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At one time there were two high profile professional basketball leagues. While the NBA was older and more established, in 1967 a group of high rollers got together and started the American Basketball Association. Almost immediately the new league became a thorn in the side of the...

For probably the last 15 years or so, my cousin, John Bill Keck, and I have had to this running joke pretty much every time we would bump into each other. He would tell me that I should write something good about him? I replied back for him to have someone that knows something...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) They don’t call Corbin “America’s greatest little sports town” for nothing… If you live here, or if you know much at all about it, then you know that claim is not just a boast. In fact, of all the “little sports towns” in America, a strong...

Today, June 1st, marks the two best anniversaries in my life. Today is the 58th wedding anniversary for me and my wife, Judy. Also, today marks the 35th year I have been the publisher of this newspaper. The best thing that ever has happened to me was meeting and marrying Judy...

Memorial Day on May 30 conjures images of hamburgers, hot dogs, swimming pools, and summertime for many Americans. But the last Monday in May serves, most importantly, as a time to honor those who died while fighting in the U.S. Armed Forces. It’s a holiday steeped in somber...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) With high school tennis and track and field state championships taking place in Lexington during the next couple of weeks, it has me thinking about the many KHSAA state championship events that I have had the opportunity to cover over the years. I have...

Overall, I thought voters made some pretty good choices for their next elected officials during last week’s May Primary Election. Voters gave the nod to Bill Elliotte, who is a 31-year law enforcement veteran, to become Whitley County’s next sheriff by a 500-vote margin...

Now you know who won. The anxiety level for the candidates can come down now as well as their many signs that cover the landscape. You have to admire all who ran for office. It is a tough thing to do. I did it once, but never again for me. I know what they have been through....

(Column by Trevor Sherman) Things have been pretty straight forward over the past couple of weeks as I have been filling in as a part-time contributor here at the News Journal, but with district, region and state competitions all taking place during the course of the next month,...

Summer is almost upon us although if you walked outside recently, then you might conclude that it is already here. It seems like any more we go straight from winter to summer without much of a spring in between, but that is another column for another day. Summer is quickly...