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Mike Addison likes to call himself a “hope dealer.” His gripping, personal story of how he overcame drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, violence and death in his own family was his main topic as featured speaker during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s monthly...

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Who would have guessed that a decision made in June 2014, to grow a beard to complete his persona as a pirate for Halloween of that year, would have turned into such a wild adventure for Lance Wooton of Lily, KY? That is exactly what happened four years ago this month for the...

The Grawemeyer Scholars Program is part of the University of Louisville’s family of prestigious full-ride-plus “Mentored Scholarship Programs,” which includes the McConnell Scholars Program and the Brown Fellows Program. Each year, ten Grawemeyer Scholars receive a...

Hunter – Carr to wed Brian and Carla Hunter wish to announce the wedding of their daughter, Brieanna Caroline Hunter to James Kevin Carr, son of Kevin Carr and Shelia and Jeff Petrey. The wedding will take place on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Sally Gap Pumpkin...

Mahan – Middleton recently wed Joanna Michelle Mahan and Jody Dewayne Middleton are pleased to announce their marriage, which was held Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Barn at 3R in Williamsburg, KY. Joanna is the daughter of Delmar and Donna Mahan from Corbin, KY. She works...

Mary Ella Jaynes, 84, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Baptist Health Corbin. A native of Whitley County, she was a daughter of the late Dave and Elizabeth Sammons Harris. A sister Evelyn Watson also preceded her in death. Mary Ella moved to Casey County in 2009...

Melvin Hicks, 78, has passed on to his heavenly maker. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joyce Hicks, his children, Tina and David McCoy, Troy and Tammy Hicks and Tonya and Mike Singer, also eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren;...

Edwin E. Mahan, 91, of Corbin passed away Friday, June 8, 2018. Born January 20, 1927, he was the son of the late Joe and Nell Mahan. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a 40-year employee of L & N Railroad. In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his...

Debra “Debbie” Kitts Eversole, 50, of Jellico, TN passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Williamsburg. She was born March 20, 1968 in Jellico, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Beulah Rose Kitts. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Eversole; sons, Kenneth...