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Several local veterans gathered at the Corbin Senior Citizens Center to attend a program in their honor given by Ms. Beverly Faulkner who is the Senior Citizens Director. Ms. Faulkner made the veterans feel special by giving them cards, a cake and special gifts. There were also prize gifts given by board member, Mr. Mike Pawula. Pictured above on the left side of the table are James Sanders, Joe Sawyers, Stanley Clapp, and Roy Wells. On the right side of the table is Ray Campbell, Roy King, Melvin Tate, Jack Clark, Stanley McFarland, and Ms. Beverly Faulkner, Director.

When most people think of gourmet or haute food, hot dogs usually aren’t the first things that come to mind. However, trained chef and Army veteran Nathan Stepek, and wife Rachel, started Handlebar Nate’s Food Cart on a snowy day in April 2018 and they are changing the way locals around southeastern Kentucky view hot dogs and lunch. Nathan has a passion for food and knows a thing or two about it’s preparation. A combat disabled veteran who served in the US Army in Iraq for three years, he earned his culinary arts degree at the young age of 19, and competed in US Army Culinary Arts competitions on a...

The Whitley County High School drama program is headed to the Kentucky Theatre Association State Competition later this month. The Colonel Players finished second Saturday during the East Region competition, which was held at Madison Southern High School. “I am an extremely proud theatre director. This cast did an amazing job and continues to work diligently to bring a wonderful story to life. I always think of myself as a storyteller first, and this cast has done such a brilliant job of working with me, and with each other, to take these characters and mold them into an entertaining and insightful story,” said Whitley County High School Theatre Director David Sweet. The...

Center Target Firearms and Indoor Range, will host a Pistol Shooting Competition to serve as a fund raiser for the Whitley, Knox and Laurel County’s Toys for Tots Campaign. All proceeds will benefit the campaign. Everyone who goes to Center Target between now and Christmas are asked to bring a donation of any toy. Collection boxes will be on-site. The shooting competition is open to everyone. Competitors may fire their own gun, or rent one from the range. Sign up and competition will begin Saturday, November 3 at 8 a.m. and will run until Saturday, November 17 at 5 p.m. Winners will be picked based on their shooting score and members...

The Whitley County Colonel Players will perform The Anatomy of Gray, written by Jim Leonard Jr., produced by Samuel French and directed by David Sweet. The performance will take place on November 1 and 2, at the Whitley High School Cafeteria at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5. “We have been working on this show for several weeks,” Sweet said. “This show has everything for an audience: it’s happy, it’s sad, it has a deeper message. If you liked our show Digging Up the Boys from last year, you will really like this show too.” Anatomy of Gray is set in the 1880s in Gray, Indiana. Fifteen-year-old June Muldoon (WCHS student Hannah Schneider)...

It was a busy day Friday, October 26, at Sav-Rite Home Care as they celebrated the 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day in addition to having an open house for their new facility located at 14141 N US 25E, Corbin. Many community members arrived to celebrate and were welcomed by employees donning t-shirts adorned with bright pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness. The new facility has many great features including a “mastectomy suite” for fittings and consultations. They have experienced and certified mastectomy fitters who will provide a private consultation in their new suite to answer any and all your questions to help you feel whole again. They also have breast prosthetics...

Courtney Mason, a 2017 graduate from Lynn Camp High School and Corbin native, will soon travel to Los Angeles, Ca. for a competition. Not just any competition, either, but “The Voice on Snapchat”, a nationally known talent search show. According to Mason, “The Voice on Snapchat” is just like the televised version of “The Voice”, it’s simply on a different platform and offers slightly different prizes to the winner. After competing in Snapchat rounds on Jennifer Hudson’s team, Mason learned last week she will advance to the Battle Rounds in L.A., something she could not have accomplished without the support and votes from family, friends and the community. “The support is...

Dalton Dailey, of Berea, formerly of Rockholds, got his start to fame by posting videos on Facebook and gathering thumbs up, likes and loves from friends and family. His stardom has skyrocketed from there. The energetic 7-year-old second grader’s life changed August 11 when his mother, Emily Dailey, videotaped him doing demolition work, hammering tile surrounding his bathtub (during the family’s remodel) while dancing and lip synching to Justin Timberlake’s hit single “SexyBack”. Emily uploaded the now famous video to Facebook and described it as “Just a normal Friday night at the Dailey House”. Almost overnight, Dalton became an Internet sensation. His viral video has obtained 28.9 million views as of...

Photos submitted.   This past Saturday the Williamsburg High School (WHS) Band traveled to Walden Ridge Band Festival held at Harriman High School in Harriman, Tennessee and competed in the Class AA against nine other bands. The WHS Band won 1st Place in Percussion, 1st Place Band and Grand Champions in Class AA. The band performed the Cycles of Life, Directed by Mr. Zachary Shannon. This competition is the 2nd time the WHS Band has received Grand Champions during the 2018 Marching Band Season. Senior members of the WHS Band are pictured (left) with their trophies: Front row: Dalton Dunn, Stephanie Lovitt, Kevin Siler, Mahalia Cain. Back row: Clay Kysar, Luke...

The Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky, Inc. presents Jason Coleman — Legacy of Floyd Cramer, Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7:30 p.m. at Gatliff Chapel, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY. Floyd Cramer is one of the most admired and beloved instrumentalists of all time. His distinctive “slip note” piano style is instantly identifiable and can be heard on the classic songs of countless pop, country, and rock legends. Although his life was taken by cancer in 1997, Floyd‘s “piano magic” is still alive today through the music of his grandson, Jason Floyd Coleman. From a young age, it was evident that Jason had inherited his grandfather’s touch at the piano, as...