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Jerry Boggs

Jerry Boggs, 62, of Corbin passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at Baptist Health Lexington. Born August 23, 1954, he was the son of the late Robert and Mae Boggs. He was a member of New Hope Ministries Church of God.  A loving husband, father, and grandfather, he especially enjoyed...

Charles Kevin Shell

Charles Kevin Shell, 47, of Gray, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017, at UK Medical Center in Lexington. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Lonnie Charles Shell and Diana Jo Campbell Shell. He was a member of Little Indian Creek Baptist Church, and loved fishing, hunting...

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Corbin High School will be graduating its 100th class Sunday at The Arena

When Corbin High School seniors don cap and gown this Sunday and go through formal graduation ceremonies they will have a special distinction … they will part of the school’s 100th graduating class. The CHS graduation ceremony will be held at The Arena at 2:00 p.m. The public is...

Board approves plan to add 10 new classrooms to Corbin Primary School

Plans for future expansion at Corbin Primary School now call for the addition of 10 new classrooms to accommodate the moving of third-grade to the facility, a change that will completely alter the grade alignment in the Corbin Independent School District once complete. T...

Robert D. “Speedy” Byrd

Robert D. “Speedy” Byrd, 73, of Sandy Flats Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 7, 1943 in Jellico, to the late Jessie Lewis Byrd and Neil Marion Byrd. He was preceded in death by a son, James Byrd; grandson, Zachariah...

Lisa Faye Lovitt

Lisa Faye Lovitt, 56, of North 6th Street, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, May 8, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. She was born on January 16, 1961 in Jellico, TN to the late Eugene Griffith and Mae Etta Lay. She was preceded in death by...

Roy Howard Mooneyham Jr.

Roy Howard Mooneyham, Jr., 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Roy H. Mooneyham and Ollie Payne Mooneyham. He was also preceded in death by his wife Virginia “Virgie” Mooneyham on October 7, 2014; and...

William Herren, Jr.

William Herren, Jr., 86, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born in Knox County, he was the son of the late William Herren, Sr., and Melissa Mullins Herren. He was preceded in death by his brother Walter Herren and sister Anna Mae Langenbach. He...

Betty Sue Siler Wilson

Betty Sue Siler Wilson, 49, of Mill Road, Lafollette, TN departed this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the home of her mother in Williamsburg. She was born on November 9, 1967 in Jellico,  to Bill Siler and Betty M. (Lawson) Siler. She was preceded in death by her twin sister,...