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Faye Bryant Adams, 76, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday August 9, 2016 at the Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center in Williamsburg. Funeral service was held Friday August 12, at the Ellison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Wright officiating. Following the service...

James Lee Jones, 58, of Corbin passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. He was born February 13, 1958 in Hamilton, OH. Funeral services were held Thursday, August 11, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Eddie Owens officiating. Burial will follow in E.L. Jones Cemetery. Messages...

Ruth Charlean Bunch,  67, of Louden Meadow Creek Road, Rockholds,  departed this life on Monday, August 8, 2016 at her home in Rockholds. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, August 11, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Helton officiating. She will be laid...

Like several of you, I was there for the first NIBROC Festival. A contest had been held to name the festival and Corbin spelled backwards was chosen. The carnival rides were located on a lot at 7th and Main Streets. The festival was mostly a hometown affair until the downtown...

It’s NIBROC week! I know there’s some negative Nellies out there who complain incessantly about it, but not me! I love NIBROC! I get so immersed in it these days that by the time Sunday rolls around I’m totally exhausted. It takes me a week to recover. There’s just so much to do....

Making its first appearance at this year’s NIBROC Festival is the fear-inducing ride aptly called “Vertigo” — a lighted tower that takes twirling riders high above the main festivities. NIBROC kicks off in downtown Corbin today and Vertigo is sure to be a big hit. “It’s something...

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Editor’s note: The News Journal publishes only the final disposition of district court criminal cases except for those which are waived to a grand jury or dismissed. The following cases were heard in Whitley District Court in Corbin April 26, 2016 by Whitley District Judge Fred...

Rebecca Parrott-Robbins vs. Joshua Lance Robbins – petition for dissolution of marriage. Federal National Mortgage Association vs. Charles Hurt, Norma Hurt, and their unknown spouses – complaint for foreclosure with fair debt collection practices act notice attached....

Caroline Lee Abbott, 22, of 7634 College Station Dr., an accountant, and William Tyler Thomas, 20, of 7634 College Station Dr., a student. Samantha Jo Michelle Walden, 20, of Jellico, unemployed, and Travis Dean Brown, 21, of Corbin, unemployed. Stacy Lynn Bell, 26, of Rockholds,...