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Alma Sharp Watkins, 96, ​left for Heaven, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lexington. A memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday,  April 9,  at Newcomb Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Helton officiating. Burial will be in the Douglas Cemetery in the...

Robert Gene Wells, 51, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 8th, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Military honors will performed by the American Legion Post #88 Honor Guard on Friday during the visitation....

  The 6th grade students of Corbin Intermediate School raised over $1,800 for 14 various charities/non-profit organizations, with many being local charities, through their Pay It Forward Project. The project consisted of the students creating products from recycled materials...

Freddie W. Maggard, 78, of Corbin, went home to be with the Lord on April 3rd, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church, Corbin KY at 4 p.m. on April 5th. Visitation will precede from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. In Lieu of...

Fannie Ellen Angeline Morgan , 104 years, 4 months, and 12 days of Whitley City, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Signature Healthcare of McCreary. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home with Bro. Mike...

Claude Bentley, Jr., 69, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Baptist Health Corbin. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, , at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Mitchell and Rev. Dennis Chesnut officiating. Burial will be in...

Russell Allen Close,  72, of Brush Arbor Road, Williamsburg,  passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday, April 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home. The funeral...

Robin Joyce Sweet,  49, of Williamsburg,  departed this life on April 3, 2016 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7,  at the Croley...

Gary Douglas Price, 63, of Corbin passed away Saturday, April 2 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow in the McFarland Cemetery in West Corbin....

Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal. I was reminiscing this past week with a friend about the wonders of the good old video game arcade. I know there are still some around. Some quite good ones, in fact, if you know where to look. But they aren’t as ubiquitous as they...