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Former University of the Cumberlands President Dr. James Taylor and his wife, Dinah, have filed a federal lawsuit against the university claiming school officials have gone back on an agreement to continue to pay his full salary and benefits for the rest of his life. In the...

Once again, the Knox County School system has come under fire by the Kentucky Department of Education. An April 3-6 on-site review of the school district’s instructional performance saw the administration lacking in several areas. The Kentucky Department of Education and AdvancED...

The Kentucky Attorney General has ruled in favor of The News Journal in its efforts to secure a recording of the 911 call stemming from the April 5 beating death of 30-year-old Anthony Johnson at a Lily residence. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...

To the Editor: Although there has been far too little publicity about it, the citizens of Williamsburg are scheduled to have an election on June 28, 2016. The issue is whether to have wide open alcohol sales, just as Corbin now has. Unless I, or someone I know, should be killed...

Each summer, local high school basketball teams get the opportunity to take the court for a few weeks and compete against other squads in a series of offseason scrimmages. During this time, coaches get the chance to see their respective players in action and consider which areas...

This portion of a From the Sidelines column appeared in the June 15, 2016 edition of the News Journal: 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

The Corbin High School soccer program is celebrating its 23-year anniversary in 2015. The soccer Hounds played a JV-only scheduled in their inaugural season during the fall of 1992, and they were co-ed until splitting into separate boys and girls teams in the mid-nineties....

State Parks officials, led by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, were in Whitley County last week to kick off the “Refreshing the Finest” campaign — an $18 million effort to improve the state’s park system, including repairs and upgrades at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Bevin,...

(Editor’s note: This story was written by Roy Wenzl and first printed on May 31 in the Wichita Eagle and is being reprinted with permission from that publication. News Journal News Editor Mark White contributed information in this story.) Virginia White by 1983 had served...

Another spring sports season is in the books, and several baseball and softball players in Whitley County have given praise-worthy performances over the course of the last few months. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...