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(Column by Trevor Sherman) With high school tennis and track and field state championships taking place in Lexington during the next couple of weeks, it has me thinking about the many KHSAA state championship events that I have had the opportunity to cover over the years. I have...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) Things have been pretty straight forward over the past couple of weeks as I have been filling in as a part-time contributor here at the News Journal, but with district, region and state competitions all taking place during the course of the next month,...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) It used to be right around this time of year that I would get a phone call or a visit from my good friend Jimmy Hendrickson, asking me to start running info in the newspaper letting folks know how they could sign up for the Annual Woodbine Rebels...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) Howdy folks, it’s good to see everyone again! For those of you who may not know me, I served as Sports Editor here at the News Journal from December 2013 until my departure in November of 2020. I’ve contributed to the paper’s news and/or sports coverage...

The News Journal claimed 19 awards Friday at the annual Kentucky Press Association Convention awards banquet, including its fifth First Place General Excellence Award in six years. News Journal Publisher Don Estep said that he was proud of the News Journal staff, which he said...

With the year 2020 nearly behind us, I wanted to take a few moments this week to say “thank you” to all of the essential workers out there who have helped us get through the difficulties of the past nine months. Of course, this includes all of the medical professionals who have...

This week’s edition of The News Journal marks my third week covering sports. It has been an exciting time with high school football in the midst of the playoffs. Being a Wednesday paper, my goal has been not to spend a lot of time recapping the past week’s games. Instead, I try...

It was a different kind of Halloween for many different reasons this year, but all-in-all I think it will definitely go down as one of the most memorable of my life. Our family dressed up as characters from the movie Toy Story, with me as Woody, my wife, Lindsey, as Bo Peep, our...

I was glad to hear the announcement from Governor Andy Beshear on Monday that his office would not be making any more recommendations on the start of in-person classes at this time. This means that on September 28, parents will definitely have the option to send their kids back...

We have been on quite the journey since the coronavirus came along and changed all of our lives this past March. For student-athletes, the up-and-down roller coaster of emotions has been nearly unbearable to watch, but we are now finally about to get back to sports in the...