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Wanda Faye Fuson Blakley, 70, of Highway 92 East, Williamsburg, departed this life on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 12, 1947 in Pineville, to the late John Will Fuson and Ollie (Short) Fuson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse...

George Robert Campbell, Sr., 87, of Corbin passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at his home. Born March 29, 1931, in Winchester, KY, he was the son of the late George H. and Alza Rebecca Campbell. He was a long-term member of Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon....

Mae Louise “Elva” McCracken, 91, passed away at Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Statesboro, GA on April 24, 2018. She was born on August 20, 1926 in Benham, to Robert Luther and Mary (Elliott) Harris. Mae attended school in Benham and graduated from high school in 1945, and went on...

Anna Christine Smith, 76, of Middletown, OH (formerly of Corbin) departed this life on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. She was born on May 9, 1941 in Corbin, to the late Lee Young and Vicie (Ridner) Young. She was also preceded in death by her...

Jesse Lynn Hatmaker, Jr., 56, of Duff, TN passed away Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Jellico Community Hospital. Jesse is survived by his wife, Penny Delk Hatmaker. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Harp Funeral Home of Jellico in charge of arrangements.

Jeff Donald Woodlee, 53, of Cherry Log, GA and formerly of Corbin, passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning in Chattanooga, TN. He was the son of Donald Ray and Della Mae Woodlee of Corbin. A celebration of life gathering of family and friends was held on Saturday afternoon in the...

Carl Fredericks, 89 of Frankfort, IN passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born on December 12, 1928 in Whitley County, to Bill and Demaris (Siler) Fredericks. He married Sally C.J. Roller on November 29, 1954 in Jellico, TN and she...

Wanda Moses Rountree, 76, of Wolf Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 18, 1942 in Whitley County, to the late Quint “Tuss” Moses and Alma Moses. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry...

In case you didn’t know, Whitley County is 200 years old this year! That’s an amazing milestone. The city where this newspaper was founded in 1908 has gone to great effort to have a month-long celebration for the bicentennial in April. So, we decided to join in on the fun. This...

We are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Whitley County. Kentucky had been ratified as the 15th state just 26 years earlier. The western most part of Kentucky, west of the Tennessee River, was sold to the United States the same year, 1818, that our county...