Miranda Kay Foerst, 32, of Wolf Creek Road, Williamsburg passed away Wednesday, March 8 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico. She was the wife of Michael Foerst. The funeral was held March 13 at the Croley Funeral Home with Rev. Vernon Moses officiating. Interment was in...

Jerry Calvin Roark, 74, of Corbin passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Corbin. Survivors include his wife of more than 41 years, Jan Roark. The funeral was held Saturday at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Pastor Pete Rowe officiating. Burial followed at the Roark Cemetery...

Harrison Smith, 78,  the husband of the late Lori Smith of North Archer Street, Woodbine, passed away on Wednesday evening at the St. Joseph Hospital East in Lexington. By request of the family all services will be private. Burial was in the Slusher Cemetery in Rockholds. Laurel...

Bonnie L. Smith, 68 of Williamsburg, passed Friday March 10, 2017 at Jellico Community Hospital. She was born April 24, 1948 in Whitley County to the late William Hill and Nancy Bray Hill. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a grandchild Casey Thacker; sister...

Betty J. Foxx, 90, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, Betty was the daughter of the late James Everett Bull and Irene Arnold Bull. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church and enjoyed reading. Betty had worked as office...

A Whitley East Elementary School student was selected as the Whitley County Winner of the 2016-2017 Grandparent of the Year essay contest sponsored by AARP Kentucky and the Kentucky Retired Teachers’ Association. (KRTA) Macy Paul, daughter of  Becky and Ricky Paul, is among...

Miss NIBROC 2016 and Miss Kentucky 2017 contestant MaKenna Thibodeaux will be the featured speaker Tuesday at the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon. Thibodeaux will be the first winner ever from the Miss NIBROC Festival pageant to move on to be a...

When he was just four-years-old, Alexandria, Virginia native Geoff Gallante found his older brother’s trumpet and immediately became enamored with the instrument. By age six, he’d already appeared as a guest soloist with the Louisville Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the...

Calvin Roy Claxton Sr., 64, of Cumberland Falls Highway, Corbin, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at St. Joseph of London. He was born on July 11, 1952 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Cal Claxton and Lillian (Jones) Claxton. He is survived by daughter, Dorothy Claxton of...

Ernest Collett, 51, of Frankfort School Road, Corbin, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1965 in Hyden, to the late Rev. Walter H. Collett and Fannie Katherine (Brock) Collett. Ernest was a member of Little Community Church of God on Bee...

James Walter Francis, 79, of Corbin, passed away on Friday March 3, 2017 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation. He was a disabled veteran of the US Navy having served in Korea.  While in Corbin he was an active volunteer with Corbin Senior Citizen. James was preceded in death by...

Dorothy Jean Mills, 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at her home in Gray, KY. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 5, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Claude Medlin officiating. Burial will be in the Mills Cemetery. Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home is in...

Frances C. Veach, 74, of Corbin, passed away suddenly at her home in Corbin. She was a longtime employee of Kroger in Corbin having been a faithful employee for over 40 years.  She had a world of friends and never met a stranger. Frances was born in Cardinal, Kentucky to the late...

Charles R. “Charlie” Maxey, 58, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday March 2, 2017 at his home. He was born in London, and was preceded in death by his father, Charles K. Maxey. Charlie was an avid sports fan and fisherman. A loving and devoted son, father, and grandfather, he is...

The Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky, Inc. presents Geoff Gallante Jazz Quintet, Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. at Gatliff Chapel, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY. One of the most celebrated young musicians in the world today, Geoff found his older...

Dr. Michael B. Colegrove, Vice President Emeritus and Professor of Education for the University of the Cumberlands recently served as a featured speaker at the 2017 National Conference on Bullying, held at the Florida Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, This event is the...

Emanuel Goins, 75, of Meadow Creek Road, Rockholds, departed this life on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Corbin. He was born on July 2, 1941 in Whitley County, to the late Roscoe Goins and Daisy (Faulkner) Goins. He was also preceded in death by his...

Roxanne “Anne” Jarboe Eason Beckley, 79, of Sukey Hollow Road, Williamsburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Williamsburg Health and Rehab Center. She was born on December 16, 1937 in Middlesboro, to the late George F. Jarboe and Virgie Mae (Anderson) Jarboe. She...

Infant, Jackson Driggers, 29 days of age, of Dal Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico. He was born on January 29, 2017 in Jellico, TN to William Ira Edwards Driggers III and Sheila Kersey. He was preceded...

Lois Jean Smith, 84, of Twilight Avenue, Nicholasville, formerly of Williamsburg passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the home of her daughter. She was born on September 30, 1932 in Williamsburg, to the late Harrison Smith and Stella (Millis) Smith. She was preceded in...