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RoseBette Valentine, 93, of Kelley Court, Corbin, departed this life on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Corbin. She was born on November 27, 1924 in Huntington Station, NY to the late Antonio Leonardo Sr. and Providence (Meringola) Leonardo. She was...

Ralph Morgan, 80, of Oscar Morgan Road, Strunk, departed this life on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Williamsburg Health and Rehab Center. He was born on December 15, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Rev. Oscar Morgan and Cevil (Cornelius) Morgan. Ralph was of the Church of...

Michael Lee Perkins, 40, of Norwood, OH passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Norwood. He was born August 21, 1977 in Oneida, TN. Michael was preceded in death by grandparents: Lee and Juanita Sears, Charles Perkins; uncles, Larry Perkins, ​Warren Perkins, Billy Sears, ​David...

Funeral services for Juanita Horton Franks, 85, of Lexington, were held Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel with interment in Woodridge Memorial Park. The family received friends following the service at the funeral home. Juanita was born...

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born: Rozena Grant, 89, of Williamsburg. was born September 27, 1928; a time to die: Rozena passed away Monday February 19, 2018 at her sister JoAnn’s home surrounded by loved ones. A Christian...

Ilene Gibbs Hart, 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at her home in Corbin, KY. Born December 14, 1928, she was the 8th child of the late James Franklin and Paris Martin Gibbs. In addition to her father and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband of...

Jean F. Blinn, 91, of Corbin, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Continue Care Hospital. Born February 23, 1926, in Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Blinn. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rita. She was retired from the...

Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley said he’s thankful for the “tight knit” community full of positive influences he’s had during his lifetime, and called being named Leader of the Year a “humbling” experience. Croley was presented the award last Thursday during the Leadership...

A world-renowned female violinist — who performed in the tri-county area six times since 1999 — died last Wednesday of breast cancer. She was only 36-years-old. Anna Karkowska, who immigrated to the United States from Lodz, Poland in 1997, was living in Astoria, New York. She...

Practice lockdown drills. Communicate with your community. Invest in more in-school police officers. That was the advice of Jon R. Akers, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for School Safety, to administrators with the Corbin Independent School system Monday. Akers met...