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I was saddened to hear about the recent passing of former Whitley County Magistrate Wayne Wilson. Wayne wasn’t really a politician as much as he was just a regular guy, who happened to get elected to office. In addition to having served as magistrate, Wayne also worked as the...

It is basketball tournament time. It is one of my favorite times of the year because of the excitement the high school and college basketball tournaments bring. The 13th Regional Tournament is underway this week at the Corbin Arena. This is a great place for the tournament. Of...

The girls’ basketball district tournaments are under way. The girls wrestling tournament was held Monday. Spring sports, including softball, along with tennis and track for both the boys and girls will begin in just a few weeks. Corbin’s Lady Redhounds, Whitley County’s Lady...

Let’s say that you have an ethically-challenged sheriff, who is a duly elected pubic official, who repeatedly refuses to pay his property taxes. I daresay this is information that most voters and taxpayers would like to know before they go to the polls on Election Day to decide...

About this time every year my anxiety level rises because the Kentucky General assembly is in session. This has been going on with me ever since they started meeting annually. The reason? They keep chipping away with the information you should be entitled to, that is, public...

McDonald’s sells cheeseburgers, and newspapers sell news.  Recently, the News Journal has been experiencing a bit of an issue with social media users screenshotting content that has been posted behind our paywall and then sharing those photos in the comment section.  Let me...

If you form a team and you have the referee on your team, most likely you will win the game. It is almost laughable that the case of Corbin versus London on annexation of the area at Exit 29 on Interstate 75 was held in Laurel Circuit Court. I’m not saying, I repeat not saying...

Competition can be a good thing. Take the Corbin Police Department vs. Corbin Fire Department chili cook-off that was held Thursday evening. Granted not what you were expecting me to say about competition, but it was a pretty good one from what I understand with the Corbin Police...

Joe Beasman Hall had a way of making ordinary people feel like they were his best friend. But it wasn’t always like that. The former Kentucky Wildcat basketball coach who followed Adolph Rupp died January 14. Even though he stepped away from the program 37 years ago at the age of...

Monday morning, I found myself explaining the concept of the “pie supper” to a younger co-worker. For those that don’t know, “pie suppers,” or as I like to refer them “the legal fleecing of the candidates,” are a Whitley County tradition. Various non-profit entities, including:...