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What started out as a college photo project has now resulted in a photography award for a Williamsburg man. Darrell Lovitt submitted a photo of his grandfather working in his shed to the annual Kentucky Living Magazine photo contest. Lovitt won first place in the contest’s ‘People’ category. “I was doing a photo project for college, and I had actually stayed with my grandfather and my grandmother and kind of followed their lifestyle,” said Lovitt. “They are kind of old school. They didn’t have any technology besides a TV and maybe a couple channels. They lived on a farm, and he worked on the farm.” His grandfather, Delbert Gibbs, of Corbin, was...

The Whitley County Fair Pageant crowned a new queen on Friday. Bella Webb, of Lexington, was awarded the crown. Above: Ella Gray was named Miss Congeniality; Makenzie Woods took home the award for evening gown; Madison Frye took home awards for first runner-up, best swimsuit and best interview; Webb was crowned Miss Whitley County Fair; and Nicole Roberts was named second runner-up. The miss competition took place on Friday with other groups, such as Little Miss and Mister, Miss Pre-teen and Teen Miss taking the stage on Saturday. Hannah Harrison, the 2020 Miss Whitley County Fair, was in attendance to help crown the winners.

Five local ladies are ready to compete in the Miss Kentucky Pageant, which is set to kick off on Thursday evening with preliminary events beginning at 7 p.m. Participants in this year’s Miss Kentucky Pageant include title holders from both 2019 and 2020 as some pageants, such as Miss NIBROC in Corbin, canceled their 2020 contests because of COVID-19. One part of the pageant is popular vote. Community members can vote online at https://misskentucky.org/ for their favorite contestant to help them secure a place in the top 12. Votes cost $1. Preliminary events kick off Thursday with more preliminary events on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Finals will begin on Saturday at...

Five local ladies are ready to compete in the Miss Kentucky Pageant, which is set to kick off on Thursday evening with preliminary events beginning at 7 p.m. Participants in this year’s Miss Kentucky Pageant include title holders from both 2019 and 2020 as some pageants, such as Miss NIBROC in Corbin, canceled their 2020 contests because of COVID-19. One part of the pageant is popular vote. Community members can vote online at https://misskentucky.org/ for their favorite contestant to help them secure a place in the top 12. Votes cost $1. Preliminary events kick off Thursday with more preliminary events on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Finals will begin on Saturday at...

Five local ladies are ready to compete in the Miss Kentucky Pageant, which is set to kick off on Thursday evening with preliminary events beginning at 7 p.m. Participants in this year’s Miss Kentucky Pageant include title holders from both 2019 and 2020 as some pageants, such as Miss NIBROC in Corbin, canceled their 2020 contests because of COVID-19. One part of the pageant is popular vote. Community members can vote online at https://misskentucky.org/ for their favorite contestant to help them secure a place in the top 12. Votes cost $1. Preliminary events kick off Thursday with more preliminary events on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Finals will begin on Saturday at...

Five local ladies are ready to compete in the Miss Kentucky Pageant, which is set to kick off on Thursday evening with preliminary events beginning at 7 p.m. Participants in this year’s Miss Kentucky Pageant include title holders from both 2019 and 2020 as some pageants, such as Miss NIBROC in Corbin, canceled their 2020 contests because of COVID-19. One part of the pageant is popular vote. Community members can vote online at https://misskentucky.org/ for their favorite contestant to help them secure a place in the top 12. Votes cost $1. Preliminary events kick off Thursday with more preliminary events on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Finals will begin on Saturday at...

Five local ladies are ready to compete in the Miss Kentucky Pageant, which is set to kick off on Thursday evening with preliminary events beginning at 7 p.m. Participants in this year’s Miss Kentucky Pageant include title holders from both 2019 and 2020 as some pageants, such as Miss NIBROC in Corbin, canceled their 2020 contests because of COVID-19. One part of the pageant is popular vote. Community members can vote online at https://misskentucky.org/ for their favorite contestant to help them secure a place in the top 12. Votes cost $1. Preliminary events kick off Thursday with more preliminary events on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Finals will begin on Saturday at...

After an 8-year-old was forced to sell his treasured collection of Pokémon cards to save his puppy “Bruce,” a Corbin-based company stepped in to help him begin rebuilding his collection. Troll and Toad, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for collectible card games and trading card games, donated $420 worth of Pokémon cards and boxes to Bryson Kliemann, of Lebanon, Virginia, who was photographed with a roadside sign advertising his cards were for sale in May. The photos of Kliemann had gone viral. Kliemann sold his cards because “Bruce” was diagnosed with Parvo – a virus that can be deadly to young dogs. The cost of the treatment was $700, which was...

A while back I wrote about home remedies. There was such a good response from readers and I have since learned more, so I wanted to share these new ones with you, too. Please remember that all the remedies mentioned are hearsay and not intended to replace your doctor’s care. Use each remedy with caution and common sense. Drink cranberry juice for a natural way to stave off or clear up urinary tract infections. Eat prunes for a natural way to alleviate constipation. To lighten age spots, put buttermilk on a cotton ball and rub on the age spots. Rinse with water after leaving it on for about 20 minutes. The lactic acid...

2020 Rogers Scholar and Corbin High School student Spencer Hays partnered with community leader, Jeremy Patton, of United Martial Arts, to develop a social media anti-bullying campaign for males and females, ages 5-18, in Laurel, Knox, and Whitley counties. The goal was to demonstrate ways to combat bullying while teaching morals to children and teens. During the course of the nine-month project, Hays was able to reach 1,700 people with nearly 25 social media anti-bullying posts. “This project means a lot to me because I was once an uncoordinated, chubby kid. I was shy and bullied into doing things I didn’t want to do,” said Hays. “United Marital Arts gave me a...