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Bobby Knight’s recent passing brought up memories of my encounter with the former Indiana basketball coach. It was like a volcano erupting in my ear when Coach Bobby Knight picked up the phone to answer my phone call back in 2014. I was in the middle of writing a book, Better...

Here is a not so fun fact. Did you know that it is in fact possible to cough so hard that you pass out? Most of the people that I have asked that question to over the past week answered no to that question. As a matter of fact, no is the answer I would have given to that question...

Later this week, some of us here at the News Journal will join colleagues from all over the state as the Kentucky Press Association presents its annual winter convention and awards banquet. We are hopeful to return home with at least a few first-place awards among us, but who...

At the Health Department, we monitor several health conditions. People rarely want to think about some health conditions like sexually transmitted infections, but it is important that there is a level of awareness so that disaster can be avoided. Unfortunately, Whitley County has...

Next week, the All “A” Classic state championship basketball tournaments will be held in Corbin for the very first time. For those who are not familiar with the event, trust me when I say that it is very, very difficult to overstate what an amazing opportunity this is for...

If you missed the first installment of this new ongoing series of columns focused on the life and political career of Eugene Siler, Sr. I would highly suggest checking that out at www.thennewsjournal.net. It provides some important background information that will help you to...

From a personal standpoint, the last week has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me. On Jan. 5, I got a call that my aunt, Patsy “Pat” White, had passed away. We buried her Monday afternoon. Pat was there for pretty much every big event in my life from high school graduation to...

The News Journal is one of 6,000 newspapers remaining in the U.S. Since 2005, the U.S. has lost nearly 2,900 newspapers. What does this say about the News Journal? It says that you have been good to us and we are good for this community. Our newspaper increased in circulation...

You just can’t fit all the news from a year into a top 10 list, like the one running on our front page in this week’s edition of the News Journal. Sure, we get the big news events in there, but that doesn’t mean there still weren’t quite a few other interesting and memorable news...

Over the years, I have been fortunate to have several opportunities to cover events and ongoing efforts taking place at our local Cooperative Extension Office. Trust me when I say there is a lot going on at the Whitley County co-op office, and I like to encourage folks whenever I...