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There is always a certain level of excitement that comes with the start of each new sports season.

Shew, what a weekend it was!

Here we are… NIBROC 2022!

Before I came back to the News Journal full time about two months ago, I was working a sales job that required me spend a good amount of time in several different areas of eastern Kentucky, including many of the communities that were hit hardest by last week’s historic flooding.

At Monday’s Corbin City Commission meeting, a pair of announcements were made concerning longtime city employees who will soon be retiring. First, City Manager Marlon Sams informed the commission during his report that Roger Shelton has decided to step down from his position as...

My wife, whether she will care to admit it or not, fancies herself as somewhat of an amateur detective. She’s not out on the streets processing crime scenes or anything, but she’s watched enough true crime documentaries to pick up more than a thing or two about forensics and...

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...

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.

(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...