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Way to go Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus and City Manager Marlon Sams! They sent Corbin Public Works out to Highways 312 and 770 to pick up trash that had collected to the point that Sams said, “It looked like a trash dump!” No, it wasn’t Corbin’s responsibility to clean up that area,...

This week’s sports special section is dedicated to taking an in-depth look at the upcoming 50th District tournaments featuring Corbin, Williamsburg, Whitley County and South Laurel. It also contains information on the 51st District tourneys featuring Barbourville, Lynn...

Suicide. It’s a tough topic to think about, talk about and write about. Several years ago, I bumped into an old friend that I had gotten to know through work. We hadn’t seen each other in a while. We were both waiting to talk to the same person, and sat there and chatted for...

It is probably safe to assume that most of us have heard of rabies. We endured the trauma of watching Old Yeller when we were young. We know we should vaccinate our dogs and cats against rabies. It is probably also safe to assume that most of us view rabies as one of those...

Imagine for a moment putting a bunch of teenagers in charge of guarding keys to liquor cabinets. Chances are one of three things is going to happen. You’re going to have several good ones, who are going to do what they are supposed to do and everything will be fine. There are...

Flowers. They are those pretty things that make many women go “aaahhhh” when they get them. This is especially true when the flowers get delivered to them at work. Not only do women get to enjoy that big bouquet of flowers that way, but they also get the added benefit of everyone...

In an attempt to give you a better understanding as to what it means to a newspaper to win the General Excellence Awards from the Kentucky Press Association I compare it to a high school team going to the state tournament in basketball or playing in the football finals at Kroger...

On Wednesday of last week, it was announced that Zeke Eier had resigned as head coach of the Whitley County football program after two years at the helm. It marked the third time that a head coach has departed the program since Jason Chappell left after the 2018 season.

Advertising! I have spent over 60 years selling advertising. I know it works for some and for others not so much because of the way they do it. Obviously, I am not an authority about advertising, but I have been to many seminars, studied it in college, and I constantly read about...

I’m not sure how some other first time office holders are doing, but Whitley County Sheriff Bill Elliotte appears to be off to a good start going into the fourth week of his first term in office. Elliotte was elected sheriff in late 2022 and took office at the first of January....