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Recently, I have had the chance to hear from a few professionals in different fields as they have discussed what they feel are the most important things to remember when trying to build a successful career. Interestingly, despite coming from different backgrounds, the advice that...

Most of us have been faced with the situation of being in a gas station parking lot, or walking in/out of a store, when, suddenly, someone approaches you asking if you can spare any money. Heck, many of us may have even been in the position of needing to ask others for some...

I thought I knew what cold felt like until last week, but the blast of frigid arctic air that hit our region late Thursday night taught me otherwise.

Now that we’ve all had a few days to absorb the events of last week’s state football championship, allow me to offer up a few thoughts…

There’s been a lot of big things happening in the world of local sports in recent days, including Corbin Redhound legend Frank Selvy being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Anyone who followed along with our recent NIBROC Festival activities knows that we had planned on also making an appearance with a booth at the 2022 Old Fashioned Trading Days Festival, taking place this Thursday-through-Saturday in downtown Williamsburg. However, due to...

Shew, what a weekend it was!

Here we are… NIBROC 2022!

Before I came back to the News Journal full time about two months ago, I was working a sales job that required me spend a good amount of time in several different areas of eastern Kentucky, including many of the communities that were hit hardest by last week’s historic flooding.

At Monday’s Corbin City Commission meeting, a pair of announcements were made concerning longtime city employees who will soon be retiring. First, City Manager Marlon Sams informed the commission during his report that Roger Shelton has decided to step down from his position as...