by: Bena Mae Seivers
Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer greatly raises public awareness of the genetic testing she used, which indicates an elevated risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Her doctor estimated that she had an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer. She also plans to have her ovaries removed since her mother died of ovarian cancer.
by: Bena Mae Seivers
In the past four, five, six weeks from listening to chaotic news from bombings, heinous murders, abductions and serious fighting in the mid-east, my mind is approaching meltdown. And I ask myself, what is to follow? Will we succumb to more horrific happenings and become immune to these horrible events. Will we shut it out, close our doors and say to ourselves, “not my problem” Dear God, I only hope not.
Courtney Elizabeth Fritts and Coty Ray Hall would like to announce their upcoming marriage.
Sarah Lenae Holder, daughter of Audrey and Bacil Holder of Corbin, Ky., and Jonathan Dale Rice, son of Phillip and Patricia Rice of Barbourville, Ky., wish to announce their wedding.
Jeffrey and Jennifer Wyatt of Williamsburg, Ky., will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Corbin, Ky.
by: Bena Mae Seivers
But it failed to shine on the day of the Kentucky Derby. On a day that should always be designated and approved by a congressional committee to always be sunny... it rained. Buckets.
Tammy Jo and Jim Sword of Pikeville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Tara Jo Sword, to Joshua Kent Crawford, son of Ms. Wendi Crawford of Corbin, Ky. and Mr. Danny Crawford of Somerset, Ky.
Mike Brown, Roger and Terry Wells, together with family and friends, wish to invite you to the wedding of their children, Ashley Nicole Davis and Travis Ray Wells.
Charles and Louise (Ball) Tharpe celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on March 30, 2013. They were married in Jellico, TN on March 31, 1961.
Conditions now are very different from those of the past. Years ago, nobody in my neighborhood locked their doors. But times have changed and now everyone has a burglar alarm. A latch on a screen door was considered adequate to keep burglars out in those days. But burglars were a nonentity in my neighborhood. I don’t recall a single burglary.
