Thanks to Reed Elliotte, a seven-year-old kidney transplant recipient and cancer survivor, three charities received donations of more than $1,000 during a recent Corbin Kiwanis Club meeting. Reed, a Corbin Primary School student, was born without a functioning kidney. He spent...

Members of the Whitley Area Retired Teachers Association (WARTA) conducted their annual drive to provide school supplies to area students. With the help of a matching grant from AARP and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA), the Association donates paper, pencils,...

A feeling of thankfulness and the spirit of giving have overflowed the campus of University of the Cumberlands (UC). As part of the annual Kentucky Harvest Southeast donation drive, Cumberlands collected 28,874 pounds of food to benefit local food pantries and putting meals on...

Rev. Kenneth Warfield, 71, of Corbin, husband of Frances Warfield, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017 at his home. Kenneth is survived by his wife Frances. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 24, at Vankirk-Grisell with Rev. Dexter Smith  officiating....

Shelia Mae Beller-Monhollen, 46, of Huntington, WV, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington. Shelia is survived by her spouse, Sabrina Monhollen. Graveside services were held Tuesday November 21, at the Pleas Monhollern Cemetery in Corbin....

Betty Jane (Hampton) Williams, 74, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Canton Nursing Center in Canton, GA. She was born on May 29, 1943 to the late John H. and Eva (Selvia) Hampton in Jellico, TN. She was a devout Christian who was of the Church of God faith. In...

Robert Goff, 92, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday November 16, 2017 at his home. Robert is survived by his wife, Faye Goff; Funeral service was held Sunday November 19, at 2 p.m. at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial followed in Rest Haven Cemetery.

Harold Ray “Rawhyde” Adams, 72, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at his home in Corbin. Funeral services were held Friday, November 17, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial was in Stansbury Cemetery with military honors.

Maggie Emily Hopkins, 93, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at her home. Funeral services were held Monday, November 20, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Norvell Cemetery in Laurel County.

Pauline Mills, 53, the daughter of Delmer and Wilma Mills of Highway 830, Corbin, passed away Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Health Hospital of Corbin. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in the Laurel Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jonathan Sizemore...

Glenn Howard Smith, beloved husband of Letha Smith (nee Parks) of 60 years, loving father of Donna (Robert) Murray Finn and David Glenn (Joyce) Smith, cherished grandfather of Matthew Murray, and Morgan and Kaitlyn Smith, loved brother of Alice Marie (Raymond) Parks, dear...

Josh David Smith, 28, of Lot Mud Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 13, 1989 in Jellico TN to the late David Leon Smith and Molly Lawson Smith Partin. He is survived by his mother, Molly Lawson Smith Partin...

Brian Keith Jones, 35, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at University of Louisville Hospital. Born in Corbin, Brian was a 2000 graduate of Lynn Camp High School where he played football. He was preceded in death by his grandparents John Quincy and Ruth Hall Sammons, and...

Daniel “Don” Cuel, Sr., 76, of Jellico, TN passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at his home. He was born August 7, 1941 in Campbell County, TN. He was preceded in death by his son, Craig Keith Cuel; father, Jovina Mano Cuel; mother, Janie Lay Cuel; brother, Joe Cuel; sister,...

H.C. Smith, 84, of Corbin passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born December 3, 1932, in Whitley County he was the son of the late Steely and Lora Smith. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and the Teamster Union and also enjoyed gardening. In...

Wheeler Ray Smith, 71, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. Born January 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Wheeler H. and Ruth Ann Smith. He was a United States veteran of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. He leaves behind his loving wife, Sheila Smith; two daughters: La Donna...

Barbara Ellen Rose, 72, of Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday November 15, 2017 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Corbin. She was born December 18, 1944 in Whitley County, to the late Martin and Vivian Lawson Rountree. Along with her parents she was preceded in...

The Whitley County Middle School’s sixth grade girl’s basketball team is being recognized for becoming 2017 state champions. During its November meeting Thursday afternoon, the Whitley County Board of Education approved an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Transportation...

Mildred A. Barger, 79, widow of the late Curtis Barger of London, passed away on Tuesday at the St. Joseph Hospital in London. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the East Bernstadt Church of God, with Pastor Eric Richardson and Bro. Eddie Hall officiating. Burial...

Robert Ben Bunch, 66, of Rabran Lane, Corbin, departed this life on Friday, November 10, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on August 7, 1951 in Jellico TN to Ben C. Bunch and Lucy (Moses) Bunch. He retired from Corbin Brick Company where he was head of sales. Robert...