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A Corbin area Boy Scout has taken on a monumental task, removing more than 45 years of overgrowth from a small cemetery. Max Richardson, a senior at Corbin High School chose to clean up the overgrown McHargue Cemetery near the Corbin water tower as his Eagle Leadership Service Project. Life Scouts who are working to earn the rank of Eagle Scout must plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, school or to the local community. The cemetery, which has graves dating back to 1886, has approximately 75 graves, including several military veterans. Calvin Patrick, who died in 1914, fought in the Civil War. Montgomery Thomas,...

Angelika Lewis-Bowling, a victim's advocate for the Williamsburg City Police Department, has been selected as the narrator of the Kentucky Victim Assistance Academy (KVAA) scheduled to take place in September 2018. The KVAA was created by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet in collaboration with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office and the Kentucky Coalition against Domestic Violence. It is a week-long training program designed to provide new advocates and allied professionals throughout the state with best practices, knowledge and concrete skills for serving victims of crime. This academy is the first of its kind in the state of Kentucky to offer victim advocates an opportunity for extensive learning at the...

A Corbin area woman gave birth with the help of her husband and a hospital security guard when she was unable to reach Baptist Health Corbin in time Sunday. Kendra Bain gave birth to 7 pound, 14 ounce Wolfgang at 12:55 p.m., which she said was 15 minutes after she and her husband, Jerry Lawson, left their home off of Master Street. “It all happened within an hour,” Bain said. “I was home serving breakfast when the labor started. I thought I had plenty of time to get to the hospital, but I never dreamed it would be that fast.” Bain said that by the time they arrived at the hospital emergency...

Leadership Tri-County will recognize one current Williamsburg resident and a late Williamsburg resident next month for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Leadership Tri-County has selected Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley as its 2018 Leader of the Year, and former Williamsburg school superintendent Jesse B. “Jake” Mountjoy to receive its 2018 Luminary Award. “The board did unanimously choose those two at a meeting a few months ago,” Dr. Michael Colegrove, a Leadership Tri-County board member and 2015 winner of the Leader of the Year Award, said Monday afternoon. “I think those are certainly two individuals, who are worthy of recognition and honor.” Leadership Tri-County is a non-profit organization established in 1987 as...

Two members of Corbin High School’s Class of 2017 are going where no Redhounds have gone before, Ivy League universities Princeton and Yale. Whitney Hopper has been selected to attend Princeton University, located in New Jersey approximately 50 miles southwest of New York City. “Its crazy!” Hopper said of being the first Redhound to attend Princeton adding she received her acceptance letter on March 30. “It was the best one that would accept me,” Hopper said adding she had also been accepted to the University of Kentucky. “How can you pass up that opportunity?” Hopper added Tucker Hart will be on the other side of New York City, at Yale University, located in New...

Assistant Whitley County Attorney Gary Brittain, who died Friday, will be laid to rest today. Brittain, 67, has partnered with County Attorney Bob Hammons at their Corbin law firm for more than 30 years. “That’s my best friend,” Hammons said of Brittain. The Barbourville native earned his law degree from the University of Louisville in 1975. Brittain served in multiple capacities throughout his career as a prosecuting attorney, as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Jefferson County, two terms as Knox County Attorney and as assistant county attorney under Hammons. Brittain was elected as Knox County Attorney in 1981 and was elected again in 1993. “Gary is a great guy,” said Knox County Clerk Mike Corey. “Many...

After eight years of service, Corbin Board of Education member Angela Morris took her final bow at the board’s regular meeting last Thursday. Morris, whose family is relocating to Illinois, did not seek re-election in the November election. “It has been pretty amazing having my good friend on the board,” said Board Chair Kim Croley. “Most importantly is that Angela is really good at making us always see both sides of an issue and that is an important thing,” Croley said. “We should never just go along because that’s the way we have always done things.” Croley presented Morris with a plaque recognizing her service to Corbin Independent Schools. Corbin Schools Superintendent Dave Cox...

A therapist from Baptist Health Corbin became the champion of the first-ever “Meeples on Main” Carcassonne Tournament in downtown Corbin Saturday, beating out nine other competitors to win a custom sculpted trophy and other prizes. Ben Bess narrowly edged out News Journal Editor Mark White 96-93 in the finals of the tournament, capping a perfect 6-0 run through the 10-player field. “I love board gaming. It is my favorite hobby, and organizing this tournament is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time because I know there are like-minded people out there,” said Trent Knuckles, News Journal Publisher and organizer of the tournament. “ Carcassonne is one of my favorite games...

Whitley County High School’s Cookin’ Colonels came up just short in their quest to advance in the Kentucky Junior Chef state competition held last week at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville. “I’m very pleased, said Family and Consumer Science Teacher Veronica Carmical, who coached the team that defeated Corbin in the district competition in April and won the 13th Region title in May over Harlan County, Letcher County and Jackson County. While Whitley County’s team of Ryan Ball, Kyle Garrett and Haley McCullah were narrowly defeated by the Owen County team in the first round, Carmical said the judges heaped praise upon the Colonels for the chicken dish they prepared. Carmical...

Pull out your ice cream makers and pack up the lawn chairs because First Baptist Church of Corbin is hosting a “Concert in the Garden,” featuring a homemade ice cream making contest. This event was created in an effort to benefit the Corbin Community Backpack Program. While admission to the event is free, an offering will be taken and all proceeds will be donated to the program. “I am extremely excited about this event, as I believe it to be a wonderful opportunity for our church to demonstrate our deep desire to serve the greater Corbin community,” said pastor of the church, Austin Carty. The concert will take place August 5 at...