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Don Estep is Publisher Emeritus of the News Journal. Most every Kentuckian, when discussing the Kentucky Derby, who hasn’t attended has said, “I would like to go just one time to see what it is like.” I was in that category for many years until my boss, Terry Forcht, made it...

Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal. One of the sillier things in life, I think, is when something is common knowledge, but everyone goes around acting as though they are oblivious. That’s the situation that came up this past week regarding an “investigation” by...

Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers was slated to be one of the keynote speakers at the Lincoln Day Banquet in Corbin over the weekend. He was a no-show. No reason was given at the time. But now we know why. Read this story...

Joanna Smith, 72, of Keavy passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at East Side Tabernacle Church of God with Pastor Randall Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m. Friday at...

Clarence Roy Luntsford, 48, Toledo, OH, formerly of Williamsburg, lost his four month battle with cancer on Monday, May 2, 2016. Per his wishes, there will be no visitation or memorial services. He will be remembered as a caring, loving father, papa, brother, uncle and friend....

Pauline Stanley Herrell, 76, the wife of Ford Hensley Herrell of Livingston Street, Corbin, passed away on Wednesday morning at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Stanley Herrell will be conducted on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Laurel Funeral Home Chapel...

Edna “Sis” Monroe, 91, of Corbin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Baptist Health Corbin. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in Corinth Cemetery with Gary...

Sylvia Jane Centers,  71, of Corbin, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 in Corbin, KY. Funeral services will be held 12 noon on Thursday, May 5,  at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, in Corbin, KY, with Rev. Doyle Lester, officiating. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 9  p.m....

Jeffery E. Decker,  51, of Taylor Circle, Williamsburg,  passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at his home. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the funeral hour on Thursday, May 5, at Croley Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5,  at the Croley Funeral...

Charlotte Marie Smith, 64, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Fox Addition of the Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive...