Whitley County Schools is happy to announce this year’s inductees into the Colonel Athletic Hall of Fame:

Nate Stevens of Williamsburg and Billy Burnette of Barbourville have won regional and conference titles in the advanced division of the American Cornhole League (ACL) this season. They placed third in a national competition in Florida this past January, and were on their way to...

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control held an online meeting Thursday afternoon where board members discussed, at length, the possibilities for the resumption of school sports activities in the month of June.

Friday’s regional championship football game between the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and the Paintsville Tigers was a classic, but now many people are wondering what could come of a controversial moment that took place on the sideline between the Yellow Jackets’ star...

This year’s inductees are…

Persistence finally paid off for the local duo of Nate Stevens and Colson Messer last Friday night, as they took home first place in the News Journal’s Annual NIBROC cornhole tournament in downtown Corbin.

Mason Manning is a soon-to-be senior at Williamsburg High School. Sports fans in the area may know him best for his time spent wearing a Yellow Jacket basketball or baseball uniform, but he has actually achieved the highest level of success as a member of the local Impact club...

On Tuesday, the Corbin Arena announced that Coach John Calipari and the University of Kentucky Wildcats will be hosting a one-day satellite camp on June 11.

I have lived in Williamsburg for over two-thirds of my life. I am very thankful to be a part of the community, and I am especially happy to have worked as a health professor for over 40 years, and as a baseball coach for 26, at the University of the Cumberlands, formerly known as...

It’s been a big week for student-athletes at Corbin High School.

With so many major championships won by coverage area teams over the past twelve months, the News Journal’s annual year-end list of top sports stories will require a total of ten spots for 2018.

The Lynn Camp community is mourning the loss of longtime coach and teacher Richard Jones today.

It has been widely reported since Friday evening that a brawl between Corbin and Louisville Central players broke out after the conclusion of the Class 3A state football championship game at Kroger Field in Lexington.

The following former Corbin Redhounds will be recognized during the football game against Jackson County on Friday, October 5…

The second class of Whitley County High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame is a strong one.

This past weekend (June 15-17) the 45th Annual Woodbine Rebels Softball Shootout took place at Miller Park in Corbin.

Several Corbin Redhounds signed on to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level Wednesday morning.

The Stivers Aquatic and Wellness Center Board met May 9 to tie up some loose ends and give an update on repairs. Steve Hoskins with Union College announced that, while the date is by no means concrete, the college’s goal is to reopen the center by the end of May. “Our goal is by...

Several coverage area athletes have signed on to compete in college recently…

Several years ago, Alicia Roark (formerly Alicia Fields) was just your average, everyday elementary school teacher at Williamsburg Independent Schools. A wife and a mother, she unfortunately began facing many health issues after being diagnosed with both hypothyroidism and...