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WEBPaul Richard Taylor, Sr., age 53, of Clairfield, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Claiborne Medical Center. He was born January 4, 1971, in Corbin, Kentucky. Paul is preceded in death by his mother, Stella (Taylor) Phenis; sister, Patricia Smith and... Posted On 09 Sep 2024.
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WEBWith its latest monthly jobs report, the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet is reporting that unemployment rates rose in 119 of the state’s 120 counties between July 2023 and July 2024. Lee County was the only county where unemployment rates fell according to the Kentucky... Posted On 31 Aug 2024. , By Trevor Sherman.
Alert shows three overdoses in Whitley County Friday night
WEB12 hours ago · An overdose mapping program, which is used in Kentucky, issued an alert Saturday morning that Whitley County had seen a spike and three overdose incidents, which had occurred within the last 24 hours. The 8:21 a.m. alert noted that the Whitley County Health Department had requested the notification be sent and that the alert threshold is set at ...
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WEBCorbin’s season comes to an end with loss at Boyle Co. In what was a true clash of the high school football titans, the undefeated Corbin Redhounds made the trip to Danville last week to face the also unbeaten Boyle County Rebels in the third round of the 2023 Class 4A state championship playoffs. Posted On 23 Nov 2023.
Striking AT&T workers, company come to tentative agreement
WEB12 hours ago · After a month-long strike, a deal has been struck between regional AT&T workers and the company. It was announced over the weekend that the Communications Workers of America (CWA) reached a tentative agreements with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West for new union contracts, both of which were bargained separately. The news ended a strike that ...
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WEBJones focused on establishing ‘values-driven program’ as new CHS volleyball head coach. After a frustrating 2023 campaign that saw the team come up short in both the 50th District and 13th Region championship tournaments, the Corbin High School volleyball Hounds are eager to right the ship and get back on top under the guidance of first ...
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WEBIn 2002 Nelda Barton-Collings sold her stock to Terry Forcht and now the newspaper is owned by Terry Forcht and Don Estep and is part of the Forcht Group of Kentucky. The News Journal is the largest circulated newspaper in Whitley County and is considered the legal paper of record. It is the third largest weekly newspaper in the state of Kentucky.
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WEBBREAKING: SC man arrested in attempted child abduction at local school. UPDATE 4: A South Carolina man has been arrested in connection to an alleged attempted child abduction at a Whitley County school earlier Friday. According to a release from Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Trooper Scottie Pennington, law enforcement officials...
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WEBHigh School Basketball Preview: Lynn Camp Lady Cats. This year’s Lynn Camp Lady Wildcats High School Basketball Team will look a lot different from last year’s squad (6-25) with the departure of five seniors from last year’s team, including the top rebounder and top three scorers, who combined for 832 of the team’s 1,309 total...
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WEBWilliamsburg is having them. The Williamsburg Firestone Industrial Products’ facility underwent a $51 million 68,000 square-foot expansion, which opened in 2023 resulting in 250 new jobs. Work on a new distribution center for the facility is underway this year. The... Posted On 23 Aug 2024.