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Operation Christmas Child was a success; Corbin donors vital

To the Editor: I am writing to thank Corbin residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Corbin and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse,...
Posted On 23 Jan 2020
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Lynn Camp First Robotics Club gears up for season

The First Robotics Club at Lynn Camp High School is ready to make a run. The group recently received the goals their new bot needs to achieve in competition. They will have six weeks to design and build a robot capable of climbing, accurately turning a table, and picking up and...
Posted On 22 Jan 2020
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Preview: W’burg facing Glasgow in round one of All ‘A’ state tournament

When the newspaper begins hitting shelves and racks on the morning of January 22, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets basketball team will be just hours away from competing against the Glasgow Scotties in round one of this year’s All “A” state championship tournament at Eastern...
Posted On 21 Jan 2020
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From the Sidelines: My thoughts on the resignation of Justin Haddix

The following From the Sidelines column appeared in the January 22, 2020 print edition of the News Journal…
Posted On 21 Jan 2020
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Justin Haddix out as head coach of Corbin Redhounds football, taking over program at Boyle County

In a late breaking story Sunday evening, Justin Haddix has officially announced his resignation as head coach of the Corbin Redhounds football program after six years on the job.
Posted On 19 Jan 2020
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CDC determines Union College student doesn’t have hemorrhagic fever

State and federal officials have determined that a Union College student, who had symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever and was quarantined at Barbourville Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) hospital, doesn’t have any infectious disease. The Kentucky Department for Public...
Posted On 16 Jan 2020
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UC online criminal justice program ranked No. 1 in Kentucky

Two online programs at University of the Cumberlands were recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as being among the top programs of their kind nationwide. Cumberlands’ online Master’s in Criminal Justice Administration program ranked No. 1 in Kentucky (No. 7 in the...
Posted On 15 Jan 2020
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Fri. Night Highlights for 1/10/20: Lady Jackets win All “A” region, more

Friday night was a big one for area high school boys and girls basketball teams…
Posted On 10 Jan 2020
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Tues. Night Highlights: January 7, 2020

Whitley County hosted a boys-girls double header against Corbin, while the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets went on the road to face Bell County…
Posted On 07 Jan 2020
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A look back at 2019’s top stories

2019 was a year that a wide variety of things made headlines across Whitley County ranging from three arrests in unsolved triple homicide case and controversial pardons issued by outgoing Gov. Matt Bevin to a visit from Vice-President Mike Pence, local vaping bans and another...
Posted On 03 Jan 2020
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