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The Fourth of July is almost upon us, which is one of the grandest of our nation’s holidays and a celebration of our nation’s freedom. In the coming days, people will be having cookouts, parties at the lake and fireworks celebrations to cap off the festivities. Despite her many...

The theme of my life for the past week has been “roads.”

I have written in the past about the 1940 Chevrolet pickup truck that my father and I have brought to previous Cumberland Valley Cruise-In events in downtown Corbin. To quickly review, the truck was restored by my grandfather. For the sake of time, I will not go into the details...

I believe in vacations. When I worked at the Comprehensive Care Center our director, Roland Mullins, a very nice person, insisted we take vacations, clear our minds and come back refreshed ready to work harder and better than ever. That was good advice, but because of Covid I...

It isn’t often that I am inclined to say that I think I can speak for nearly everyone in the community, but this is one of those occasions. We’re all grateful that the missing person case of Darrell Carter last week had a happy ending. Carter, 75, who has a history of dementia,...

Normally, I don’t write about a lot of mushy, family type stuff in this column, but this week I will make an exception given that Sunday is Father’s Day and say a few things about my dad, Mike White. My dad has always been a great role model. When I was growing up, he would...

In recent days it has been very interesting and encouraging to catch up on some of the discussions that took place during the recent National Summit on Journalism in Rural America.

It is good to know that congress in Washington is getting near a compromise on gun legislation. It may not please everybody, but at least it is a start to controlling the slaughter that has happened with high capacity guns. Also, it is good to know that more funding will go for...

As the old saying goes, sometimes God works in mysterious ways. These were the first words of my opening paragraph in a story that I wrote regarding Cedaridge Ministries in August 2012 when the ministry was finally able to get its very leaky basement waterproofed after more than...

(Editor’s note: While the Whitley Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in Corbin, which is where you get driver’s license, will be closing later this month, the Whitley County Clerk’s Office in Corbin, which is where you pay your car taxes, will remain open.) Last...