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When you are an editor at a college newspaper, you have staff writers that turn in all kinds of stories with varying levels of quality. Some prove to be memorable and not for good reason…LOL. You usually had one or two staff writers, who were pretty darn good and you didn’t have...

The excellent treatment I received when I had minor surgery recently at Baptist Health in Corbin prompted me to write about it in my column. I appreciate how nice everybody was that assisted in getting me prepared for the surgery and the doctor who performed it. I complimented...

This week I would like to take just a few moments to offer a few of my main takeaways from this year’s Whitley County Fair.

Sometimes when I am looking for something in particular in our archives, I will stumble upon something else that catches my eye. Inevitably, I veer off for a moment to read a little bit about whatever it is, and then, before I know it, I find myself going down a completely...

For those of you wondering about the unfamiliar reporter in the paper, it was me, Leeann Fragosa, the 10-week intern who had the time of her life at the Corbin News Journal. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

The 2023 Whitley County Fair is upon us, and from the sound of things, it should be a good one this year. My inner Star Wars geek can’t wait to see the 40’x40’ bounce house that the fair will feature this year, which looks like the iconic Millennium Falcon from the classic films....

Last spring, an op-ed ran on this Opinion page concerning magistrates. The author briefly summarized the history of the position, and went into detail about the many functions that go along with holding the title.

The Corbin Redhounds football program is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2023. Leading up to the kickoff of their 100th season, and the unveiling of a newly remodeled Campbell Field this fall, the News Journal has been publishing a series of columns written by Bill...

I have been trying, for several weeks now, to work on an update story pertaining to the proposed logging project in the Jellico Mountains of Whitley and McCreary Counties. It has been on my to-do list since late-May, but I have just found it incredibly difficult to actually sit...

So, did you ever hear about the time I got shot by these guys target shooting at an outhouse? FYI – No, I wasn’t in the outhouse at the time…LOL. (It’s OK to laugh. I do. Well, I do now anyway.) Saturday will mark the 40th anniversary of the occasion. The day was July 1. I was 12...