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Another NIBROC has come and gone

Here we are, once again in the wake of another NIBROC Festival. For 71 years, the annual event has taken over downtown Corbin for a weekend full of fun, excitement and memories.

Payment options for medication leaves me scratching my head

So which of these amounts would you think is correct for a 30-day supply of a routine medication that has been around for at least 45 years? Is it $16.90, $118, $240, or all of the above? If you guessed all of the above, then you would be correct for a medication that a family...
Posted On 14 Aug 2023

Out and About KY Style: Kentucky Basketball HOF Meet and Greet

If you are a high school basketball historian and even followed some of the stars into their collegiate careers, mark your calendar for August 12. The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame will be inducting 14 former prep greats and coaches at the Historic State Theater in...
Posted On 11 Aug 2023

71st Nibroc happening this week

Last Saturday evening just after 9 p.m. I drove past the Root Beer Stand and it was dark and there were no cars there. As I proceeded down Main Street in Corbin there was hardly any sign of life. There were people out in restaurants and at the theater, but the lack of seeing...
Posted On 10 Aug 2023

‘Happy retirement’ to two friends: Danny Moses and Jerry Rains

Goodbye and good luck to two friends of mine, who have recently retired from working in emergency services. I’ve known Danny Moses pretty much as long as I have been at the News Journal, which is close to 30 years. I first got to know Danny when he was a member of the Whitley...
Posted On 04 Aug 2023

Festival season is here! Here’s what we will have to offer…

Ready or not, festival season is upon us again. This time next week downtown Corbin will be packed with folks ready to seek thrills on carnival rides, indulge in greasy and/or sugary treats, hear some great tunes, and maybe participate in a friendly competition or two.

Breastmilk is the best formula for baby

I was a breastfeeding mom. All the women around me in my family breastfed their babies. I had high hopes for the whole idea. Breastfeeding is natural. However, I was unprepared. I didn’t understand that it is a skill that baby and mom must learn. I didn’t know that, while...
Posted On 01 Aug 2023

I caught the ‘Redhound rash’ in my youth, have had it ever since

I think the “rash” started on me at a very early age. At the age of ten I started watching my heroes like Roy Kidd, Jerry Bird, C.D. Vermillion, Frank Selvy, and the many others play ball for the Corbin Redhounds. It was my late friend Bill Crook who gave it the name “Redhound...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023

An unexpected history lesson in Clinton, TN

Last week, my wife and I took our two kids down to the Sevierville/Pigeon Forge area for a few days. It was our last little family getaway before back-to-school season really goes into full gear, and I am happy to say that, overall, everyone enjoyed the trip.

Out & About KY Style… Stuckey’s

Long before Buc-ees there was Stuckey’s. As Kentucky prepares for a second Buc-ees in Smiths Grove, Kentucky in the northern part of Warren County on I-65, the nostalgia of days gone by when a national chain of strategically located convenience stores dotted 12 major highways...
Posted On 25 Jul 2023