FIRST EVER
The Corbin Lady Redhounds pulled off the upset Tuesday night and beat the South Laurel Lady Cardinals, 4-3 in the championship game of the 50th District Tournament at...
Posted On 21 May 2009
Sports
Holiday weekend offers fun for a good cause locally
If you're looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend and want to help out some good causes along the way, then you don't have to look much further than Williamsburg.
Posted On 20 May 2009
A colorful summer
Those big flower pots on Main Street in Corbin are the start of a colorful summer. Add to that the hanging baskets, and this summer there will be more than ever, and you’ll have a very attractive downtown. Just sit back and watch the flowers grow.
Posted On 14 May 2009
NEW COACHES
Whitley County Volleyball Coach David Halcomb has stepped down. Alicia Whitworth will take over as head coach of the Lady Colonels with Fawn Greer serving as her assistant.
Posted On 14 May 2009
SURBER SIGNS WITH BULLDOGS
When Williamsburg senior Raymond Surber was a freshman he played both baseball and ran track for the Yellow Jackets. But the love of running won out during his junior year and he focused only on...
Posted On 14 May 2009
It is down to Adam & Kris
Who is your favorite, Adam or Kris? They are the final two on American Idol. My daughter Ashley picked Adam many weeks ago and she has some of his recordings. I’ll admit I’m not that big of a fan, but in the few times I’ve seen the show I’ll agree that...
Posted On 13 May 2009
Our legal notices are now online
We are continually working hard to track down the bugs and add more useful content to www.thenewsjournal.net every day. Today, we are proud to say that our legal notices are now available on this website. It is all part of our continued committment to making this Whitley...
Posted On 13 May 2009
Gas prices, up 70 cents a gallon
In the last week gasoline prices in the local area have risen as much as 55 cents a gallon and some even more. Prices locally are now above the national average. I don’t ever recall this happening. What is going on? There is very little information as to why. Why...
Posted On 12 May 2009
Why the jump in gas prices?
Here they go again and why? Gas prices have jumped 20 cents a gallon in the past two days. The price for a barrel of oil has risen slightly but not enough to justify the big increase. People everywhere are asking why the increase…..It is worse in Lexington where gas is...
Posted On 07 May 2009
Delving a little deeper into our website
One of the most positive things to come out of our redesigned Internet site is the ability to bring you, the readers, more information than ever before. I’ve always lamented the fact that the tens of thousands of you that read the News Journal are only getting a glimpse of...
Posted On 07 May 2009
Just some random thoughts
Just a few random thoughts to air out while I’m waiting to go to lunch today.
Posted On 07 May 2009
DOMINATION
Corbin has been blessed with talent on the tennis court for decades. That tradition continued when Lance Freeman, Lee Crawford, Nick Huff and Krishna Patil entered middle school. They have worked their way through the program and are seniors this year at...
Posted On 07 May 2009
GOING SOUTH
Williamsburg senior Jacob Teague will not have to change much of his décor when takes off for college next fall to play basketball at Emory & Henry University in Emory, Virginia, just outside of Bristol.
Posted On 07 May 2009
WORTH THE WAIT
Williamsburg will be making its first trip to the All A State Softball Tournament for small schools this week at Skyview Park in Jeffersontown. The Lady Jackets will open the 16-team tournament against St. Henry at...
Posted On 05 May 2009
CLOSE GAME
The Williamsburg Lady Jackets are trying to stay out of the number four seed in the up-coming softball district tournament. To do what they needed, a win over the South Laurel Lady Cardinals was a must or a win over the Whitley County Lady Colonels...
Posted On 05 May 2009
COLONELS POP CARDS
The Whitley County Colonels are hot! Coach Rob Ledington’s Colonels defeated South Laurel Monday, 5-3 and won their 11th game in the last 12 starts. It was their sixth in a row.
The win also...
Posted On 28 Apr 2009
MIDWAY BOUND
Lyndsay Champlin, a senior at Corbin High School, has signed with Midway College. The three-year starter for the Lady Redhounds led Corbin to two regional tournaments and enjoyed a 73-44 record in her four years of high...
Posted On 28 Apr 2009
SIGNING WITH THE PATS
Whitley County senior Mike Storms has decided to further his career on the hardwood by signing with the University of the Cumberlands junior varsity with hopes of moving up to the varsity in a couple of...
Posted On 28 Apr 2009
GOING TO THE BELT
Lance Freeman will attend Western Kentucky University on a tennis scholarship. Freeman inked with the Hilltoppers Tuesday at Corbin High School in front of his teammates and student body.
Posted On 28 Apr 2009
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