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Corbin Minor League, Junior League All-Star teams continue quests for district dominance

9-10 year-olds keep rolling into district tourney: After winning an Area 2 championship last week, the Corbin Red 9-10 year-old All-Stars team began play in the District 4 tournament Saturday against Hazard-Perry. Still at Rotary Park, the Corbin All-Stars had a large crowd of...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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Former Lady Hound soccer player gets to hone her skills in Brazil next month

Pele. Ronaldo. Neymar. Kaka. All of these names have two things in common. First, they are some of the greatest soccer players the world has ever seen. Second, they are all from Brazil. To have the opportunity to compete where these, and so many other phenomenal athletes call...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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MTC’s Whitley Co Open a success, tournaments to be held in London, Barbourville and Corbin later this summer

This past weekend, the Mountain Tennis Circuit’s second annual Whitley County Open took place at the WCHS tennis courts in Williamsburg. Over 40 players showed up to participate in the event, which was split into nine separate competitions. Winners for each competition are as...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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Sweet vindication

Life goes on, as the saying goes. It was hard for me to believe that I had been caught up in a drama not unlike what I had seen in the movies or read about in crime novels. Even in high school I was fascinated with Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes mystery novels, graduating to...
Posted On 12 Jul 2016
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Harvesting blueberries and blackberries

Summer months are the harvest season for blueberries and blackberries, both of which have the potential to grow very well in Kentucky. Harvest time for blueberries, which are native to North America, is from early June through early August. Blackberry harvest is from mid-June to...
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
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Old-time canning recipes

Many old-time recipes are family favorites, handed down through the years and enjoyed by everyone. But for safe home canning, only current, research-based recipes should be used. Old or untested recipes from the internet, cookbooks or grandma’s recipe stash should not be canned....
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
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When the walls came tumbling down: My story – Part 1 of 2

When the walls came tumbling down My story – Part 1 of 2 This is a story within a larger story. But it is my story. It covers several years of the most chaotic, disturbing time of my life. I may ramble at times, but the facts are so discombobulated that they lend themselves...
Posted On 06 Jul 2016
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Corbin Red 9-10 All-Stars win Area, 11-year-olds and Junior Leaguers begin District play Wednesday

To update the previous report on Area Little League All-Stars tournaments, the Corbin Red 9-10 year-old team was able to defeat North Laurel 1 Tuesday evening by the final score of 2-1, making them champions of Area 2 in 2016 and advancing them to this year’s District 4...
Posted On 06 Jul 2016
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All-Stars tournament update for Wed, July 6

Last week, four Little League All-Stars baseball tournaments got underway that involved teams from Corbin and Williamsburg. The following is a breakdown of all the action leading up to the contests that are scheduled to take place this week… Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 05 Jul 2016
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Lawrence McKiddy

Lawrence McKiddy,  81, of Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday June 29, 2016 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday July 5,  at the Ellison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marty Bramble officiating. Following the...
Posted On 01 Jul 2016
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