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Douglas A. Davenport

Douglas A. Davenport, 57, passed away at his residence in Lexington, after a courageous battle with cancer on November 29, 2017. He was employed many years in the home medical field and most recently Davenport Insulation. In his spare time you would find him playing golf or...

Evalene Henderson Welch

Evalene Henderson Welch, 86, of Richmond, IN formerly of Jellico, TN passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Rosebud Village Nursing Center in Richmond, IN. She was born on July 18, 1931 to the late Clayton Henderson and Ruthie Luttrell Henderson in the Valley Creek...

Cecil P. McFarland

Cecil P. McFarland, 96, of Corbin, passed away on Monday Nov. 27, 2017 at Christian Care Communities in Corbin. She was born in Whitley County to the late, Charles Hubbs and Maude Bunch Hubbs Hayes. Cecil was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and loved to garden, cook and feed...

Alma Cathleen Felts

Alma Cathleen Felts, 98, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017 at the Heritage in Corbin. She was born in Laurel County to the late Willie and Myrtle Wyatt Hopkins. Alma loved cooking and quilting. She worked with the historical society at the London library and was a...

Etta Weaver Lay

Etta Weaver Lay, 83, of the Holly Hill Community, passed from this life on November 8, 2017 at the Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 8, 1934 in Jellico, TN to the late Gilbert and Bertha (Perkins) Weaver. Etta was a strong woman of faith. She...

Peggy Lou “Maxine” Kellogg

Peggy Lou “Maxine” Kellogg, 74, of Jellico, TN went to be with the Lord Sunday November 19, 2017 at the Jellico Community Hospital. She is preceded in death by her father, John Berry, sister, Rose Marie Bowen, daughters, Mona Lisa Kellogg and Violenettia Carr. Survived by her...

Empty Stocking Fund hits milestone, celebrates 30 years

The Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund is celebrating a milestone — 30 years of helping less fortunate children experience the magic of Christmas. The charity is an effort spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Corbin. Joe Caldwell, a Rotary Club member who is President of the...

TRACE working to stop abuse of local elders

The elderly population is increasingly the victim of scams, along with mental, emotional, and even physical abuse. But one local group is dedicated to helping seniors through advocacy and being a vital resource for information. The Tri-County Abuse Council for Elderly Persons...

Apply Yellow Pages test to utility ownership

Considering Frankfort will soon be forced to pass a painful budget, it might be helpful for legislators to apply the Yellow Pages test, an analogy that, for the older set, hearkens back to giant paper phone books landing on your front porch containing listings for businesses by...