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Charlie Raymond Hamblin

Charlie Raymond Hamblin, 87, of Hazel Park, Michigan, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at Angela Hospice Care Center in Livonia, MI. He was born on May 26, 1932 in Whitley County, Kentucky. He returned home to Heaven after a long battle of illnesses. He was surrounded by...

Carl “Sonny” Ausmus

Carl “Sonny” Ausmus, 79, of Williams-burg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. He was born November 16, 1939 in Knoxville, TN to the late Dr. Carl E. Ausmus and the late Hattie C. Ausmus Finley. He attended Main Street Baptist...

John Holbert Wilson

John Holbert Wilson, 71, formerly of the Emlyn Community of Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Lehigh Acres, Florida after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on July 30, 1948 in Lynch, Kentucky to the late Floyd and Ester...

Wanda Sue Nantz

Wanda Sue Nantz, 76, of Frazier Lane, Rockholds, Kentucky departed this life on September 17, 2019 at the Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. She was born on April 4, 1943 in Harlan, Kentucky to Charles Peace and Sarah (Middleton) Peace. She was preceded in death her parents,...

Veterans fly to D.C. with Honor Flight Kentucky

Hundreds of thousands of men and women across the United States have sworn to serve this country, and Honor Flight Kentucky’s mission is to honor those heroes one flight at a time. Seventy-three veterans from across the Commonwealth with stories of bravery flew to Washington,...

‘Poker Run Ride for Baby Eli’ fundraiser, including live music and food, set for October 6

Extended family hopes to help with financial difficulties family may be facing with three children with congenital heart disease All families face difficult challenges from time to time. However, some families seem to have challenges that stack up in insurmountable proportions....

Corbin chef chosen to participate in Taste of America Louisville

The Wrigley Taproom’s Kristen Smith is one of 12 chefs and mixologists from across Kentucky who have been invited to participate in the second Taste America Louisville Raising the Bar cocktail party on Sept. 27. Part of the two-night event, Raising the Bar, will focus on food...

Rocking chairs donated to NICU at Baptist Health Corbin

Freedom Point Church recently held their Green Hart 5K race and donated the proceeds to purchase six new rocking chairs for the NICU at Baptist Health Corbin. This donation was done in honor of Lisa Hart. No one loved children more than Lisa did. Her life of compassion and...

William Whitley Chapter, NSDAR commemorates signing of the Declaration of Independence

Mayor Roddy Harrison joined the officers and members of the William Whitley Chapter, NSDAR in declaring by proclamation an official Observance Week of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America. In 1955, The National Society Daughters of the American...

Josh Tyree awarded Kentucky Long Rifle in raffle from Whitley/McCreary F.O.P. at Old Fashioned Days

Josh Tyree won the Kentucky Long Rifle given away September 7, 2019 by the Whitley/McCreary County Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.) at the Old Fashioned Days Festival in Williamsburg. The F.O.P. sold raffle tickets during the festival for the Kentucky Long Rifle. Josh is...