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Robert E. Malkemus, 82, of Highway 190, Frakes, departed this life on Monday, September 17, 2018 at St Joseph of London. He was born on September 9, 1936 in Ellsinore, MI to the late Vernon Sheets and Clara Belle Boyer. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo Miracle...

Betty June Gambrell, 77, of Covington, KY, passed over into heaven on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Betty was born in Corbin, to the late William and Gertrude Ellison. Betty was retired from Gibson Greeting and Sola Vision. She was a member of New Hope Tabernacle Church of God. In...

Jennine Petrey, 64, of Craig Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, September 17, 2018 at London, KY. She was born on January 22, 1954 in Royal Oak, MI to the late James Falard Roberson and Mary (DeFrance) Roberson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Michael “Coty” Westerfield, 26, passed away Wednesday September 19, 2018 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. The funeral service was held Saturday, September 22, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Dowis Chapel Cemetery in Woodbine.

Billy Ray Whitaker, 84, of Corbin, passed away Monday afternoon at the Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center in Corbin. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon in the Laurel Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Jonathon Sizemore officiating. Graveside services and burial...

Thomas “Ted” Richardson, 77, of Long Bottom Road, Williamsburg departed this life on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 15, 1941 in Williamsburg, to the late Theodore Roosevelt Richardson and Clara (Marsee) Richardson. He was also preceded in death by...

The final Moonbow Nights celebration of 2018 will be happening in downtown Corbin this Saturday evening, and musical entertainment will be provided by double headlining acts Lylak and Buck the Taxidermist. “It ought to be a great show,” said Corbin Downtown Manager...

Newly hired teachers in the Corbin Independent School System were honored by the Board of Education during its monthly meeting last Thursday. In the name of school safety, taxpayers who live in the Corbin Independent School District will be paying a little more on their tax bills...

A four-month-long investigation led to a large methamphetamine bust in southern Laurel County over the weekend, and two people are facing felony drug trafficking charges after being arrested by police. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, Detectives James Sizemore...

The state-of-the-art, 19,000 square feet Grace Health Women’s Care center officially opened in Corbin this week, and community members got a sneak peak of the facility last Wednesday prior to its official opening. The clinic, located at the old Forest Lanes bowling alley in the...