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Finally, the election is over. I know the candidates are relived and that goes for about everybody. It is time to take down all the yard signs, do away with those gosh awful television ads and count the votes. I don’t mind the yard signs, but every election we are bombarded with...

Last week I was thrilled to come across a Facebook post congratulating the staff of the Paws’ Print, Corbin High School’s student newspaper, on the printing of their first physical issue in many years. I immediately reached out to Niki Junker, who heads up the school’s journalism...

For over 15 years I have been writing columns complaining about the condition of Hwy. 312, Gordon Hill, in Corbin. Finally, the state paved part of the road last week. Notice I said part. They left a small section as it was and have not touched the Laurel Co. side of the 312...

With two people running for sheriff as write-in candidates in next month’s November General Election and one person running for third-district constable as a write-in candidate, you might be thinking that this must be some kind of record for write-in candidates running for office...

One of the joys of my life has been having weekly lunches with a group of guys. The group was formed before I joined them and that was over 25 years ago. We have eaten together at least twice a week and sometimes more. From the time I started eating with them only Paul Jones, Coy...

Barry Sadler. The first time I heard his name was soon after my arrival for assignment at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, as the deputy post information officer in 1967. Sadler, while a Special Forces Green Beret, was still officially a soldier stationed at Bragg, and his newly...

In recent months I have greatly enjoyed covering the regular weekly meetings of the Corbin Rotary Club. Not only do I get the chance to fill up on some great food at David’s Steakhouse, but I also have the opportunity to hear special guest speakers talk about a number of...

I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was excellent. The weather was perfect to get out and enjoy the activities that were going on in the area. My wife and I started the day by attending OctoberFest in downtown Corbin. I believe this was the most vendors we have ever had for this...

Several years ago before I joined the staff of the News Journal, the newspaper used to do an April Fools’ Day edition with a fake front page filled with ridiculous, made up stories in honor of the day that no one could possibly take seriously. It was all in good humor. My...

You probably noticed that our News Journal name on the front page is in pink this week and we have a full page ad on A-15 about breast cancer. This is “Breast Cancer Awareness Awareness Month.” The lowest point in my life came when the doctor in Lexington told me and my wife that...