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Delano Hamlin, age 72, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care in Hazard, KY. He was born May 9, 1952 in Harlan County, KY, to the late Billy Hoyt and Maxine Stephens Hamlin.
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, will forever have a connection to the City of Williamsburg. On April 18, 1990, Carter was the keynote speaker at what was then Cumberland College, which later became the University of the Cumberlands, during a...
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Those looking for something to get them in the holiday mood are in luck, as the Williamsburg Community Choir has just the thing for you. The community choir, which was formed earlier this fall, will perform their first public concert on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Lane Theater in...
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A Corbin LLC was among those selected Monday to obtain a medical cannabis dispensary license. No 1 Boundary LLC was among the 36 licensees selected during a lottery held Monday afternoon via live stream on the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis’ (KOMC) YouTube channel.
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Brent Jackson has led the charge for the Corbin Middle School football program as head coach for the past 28 years. In what could have very well been his final game at the helm, the eighth grade Redhounds went out on top with a 14-8 state championship win over Paducah in the...
Reapportionment goes into effect in Whitley County on Wednesday
Nov 8, 2023 · Changes to Whitley County’s magisterial districts go into effect today, meaning that some area residents will now be represented by a different magistrate and constable moving forward. The reapportionment of the boundary lines was approved by the Whitley County Fiscal Court earlier this year based on the county’s most recent census data from 2020. Such reapportionment is required by law ...
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The City of Corbin officially has a new tourism director, and she is a 15-year veteran of the tourism industry. During a special called meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Corbin Tourist and Convention Commission voted to name Nancy Conley as its new executive director.
Whitley County voters reject Amendment 2 – The News Journal
Nov 6, 2024 · Whitley County voters have elected to strike down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed public tax dollars to be diverted away from public schools to be used at private schools. In Whitley County, voters voted against the measure by a nearly 65 percent margin, with “no” receiving 9,328 votes and “yes” receiving 5,080. As of press time, final numbers across the ...
Sherman assuming publisher duties at the News Journal
5 days ago · News Journal owners Terry Forcht and Don Estep have announced that Trevor Sherman will be assuming publisher duties at the weekly newspaper effective Jan. 1, 2025. Sherman will become the third publisher in the News Journal’s 38-year history. Estep began in 1987 when he took over as publisher of the former Whitley Republican. Soon thereafter, he launched a new weekly publication in the ...
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Editor’s note: The News Journal publishes only the final disposition of district court criminal cases except for those which are waived to a grand jury or dismissed without condition.