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Didrika Collier

Didrika Collier, age 84, of Williamsburg, KY passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. She was born in the Netherlands on May 28, 1937. She is survived by her daughter, Myrna Rose (Tim Smallwood) of Williamsburg, KY.; and a host of...

Marlene (Finchem) Spice

On July 16, 2021, Marlene Kay (Finchem) Spice, beloved wife and mother of five children passed away at the age of 76. Marlene was born on April 13, 1945 in Wayne County, Highland Park, Michigan to Paul and Geraldine (Ammer) Finchem. As a child, Marlene contracted polio. Even...

Stephen E. Wells

Stephen E. Wells, 63, of Keavy passed away Monday, July 5, 2021. Funeral service was held on Friday, July 9 at Hart Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Wells Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Lynn Camp High School names Evan Lay as new head baseball coach

Lynn Camp High School now has a new head baseball coach. Evan Lay was introduced as Lynn Camp’s new head coach during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “I just want to thank God for this opportunity. Without him I would not be here,” Lay said. “I want to continue the...
Posted On 14 Jul 2021

Rollover crash leaves teens with just scrapes

Williamsburg Fire and Rescue was called to the scene of a rollover crash on southbound Interstate I-75 Monday morning. Chief Larry Todd said the Toyota Corolla was approaching Exit 11 at approximately 9:40 a.m. when it went out of control and overturned. “It rolled over about...

Forcht companies named Best Places to Work in Kentucky

Forcht Bank and Forcht Broadcasting were both named Best Places to Work (BPTW) in Kentucky at the annual BPTW Awards Dinner in Lexington on June 17. In the final rankings, Forcht Bank was named #20 in the medium-size company category and Forcht Broadcasting was #26 in the...
Posted On 26 Jun 2021

James (Jimmy) Wynn

James (Jimmy) Wynn departed this life on June 16, 2021 at his home in Woodbine, Kentucky. Jimmy was the son of the late Richard and Edna (Jones) Wynn. On May 20, 1961, he was united in marriage to Wanda (Eaton) Wynn and to this union was born one son, Charles Richard Wynn of...

Photo Gallery: Trace Adkins ‘The Way I Wanna Go Tour’

Country music legend Trace Adkins wowed the crowd at The Corbin Arena Friday night as part of his 2021 ‘The Way I Wanna Go Tour.’ Adkins belted out hits such as ‘One Hot Mama,’ ‘Ladies Love Country Boys,’ ‘Songs About Me,’ and ‘Arlington.’
Posted On 11 Jun 2021

Corbin Softball’s season comes to end with region loss to North Laurel

The 2021 softball season came to an end for the Corbin Lady Redhounds Tuesday night with 9-0 loss to North Laurel in the 13th Region Semifinals. The Lady Jaguars got going in the first inning by pushing across one run in the top of the first inning against starting pitcher Shelby...

Minor exceptions found in four of 12 procedures in Whitley County PVA audit

A recent report by the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts regarding a review of the Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator’s Office found exceptions in four of 12 procedures that were reviewed on things ranging from whether proper forms being filed with the state for...
Posted On 03 Jun 2021