thurmond and Margaret Gover Thurmond. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Claude Bentley, Jr. Robbie had worked as a...

Even with great strides made in recent years to keep kids from dropping out of school, about 14 percent of working age adults in Whitley County still don’t have a high school diploma or a GED. “We are here helping people get a second chance on what they missed out on in the first...