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Some Eastern Whitley County residents lost power and landline phone service Saturday evening after a dump truck wrecked cutting a utility pole in two. Around 7:15 p.m., a dump truck, which was hauling dirt, wrecked near the intersection of Highway 92E and Highway 904, and came to...

Here is what coaches for the Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg track and field programs had to say about the outlook for their boys teams in the upcoming spring season. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

After a pair of double headers this past week, regular season play in the 50th District is now complete. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

This From the Sidelines column appeared in the February 8, 2017 edition of the News Journal…

Dan P. Frye, Jr., 68, of Gray passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was born May 18, 1948, in Detroit, MI. He was preceded in death by his father, Dan P. Frye, Sr. and two sisters: Deloria Lundy and Gaylain Ballard. He is...

Savanna Elizabeth Leigh Cobb and Lance Corporal Billy Joe McKiney, Jr. were united in marriage on Monday, January 9, 2017, at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Siler, Kentucky. The bride is the daughter of Terre Cobb and granddaughter of Ralph and Wanda Cobb, all of Siler....

Ronnie Lee Russell, 61, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at University Hospital, Inc., in Cincinnati, OH. He was the beloved son of Talmadge and Opal Yates Russell. In addition to his father and mother, he is survived by many of his Kentucky family members. He was preceded...

Rev. Woodrow Thomas Jr., 65, of Gail Hart Road, Rockholds, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Hospice Center at St. Joseph in Lexington. He was born on June 25, 1951 in Tazewell, TN to the late Woodrow Thomas and Gladys Marie (Cox) Thomas. He was preceded in death by...

Roscoe Jones, 61, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. Roscoe is survived by his wife Mayme Jones. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 4, at Deliverance Church on Gordon Hill in Corbin with Rev. Kenny Saylor...

Jerry W. Hummel, 79, of Orange, TX formerly of Williamsburg, passed away on January 31, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. He was born March 10, 1937 in Williamsburg, to the late Charles R. Hummel and the late Virgie Smith Hummel. Jerry was a member of North Orange Baptist Church in Orange,...