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Lee King

Lee King, 92, of Jellico, TN passed away Friday May 6, 2016 at the Jellico Community Hospital. Funeral service was held Monday May 9,  at the Llewellyn Funeral Home Chapel in Jellico, TN with the Rev. Francis Dople Jr. officiating. Internment in the Allred Cemetery Scott County...

Odetta Perkins

Odetta Perkins, 66 of High Cliff, TN passed a Thursday May 5, 2016 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Funeral services were held Sunday May 8, 2016 at the Llewellyn Funeral Home Chapel in Jellico, TN with the Rev. Lowell Huddleston officiating. Internment was held...

Alfonso Begliutti Jr.

Alfonso Begliutti Jr. 89, went to be with The Lord on May 3, 2016 at this home in Jellico, TN. He requested to be cremated and a memorial service was held Sunday May 8, at the Llewellyn Funeral Home Chapel in Jellico, TN with the Rev. Chris Basel and Father Jesural Mariasalethu...

Tracy Jack “T.J.” Davenport III

Tracy Jack “T.J.” Davenport III,  43, of Black Oak Road, Williamsburg,  passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in Williamsburg. The Memorial Service was held Friday, May 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Carpenter with officiating. Graveside services will be...

Edith Henderson

Edith Henderson, 93, of Clairfield, TN, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at ARH, Middlesboro, KY. Funeral services were held Saturday May 7, at the Rock Creek Freewill Baptist Church, Clairfield, TN, with Rev. Johnny Parks and Rev. Ray Woods officiating. Burial followed in the...

Robert W. “Bob” Keyes

Robert W. “Bob” Keyes, 72, of Corbin passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 7,  in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tim Thompson and Rev. Weyman McGuire officiating. A graveside service was held...

Virginia Lee Scribner

Virginia Lee Scribner, 64, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at her residence. Family and friends will meet at 1 P.M. on Monday, May 9, at the Chappell Cemetery in Keavy for a graveside service. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests...

Reader saddened youth of today will never know America of yesteryear

To the Editor: Oh, how sad that our grandchildren will never know the America many of us remember. How after walking to school and going into a good warm school room we read the bible, we prayed and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. How proud we were of our nation’s leaders and...

Selfishness and greed by Corbin’s neighbors hindering progress

To the Editor: An important role of business and government leaders is to remove roadblocks that hinder quality and performance. Leaders are responsible for doing what’s best for the people they lead and serve. We have leaders in Laurel and Knox County including Senator Stivers...

Scholarship fund created at EKU to honor Corbin native Karl Bays

A scholarship fund has been created for a Corbin High School and Eastern Kentucky University graduate who went on to serve in the U.S. Marines and became a successful businessman in the medical supply industry before his untimely death in 1989. The creation of the Karl Bays...