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The annual Candace’s Courage 5K was held September 11 on the course around Corbin High School. The event is organized by the family of  16-year-old Candace Lillie Keith, who has beaten leukemia twice with treatment at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Proceeds from the race are...

A Corbin teen who has beaten Leukemia twice is leading a fundraising effort to help other families with children fighting the disease at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where she was treated. Candace Keith underwent a bone marrow transplant after being initially diagnosed with the...

Photo by DEAN MANNING. Mayor Willard McBurney signed a proclamation declaring September “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month” in the city of Corbin. Candace Keith, Reed Elliotte and Shannon Cox, who have each battled cancer, were on hand with members of their family to witness the...

When most people think about cancer victims, they typically envision senior citizens or perhaps someone, who is middle age. A new Whitley County EMS ambulance serves as a reminder that cancer can and does strike people of any age, especially children. The new ambulance, which...