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Last fall when I was filling in for our sports editor, I had the privilege of being on the sidelines as Head Coach Brent Jackson led the Corbin Eighth Grade Football Team to its second consecutive state title. Also, on the sidelines, was Jackson’s wife, Jenni Lou Jackson, who had...

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to visit the Whitley County Historical and Genealogical Society’s Heritage Day event in Williamsburg. Although I have driven by the building many times over the years, this was actually my first time going inside and checking out the museum.

Downtown Corbin isn’t what it once was when I was kid when you still had downtown department stores and it was a hub for local shopping, whether it was clothing or furniture. It isn’t what it was when I started in journalism about 30 years ago after most of the downtown retail...

Next week, Oct. 2-8 is designated, “National Newspaper Week.” I know, every cause has a week and they all are special. Ours is special because we want to add emphasis to our effectiveness when some may think newspapers are relics of the past. No my friend, newspapers aren’t dead....

I spend a lot of time in the archives here at the News Journal. Part of it is conducting research on a particular topic or event for a story that I might be working on, and part of it is compiling info for the “This Week in History” box that typically appears somewhere in the...

I thought I would take this opportunity to wish my wonderful wife, Cecelia, an early anniversary. Sunday will mark our 18th wedding anniversary. On Sept. 25, 2004, we tied the knot at my church, Gray’s Baptist Church, with her preacher, Bobby Joe Eaton, performing the ceremony....

Great feedback from our sample mailing last week. Many of you took up our special offer and subscribed. During the Covid period our number of subscribers, like many other newspapers, hit a decline. Thankfully those numbers are starting to rise again. Studies show us that for a...

The 39th Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days had a nice turnout last week in downtown Williamsburg. There seemed to be a pretty good sized crowd when I left Williamsburg late last Thursday afternoon. Friday morning’s entertainment was nice with the Whitley Central Intermediate...

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There’s been a lot of big things happening in the world of local sports in recent days, including Corbin Redhound legend Frank Selvy being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.