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Margaret Loraine (Proffitt) Moore, born April 21, 1932, in Harlan County, passed away peacefully in Riverview, MI, on November 2, 2018, surrounded by family. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Edward P. Moore; her parents, Joseph M. Proffitt and Dessie (Shelley)...

Charles Reed, 53 of Williamsburg, passed away Thursday November 8, 2018 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born September 6, 1965 in Whitley County, to the late Bobby and Edna Lois Hayes Reed. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Tim Reed. He is survived by...

Judith Lee Scott, 77, of Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 12, 1941 in Hamilton, OH to Earl and Ruth Scott. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Jo Ellen Francis and a sister-in-law, Loretta Scott. She is...

Jimmy Lee Buchanan, 68, formerly of the Boston Community in Whitley County, passed away on Tuesday November 6, 2018 at the Beech Tree Manor Nursing Home in Jellico, TN. Jimmy is preceded in death by his parents, Edward Ed Buchanan and Irene Hill Buchanan, brother, John “Big John”...

Mark Davidson, 49, of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly of Williamsburg departed this life on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 6, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio to Faye Creekmore and the late Robert Davidson. He is survived by his mother, Faye Smith of...

Almeda Mays Rice, 77, of Clairfield, TN passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Jellico Community Hospital. She was born October 20, 1941 in Pruden, KY. Almeda was preceded in death by her father: Calvin Leroy Mays; mother, Marie Corli Mays; brother, Billy Hugh Mays; two...

Earl F. Marple, 74, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Jellico, TN passed away Tuesday morning, November 6, 2018 at the LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville. He was born on August 7, 1944 to the late Floyd Marple and the late Sarah Amy (Overton) Marple in the Anthras community of...

A local professional angler is moving up in the fishing ranks next year after a successful 2018 tournament season. Mike Huff, 28, of Corbin, finished the Bassmaster Open Tour in the top 10 in points for the year. He garnered 848 points, which put him in eighth place overall in...

Whitley, Laurel and Knox counties are all three currently considered “Work Ready In-Progress” communities on the cusp of reaching fully certified status, according to a state economic development official who spoke to members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Tuesday....

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