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Editor’s note: The News Journal publishes only the final disposition of district court criminal cases except for those which are waived to a grand jury or dismissed. The following cases were heard by Judge Fred White in Whitley County District Court on March 1: Whitney McVey,...

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William F. “Bill” Begluitti, 77, of the Wooldridge community passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at his home. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William J. and Elizabeth Begluitti, his daughter, Wendy Michelle Begluitti, sister, Katie Begluitti Schramm. He is survived by...

Arlis Junior McKiddy, 59, of Highway 92 East, Williamsburg, departed this life on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. He was born on June 3, 1959 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Elmer McKiddy and Laddie Elizabeth “Lizzie”...

John Young, 90, of Highway 904 East, Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on July 17, 1927 in Whitley County, to the late Arthur Grant Young and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Powers) Young. He was also preceded in death by his...

Brilla Hart, 67, of Corbin passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at her residence. Born September 27, 1950, in Liberty, she was the daughter of the late Osbion and Junive Daniel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: James E. Daniel and Dillard...

As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and I’m reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important today. It’s long been said that America is all about...

My one and only book review for this newspaper may have gotten me blacklisted. Let me explain. A couple of years ago, I thought it would be a cool idea to add book reviews as a semi-regular part of what we offer in the News Journal. I didn’t just want them to be reviews of the...