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Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) needs area residents to donate blood and help ensure an adequate blood supply. Patients at the 70+ Kentucky hospitals served by KBC rely on donors to roll up their sleeves and save a neighbor with regular blood donations. Blood products are often used...

A local business icon was lost late last week as Maxine VonGruenigen, the former longtime owner of Maggie J’s Dress Shop in downtown Corbin, passed away at her home at the age of 90. Born and raised in Corbin, VonGruenigen was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church, and was...

Ben Robertson of Forcht Bank Somerset presents a check to Congressman Hal Rogers on behalf of the Kentucky Bankers Association in support of his re-election campaign. Serving Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District since 1981, Hal Rogers has been elected to 20 consecutive terms...

Since the annual faculty/staff award banquet was not able to be held this spring, University of the Cumberlands took time in their virtual faculty/staff meeting the week before classes began to recognize outstanding members of the Cumberlands family whose service to the...

If you’ve been feeling tired, unmotivated, or had difficulty sleeping lately, you’re not alone. At this point, we’ve been in full-on crisis mode as a result of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for months. Among the slew of new terms popping up this year comes another: pandemic...

I was glad to hear the announcement from Governor Andy Beshear on Monday that his office would not be making any more recommendations on the start of in-person classes at this time. This means that on September 28, parents will definitely have the option to send their kids back...

The idea to write Lead to Revitalize! 15 Practices of a Church Revitalization Leader may have come about prior to the current COVID-19 pandemic, but with the public health crisis still in the daily headlines, this book could not have come at a better time for church leaders...

(Letter to the Editor by Jack Sellars of Corbin) “The tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness… setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by Hell.” – James 3:6 In Proverbs we are snared by the words of our mouth, and death and life are in the...

Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council (KCEOC) Community Action Partnership recently received a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to help the KCEOC Knox County Senior Citizen Center remain open and support meal delivery to senior citizens who have been impacted by...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that closures are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21, on KY 779 and Tuesday, Sept. 22, on KY 628 in Whitley County to allow crews to replace cross drains. Work schedule is listed below: KY 779 will be closed at milepoint...