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News Journal wins more awards than first thought

The News Journal, which recently received the first place award for General Excellence in the large weekly division of the Kentucky Press Association’s Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards contest, received a few more awards than first thought. When results of the contest were...
Posted On 05 Feb 2020

News Journal takes home top prize in General Excellence for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth consecutive year, the News Journal has been named the best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky. The News Journal brought home 12 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including first place in General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper division, during the...
Posted On 29 Jan 2020

Cryptocurrency: How I turned $3 into just 43 cents overnight!

The whole cryptocurrency thing … I just don’t get it. I consider myself a reasonably savvy guy when it comes to technology and its use in our culture. I pay attention to trends and listen to tech news regularly. But I have yet to get my mind around this stuff, no matter how much...

Maybe vaccination law is needed?

Gotta brag just a little this week. For the third straight year, the News Journal was named best newspaper, among large weekly publications in Kentucky, at the Kentucky Press Association annual convention last month. This is a big deal to those in our profession. Our category is...

If you aren’t offended sometimes, what’s the point?

Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal. From time to time, I get complaints from readers about the content of the News Journal’s editorial page. A few surfaced regarding last week’s editorial cartoon commenting on the whole “build the wall” controversy. Read this story...

News Journal’s top 5 business stories of 2018

W.D. Bryant and Son celebrated 90 years in business in 2018. Instead of a celebratory ribbon cutting, a log was sawed to mark the anniversary at the Corbin location. 2018 was an interesting and varied year for business and industry in Corbin and Williamsburg. One of the area’s...

Former CHS football standout wins 2018 Secret Phrase Game

A 22-year-old former Corbin High School football star is the winner of the News Journal’s fourth annual Secret Phrase Game contest. Corey Taylor, a 2015 graduate of CHS, and currently an Education major at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, received the $500 cash prize that...

EKU journalism student, former News Journal intern, named Communication Professional of the Year

She’s only a junior journalism and history major at Eastern Kentucky University, but Jennifer Kaylyn Perkins is already making her own history as the winner of the 2018 Communication Professional of the Year award presented by the Kentucky Communication Association. Not bad for...
Posted On 03 Oct 2018
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News Journal again named best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky

For the second year in a row, the News Journal has been named the best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky. The News Journal brought home a total of 24 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including a first place award for General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper...
Posted On 31 Jan 2018
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