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It is hard to find adequate words to express the loss to family, friends and the City of Corbin with the passing of Diane Mitchell last week. She was a rare individual that took on tasks in our community that very few are available or willing to do. She will be greatly missed....

When I was in college one of the courses that interested me the most was classicism, the study of ancient Greece and Rome. It took me over 60 years but last year I went to Italy and visited Rome and several other places. I also enjoyed courses in history, especially about our...

Many of you are familiar with Ernest Hemingway’s book, “The Old Man and the Sea.” It was the last published work of the Nobel Prize winning author before he took his own life. The book delivers an inspirational message about the human capacity for resilience and perseverance. And...

This week I conclude a review of my 37-year history of being publisher of this newspaper with a column of why it is important to have a local newspaper in a community. It is obvious that local newspapers keep readers up to date on their own communities. Not only does our...

(This is the fourth in a series of articles I am writing that cover my 37 years as publisher of this newspaper.  Last week I wrote about Terry Forcht solving our printing problems.) In the early 90s we had three newspapers, the News Journal, Pulaski Week and Laurel News Journal...

As of August 12, 1987 our staff had two newspapers to publish – the Whitley Republican and Corbin! This Week. The same stories were in each edition, but to give identity to both we would make up the Whitley Republican with all Williamsburg related stories on the front page...

I have been fully blessed to reach a milestone in my life. This Saturday, June 1, my wife Judy and I will celebrate our 60th Wedding Anniversary. Having her to say “yes” to my proposal 60 years ago was among the best things that have happened in my life. My how the years have...

This is the second in a series of articles I am writing that cover my 37 years as publisher of this newspaper.  Last week I wrote about being hired by Terry Forcht and starting the job with new computers… We had learned how to make the printer print and now we were in the...

It was 37 years ago this week when I accepted the job as publisher of this newspaper. At the time I was the advertising manager of the Sentinel-Echo in London. I talked with Terry Forcht, the owner of the Whitley Republican, about the job and we decided to start a companion...

Football in Corbin is very similar to basketball in Kentucky. The local fans eat it, digest it and live it from year to year. In 2020, Tom Greer, a former Redhound player with plenty of coaching experience, became Corbin’s head coach. This week Greer announced his retirement. In...