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Flora Young

Flora Young, 90, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019 at Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 19, 1929 in Whitley County, KY, to the late Henderson Cox and the late Rosie Collier Morgan. Along with her parents she was preceded in...

Terrell awarded Kiwanian of the Year

Photo submitted. Bob Terrell was recently awarded the 2019 Kiwanian of the Year award by the Corbin Kiwanis Club for his exemplary service. Due to illness, Bob had not attended the Kiwanis meetings for quite some time, therefore a few of the members decided to visit Bob at the...

Williamsburg’s Moses crowned Miss Pride of the Commonwealth

Photo submitted. Morgan Moses of Williamsburg was crowned Miss Pride of the Commonwealth Saturday night in Gravely Hall of Danville High School. Morgan also won the Interview Award and was the winner of a cash scholarship and over $100,000.00 in In-Kind scholarships. Morgan...

Archie R. Jones

Archie R. Jones, 69, the beloved husband for 51 years of Sharon (Huddleston) Jones passed away Sunday, August 18. He was the loving father of Pamela (Kenneth) Webb, Jessie Jones and the late Archie Raymond Jones, Jr.; devoted grandfather of Daniel M. Webb, Duncan J. Webb, Kevin...

Rowe – Rogers to wed

April Elizabeth Schiebner of Michigan and Ray Edward Rowe Jr. of Ohio wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexa Britani Rowe to Samuel Isaiah Rogers, the son of Vickie Croley Absalon of London and Tony Rogers of Williamsburg, Kentucky Alexa is from Las Vegas,...

Corbin High student completes 2019 Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts program

This summer, The Kentucky Center hosted more than 250 eager, young artists from every region of the commonwealth, as The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) took place at The University of Kentucky from June 23 to July 13. During their three-week stay, more than...

Baptist Health Foundation teams up with mCORE to offer preventative health screenings for student athletes

Every three days in the US, a young athlete dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The American College of Cardiology states that the ultimate goal of athletic testing is the detection of silent cardiovascular abnormalities that can lead to Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). A primary cause...

Davenport, Taylor graduate 2019 Enterpreneurial Leadership Institute

Whitley County High School student Bethany Davenport and Williamsburg Independent student Collin Taylor put their business skills to work this summer at The Center for Rural Development’s 2019 Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI). Davenport and Taylor were among 25 high...

Wayne St. John

Wayne St. John, 56, of Paris Karr Road, Keavy, Kentucky departed this life on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Hillcrest Health and Rehab Center in Corbin. Wayne was born on January 15, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio to Leland and Emma Jean (Hodge) St. John. He was preceded in death by his...

Linda Kay Stires

Linda Kay Stires, 76, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Sunday August 18, 2019 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. Services were held privately by the family. Arrangements by the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in Corbin, KY.