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Shirley Wilson Brooks

Shirley Wilson Brooks, 84, of the Poplar Creek Community, Williamsburg, passed away October 15, 2021. She was born October 3, 1937 to the late Jim and Rosa Wilson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and mother-in-law to her family. A social butterfly, Shirley was ready to...

Rebecca King

Rebecca King, age 55, of Robbins, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida, TN. She was born December 9, 1965 in Gary, IN to the late Raymond Chandler and Darlene Sheffer Chandler. Along with her father she was preceded in death by...

Frances Steely

Frances Steely, age 82, of Corbin, KY, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at Baptist Health Corbin. She was born January 10, 1939 in McCreary County, KY to the late Gordon and Amie Kirby Taylor. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by husbands, Carmack Kersey, Jr.,...

The hills of Appalachia or the Highlands of Scotland?

Have you ever been in the passenger seat of a car listening to music and watching out the window when all of a sudden you feel like you have experienced the exact same scenario before? Have you had that particular déjà vu experience? My most vivid memory of experiencing déjà vu...

Confirmation bias is real problem with misinformation

“The survey found that 79 percent of Republicans and 73 percent of Democrats believe social media companies are responsible for the spread of misinformation,” states an article from the Associated Press, published by LEX18 on Oct. 8. The data reportedly came from a poll from The...

Mildred Sue Bargo

Mildred Sue Bargo, age 79, of Williamsburg, KY., passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at U.T. Medical Center. She was born October 29, 1941 in Whitley County, KY to the late Adrian Rountree Sr. and Ruby Moses Rountree. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Carl Edward Lawson

Carl Edward Lawson, age 77, of New Paris passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his residence. Carl was born on August 10, 1944 in Emlyn, Kentucky, the son of the late George & Anna Mae (Towe) Lawson. Carl served four years in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Okinawa,...

Nancy Louise Siler

Nancy Louise Siler, age 82, of Highway 904, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at her home. Nancy was born on December 26, 1938 in Verne, Kentucky to the late William L. “Caney” Siler and Betty Elizabeth (Lawson) Siler. In addition to her...

Brite Grubb

Brite Grubb, age 61, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Visitation will be held from 6 pm until 9 pm on Friday, October 15, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, October 16th. Burial...

Eva “Bobbie” Alsip

Eva “Bobbie” Alsip, age 77 of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born in Moses, Kentucky and was a lifelong Southern Baptist having been a member of Southside Baptist Church for over 40 years. She was a loving mother to all her...