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In recent months I have greatly enjoyed covering the regular weekly meetings of the Corbin Rotary Club. Not only do I get the chance to fill up on some great food at David’s Steakhouse, but I also have the opportunity to hear special guest speakers talk about a number of...

I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was excellent. The weather was perfect to get out and enjoy the activities that were going on in the area. My wife and I started the day by attending OctoberFest in downtown Corbin. I believe this was the most vendors we have ever had for this...

Several years ago before I joined the staff of the News Journal, the newspaper used to do an April Fools’ Day edition with a fake front page filled with ridiculous, made up stories in honor of the day that no one could possibly take seriously. It was all in good humor. My...

You probably noticed that our News Journal name on the front page is in pink this week and we have a full page ad on A-15 about breast cancer. This is “Breast Cancer Awareness Awareness Month.” The lowest point in my life came when the doctor in Lexington told me and my wife that...

Last fall when I was filling in for our sports editor, I had the privilege of being on the sidelines as Head Coach Brent Jackson led the Corbin Eighth Grade Football Team to its second consecutive state title. Also, on the sidelines, was Jackson’s wife, Jenni Lou Jackson, who had...

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to visit the Whitley County Historical and Genealogical Society’s Heritage Day event in Williamsburg. Although I have driven by the building many times over the years, this was actually my first time going inside and checking out the museum.

Downtown Corbin isn’t what it once was when I was kid when you still had downtown department stores and it was a hub for local shopping, whether it was clothing or furniture. It isn’t what it was when I started in journalism about 30 years ago after most of the downtown retail...

Next week, Oct. 2-8 is designated, “National Newspaper Week.” I know, every cause has a week and they all are special. Ours is special because we want to add emphasis to our effectiveness when some may think newspapers are relics of the past. No my friend, newspapers aren’t dead....

I spend a lot of time in the archives here at the News Journal. Part of it is conducting research on a particular topic or event for a story that I might be working on, and part of it is compiling info for the “This Week in History” box that typically appears somewhere in the...

I thought I would take this opportunity to wish my wonderful wife, Cecelia, an early anniversary. Sunday will mark our 18th wedding anniversary. On Sept. 25, 2004, we tied the knot at my church, Gray’s Baptist Church, with her preacher, Bobby Joe Eaton, performing the ceremony....