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Lee Roy Harrell

Lee Roy Harrell, 70, of Lexington passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Born February 24, 1947, in Corbin, he was the son of the late Shiloh and Dorothy Harrell. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States...

Inezes Powell

Inezes Powell, 85, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born in Knox County to the late Thomas L. King and Rhueamy Warren King, and was a member of Cornerstone Church. In addition to her parents, Inezes was preceded in death by her...

E.J. Kidd

E.J. Kidd, 60, of Williamsburg, and formerly of Jellico, TN passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on September 24, 1956 in Jellico, to the late Everett Kidd Sr. and Joyce (Richmond) Kidd. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Reba...

Clifford West

Clifford West, 77, of Highway 92 East, Williamsburg, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on November 2, 1939 in McCreary County, to the late William Calvin West and Temple (Waters) West. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clyde West;...

George Davis Wilson III

George Davis Wilson, III, 53, of Kennesaw. GA, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the DeKab Medical Center, McDonough, GA. He was born July 2, 1963 at Covington.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by grandparents, John H. and Eva (Selvia) Hampton and...

Georgia Rains

Georgia Rains, 88, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in LaGrange, IL Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 10, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home.

Glenda Joyce Schiesz

Glenda Joyce Schiesz, devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and friend to all, entered the arms of her loving Savior on February 25, 2017 at Baptist Health Lexington at the age of 71. She was a daughter of the late Otis and Sara Stapp Joiner born on February 13, 1946 in...

Forcht Bank wins Addy Awards

Forcht Bank won a gold and two silver ADDY® Awards at the AAF 5th District American Advertising Awards held on February 25, 2017 at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington. The awards were: Gold ADDY® – “Bank Happy” :60 online video Silver ADDY® – “Bank Happy” :30 television...

Missionary, Corbin church partner in effort to help start new Haitian Christian church

A Haitian missionary is partnering with a Corbin church to send supplies to a remote portion of Haiti in order to start a new Christian church there. Choubert Rémy worked alongside his wife, Bernadette, and members of Seventeenth Christian Church in Corbin last Friday to fill a...