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The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) is driving home a safety message to motorists aimed at preventing crashes by encouraging two life-saving actions behind the wheel- buckling up and putting down the phone. Launching today, the state’s first Buckle Up Phone Down campaign...

Note to the reader: This column was first made available in 2015, but remains thoroughly relevant in 2019.

Representative Regina Huff of Williamsburg has pre-filed BR 212, which bans drivers from using a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a vehicle on public highways, unless there is an emergency. “No life should be lost, or accident caused,...

A Whitley County High School junior has died as the result of an ATV accident in Campbell County, Tenn. Friday evening. Fisher Barton, 17, of Jellico, was involved in the accident some time after 8:00 p.m. Barton was apparently riding with a group of friends when the accident...

Juanita Osborne Longworth, 67, passed away Tuesday morning, September 24, 2019 at Tennova Medical Center in La Follette, Tennessee. She was born on March 23, 1952 to the late Okle Osborne and Edith (Terry) Osborne in the Roses Creek Community of Campbell County, TN. Her paternal...

Sandra Stokes Allen, 77, of Jellico, Tennessee joined her beloved husband Charles in Heaven on Saturday, September 28, 2019. She was born August 31, 1942 in Jellico, Tennessee. Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen; father, Alfred Stokes; mother, Dessie...

Jess Callaway Morgan, 87, of Corbin passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at his residence. He was born July 24, 1932 in Leslie County, Ky to the late George and Ella Morgan. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife, Patricia...

Joyce Tompkins, 49, of Louisville, Kentucky departed this life on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Louisville, KY due to an accident. She was born on January 18, 1970 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Franklin Broyles and Laura Brock. In addition to her father, she was also preceded...

Henry Rodney Lease, Jr., 89, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Corbin. Born December 22, 1929 in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Henry Rodney Lease and Mary Jane Hall Lease. He was also preceded in death by brother Charles Lease, and sister Shirley Doty. He...

Mima Tidwell Anderson, 83, of the Lot-Mud Creek Community of Whitley County, Kentucky passed away Tuesday morning, September 24, 2019 at the Beech Tree Manor in Jellico, Tennessee. She was born on November 18, 1935 to the late Joe Tidwell and Betty (Branam) Tidwell. Her maternal...