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Corbin’s Treyveon Longmire may not play for UK

Corbin High School senior football standout Treyveon Longmire may not be suiting up for the University of Kentucky next fall. Longmire, who had committed to play for Coach Mark Stoops back in the spring, announced on his Twitter page that he would be looking at other school...

Three people airlifted from scene of Sunday crash in Keavy

Five people were taken to the hospital, including three by air, following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Keavy. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, stated the crash occurred at the intersection of Ky. 312 and Level...

Rockholds man extricated, airlifted following Friday crash

A Rockholds man was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment of injuries he sustained in a single-vehicle wreck on New Zion Church Road Friday afternoon. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies identified the man as Ralph Jones, 51. Jones was reportedly...

Former Corbin BOE member injured in crash

A former Corbin Board of Education member is at the University of Kentucky Medical Center recovering from injuries she sustained in a car crash last Thursday. Sixty-four-year-old Debbie Cook of Corbin was taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Corbin and then transported to UK with...

West Knox Fire Department selling chances to win UK vs. Kansas tickets

The West Knox Fire Department is holding it’s annual UK ticket fundraiser. Firefighters will be selling chances to win two tickets to UK’s game against fellow college basketball powerhouse University of Kansas Jayhawks on January 30. West Knox Fire Chief Daryl Baker said the...

The underappreciated and lost legacy of Blanton Collier

Gary West is an author and News Journal columnist. Who would have thought when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title back in 1964 that it would be another 52 years before the city would claim another major professional sports championship? Though it might have seemed like 100...
Posted On 28 Jul 2016