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A 22-year-old former Corbin High School football star is the winner of the News Journal’s fourth annual Secret Phrase Game contest. Corey Taylor, a 2015 graduate of CHS, and currently an Education major at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, received the $500 cash prize that...

Edward “Ed” Hopkins, 82, of Corbin passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born November 2, 1936, in Laurel County, he was the son of the late Charles Robert and Mary Bell Hopkins. He attended the Church of God in Jesus’ Name where he loved serving the...

Eunice Farmer, 83, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018, in Fayetteville, NC. Born December 3, 1935, in Harlan County, she was the daughter of the late Harl and Lillie Gambrel. She was a founding member of New Hope Church of God in Corbin, KY. In addition to her father and...

John Paul Ratcliff, formerly of Greenville passed away from a brief illness at his home in Nashville on Sunday, December 9, 2018. John held a Doctor of Pharmacy decree from the University of Tennessee Memphis. He successfully practiced for over 65 years. He was also a retired...

Myrtle “Granny Myrt” Lovitt, 75, of Young Lane, Rockholds departed this life on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1943 in Williamsburg, to the late Lawrence Bryant and Polly (Vanderpool) Bryant. She was also preceded in death by her sisters,...

Beulah Marie Croley Lake, 87, of Highway 1809, Barbourville departed this life on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 26, 1931 to the late John Croley and Elizabeth “Belle” (McKeehan) Croley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Lake;...

Miss NIBROC Makayla Mack returned to Williamsburg Independent School Monday afternoon to speak to girls grades 3-6 about the importance of growing into strong, successful women. Specifically, she spoke about the need for more women in the S.T.E.M. fields (Science, Technology,...

On Friday, December 7th, members of the community, along with the William Whitley Chapter of the NSDAR, the Charles A. Gatliff Chapter NSSAR, Veterans Groups, WCHS JROTC and the Whitley County Historical Society met at the Veterans Memorial in front of the Whitley County...

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