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Football in Corbin is very similar to basketball in Kentucky. The local fans eat it, digest it and live it from year to year. In 2020, Tom Greer, a former Redhound player with plenty of coaching experience, became Corbin’s head coach. This week Greer announced his retirement. In...

Wow! Saturday’s 150th running of the Kentucky Derby had one of the best finishes of any derby that I can recall watching. Mystic Dan (18-1 odds) beat out Sierra Leone (9/2 odds), to win the Kentucky Derby by a nose with third place finisher Forever Young (7-1 odds) sandwiched in...

The University of the Cumberlands is the most affordable college in Kentucky, public or private, according to the recently published College Consensus. The organization published Cumberlands’ annual on-campus tuition rate for undergraduate students which is only $9,875 a year. I...

Anyone who follows Corbin High School athletics knows that the Redhounds are no strangers to the spotlight. Since the very beginning, the school’s history is highlighted with countless athletic achievements by both teams and individuals. For this reason, it takes a lot to say...

When it comes to former 82nd Rep. Charlie Siler, ex-News Journal Publisher Trent Knuckles may have summed it up best one time. Trent had gone to a Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport Board meeting and Charlie was on the board. I don’t remember what was happening that prompted...

I’m not saying I’m old, but I am saying I’m old enough. If I had my choice I’d stop aging right now. When I look in the mirror I realize I’m old enough… don’t need anymore. Heck, I can remember when automobiles were advertised as having a radio and heater. Although I never...

Entering into the year 1957, Congressman Eugene Siler, of Williamsburg, continued to establish a track record of being a strong advocate for the people of his district from his seat in the United States House of Representatives.

My journey today is about travel. My wife and I love to travel. We have traveled to most of the states and a few foreign countries. However, I have reached the point in time, because of my age, that we no longer can makes the trips we otherwise would take. Another reason is that...

On Saturday, March 31st, Whitley County Health Department hosted its second annual Superhero Day at Patriot Park on the campus of the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg. About a thousand people braved icy winds to come together to support children and families in our...

Monday, I met with H.E. “Hank” Everman, a true historian, at the Corbin Public Library. Many of us with age have our history in our memories. Not Hank. He specialized in American History and Social Studies at the University of Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1963. He earned...