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Vivian Smith Cotterell, age 65, of Hemlock Subdivision Road, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vivian was born on March 23, 1956 in Corbin, Kentucky to the late Edward Eugene...

T.S. Reid Elliott, age 87, longtime resident of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral service was held on Tuesday August 10, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Homer Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the Terrell...

Velvet Lou Petrey, age 72, of Tackett Creek Road, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Baptist Health in Richmond, Kentucky. She was born on January 14, 1949 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Chris and Mildred (Blakley) Richmond. In...

David Eric Herrera, age 47, of Indianapolis, Indiana departed this life on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at his home in Indiana. He was born on July 3, 1974. He was preceded in death by his mother, Julia Ann Herrera. He is survived by his grandparents, E.S. and Elida Pittman of...

Robert Rogers, age 60, of Corbin, KY passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 11, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, his funeral service will begin at 2:00 pm with Rev. Bobby...

James Robert Webb, age 85, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Friday, August 6, 2021 at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was born November 26, 1935 in Winfield, Tennessee. James made friends everywhere he went and was known affectionately to his family as “Poppy”. He...

Mike and Deborah Warren, of Savannah, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elaine Casey, to Justin David Muldowney, son of Dawn Freeman, of Buford, Georgia.  Casey is the granddaughter of Terry and Marion Forcht, of Corbin, and Irvin and the late Marita Wright, of...

Terri Lee Gregory, age 63, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday August 4, 2021 at Baptist Health in Lexington. Visitation will be from 6 pm until 9pm on Saturday August 7, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, August 8, at New Vision...

Ruthie Bull, age 73, of South Highway 25-W, Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Ruthie was born on October 23, 1947 in Caryville, Tennessee to the late Jess C. and Polly Ann (Bray) Davis. She was a member of Mountain...

Two local teachers are vying for the honors of 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Morgan Preston, a teacher at Corbin Middle School, and Jodie Carnes, a teacher at Lynn Camp High School, were named semifinalists in the respective middle school and high school divisions.  Winners...