LEGAL NOTICE:
Public inspection of the voting equipment to be utilized in the May 19th, 2026 Primary Election in Whitley County (including absentee equipment) will be held on May 11th, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the Election department of the Whitley County Clerk’s office. (KRS 117.165)
Chair: Carolyn Willis, Whitley County Clerk;
Democrat Chair: Herman Moore;
Republican Chair: Kim Medley;
Sheriff: William “Bill” Elliotte
David Rowe, Appointed for Election year 2026
NOTICE:
WHITLEY COUNTY FISCAL COURT (OWNER) will receive proposals through Codell Construction Company (CONSTRUCTION MANAGER) to furnish all labor and materials to complete the services for Special Inspections at the WHITLEY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER EXPANSION. Inspections will include, but not limited to, soil, concrete, foundation, and masonry constructions, structural steel, and other inspections. Please contact Craig Music with Codell Construction (construction manager) at cmusic@codell
construction.com 859-487-8768 for the construction documents and Special Inspections specification detailing the required scope of services. Responses are due by March 12th, 2026 @ 10:00AM EDT to Craig Music (Via Email).
INVITATION TO BID
THE CITY OF CORBIN, KENTUCKY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS
FOR A CUSTOM LADDER TRUCK
Specifications can be obtained from the City Clerk, tori.brock@corbin-ky.gov, located at the Corbin Government Center, 805 South Main Street, Corbin, KY 40701. Sealed bids shall be received in the office of the City Clerk no later than 3PM on Friday, March 13, 2026. The bid opening will follow immediately after the 3PM deadline on Friday, March 13th, in the upstairs meeting room at the Corbin Government Center.
Please address bid proposals to Tori Brock, Corbin City Clerk, 805 South Main Street, Corbin, KY, 40701. All bids must be sealed and should be clearly marked City of Corbin-Custom Ladder Proposal. The City of Corbin reserves the right to accept or reject any/all bids.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
Advertisement for Bids
SEALED BIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING SURPLUS EQUIPMENT WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE WHITLEY COUNTY FISCAL COURT IN THE MANNER AND ON THE DATE SPECIFIED.
BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR SEALED BIDS TO THE WHITLEY COUNTY JUDGE/EXECUTIVE AT THE WHITLEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769 OR P.O. BOX 237, WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769 ON OR BEFORE 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON MARCH 16, 2026, AT WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE OPENED AND READ ALOUD IN THE FISCAL COURT ROOM. BIDS WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE FISCAL COURT AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING AT 4:00 PM ON MARCH 17, 2026.
THE BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED “SURPLUS EQUIPMENT” EACH BID MUST BE LISTED SEPARATELY AND INCLUDE THE VIN/MODEL NUMBER FOR EACH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
THE FISCAL COURT WILL AWARD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON EACH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
Equipment:
(TRAILER #1) Tilt Dual Wheel Trailer Yellow Pintle Hitch
(TRAILER #2) Single Wheel Pintle Hitch Trailer
(TRAILER #3) 1988 Yellow Tilt Dual Wheel Trailer, Model #8210288
1999 Ford F350 4×4 White Flat Bed, VIN: 1fdwf37f21eb36844
2004 4×4 Black Chevy Blazer, VIN: 1gndt135862119348
2005 4×4 Maroon Ford Explorer, VIN: 1fmeu73e36ua45358
2008 4×4 Black Ford Expedition, VIN: 1fmfu16568la84001
2005 Grey Ford Taurus, VIN: 1fafp53ux6a12315
Red Mack Tandem Dump Truck, Model: DM6858, VIN: 1m2b120g1bac48921
ALL EQUIPMENT MAY BE VIEWED AT THE WHITLEY COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT, LOCATED AT 224 PREWITT BEND ROAD, WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769. ALL EQUIPMENT IS BEING SOLD AS IS. WINNING BIDDERS WILL HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME OF AWARD TO REMOVE THE EQUIPMENT FROM COUNTY PROPERTY. AFTER THAT TIME, THE COUNTY MAY IMPOSE DAILY STORAGE FEES.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, GRATUITIES, AND KICKBACKS ARE DEFINED IN KRS 45A.445 AND AS PROVIDED FOR IN KRS 45A.445 ARE ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED.
NO BIDDER MAY WITHDRAW HIS/HER BID FOR 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE BIDS ARE OPENED. ANY BID RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDER UNOPENED.
WHITLEY COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE ANY FORMALITY AND MAY REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. WHITLEY COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD BID BASED ON AVAILABILITY, SERVICE, AND IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF WHITLEY COUNTY. WHITLEY COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
NOTICE:
CSD KY LLC d/b/a Sunrise Food Market hereby declares its intention to apply for NQ Retail Malt Beverage Package License no later than 02/28/2026. The licensed premises will be located at 765 US Highway 25 W, Corbin, KY 40701. The owners of the corporation are Chirag Patel (president) residing at 46 Dutton Ln, Apt 2, Corbin, KY 40701; Sagarkumar Patel (vice president) residing at 107 Sadlecreek Ct, Shepherdsville, KY 40165; Nikhilkumar Patel (secretary) residing at 2151 N Laurel Rd., London, KY 40741; and Dilipkumar Patel (treasurer) residing at 17 Fairway Dr., Unit 2, Corbin, KY 40701. Any person, association, corporation, or body politic may protest the granting of the license(s) by writing to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero St. 2NE33, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, within thirty (30) days of the date of legal publication.
NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE
Permit #918-8016
In accordance with the provisions of KRS:350, notice is hereby given that Ferroglobe USA ARLR, LLC, 332 West Cumberland Gap PKWY, Suite 100, Corbin, Kentucky 40701, has filled for a Phase I and II Bond Release on Permit #918-8016, which was last issued on 12/29/2025. The application covers an area of approximately 12.42 acres of which 12.42 acres were disturbed. The area is located approximately located 1 mile north of Pleasant View in Whitley County
The permit is approximately 0 miles east of US 25W junction with Cane Creek Road and located approximately 0.1 miles northeast of the junction of Cane Creek and Clear Fork.
The total bond now in effect for this permit is a surety bond in the amount of Two Hundred Fourteen Thousand dollars ($214,000) of which approximately 85% of the original bond amount of $214,000 is included in this application for release.
Reclamation work performed includes: Backfilling, re-grading, topsoil replacement, and drainage control including soil preparation and initial seeding and mulching in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, completed in the fall of 2024
This is the final advertisement of the application. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing of informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601, by April 3, 2026
A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for April 6, 2026, at (9:00 am) the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY 40965-1229. The hearing will be cancelled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by April 3, 2026.
NOTICE:
Notice is hereby given by order of the Whitley District Court, that the following appointments have been made:
Patricia May Timperio, 375 Ponderosa Trail, Corbin, KY 40701 was appointed as executrix on 02/03/2026 for the estate of Ronald Frank Timperio (deceased), 375 Ponderosa Trail, Corbin, KY 40701.
Eugene Raphael Englert III, 250 Quarry Lane, Bardstown, KY 40004 was appointed as executor on 02/24/2026 for the estate of Eugene Raphael Englert, Jr (deceased), 308 W. 7th Street, Corbin, KY 40701.
Jamie Richards, 925 Airport Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769 was appointed as administrator on 02/24/2026 for the estate of Cynthia Ann Reynolds (deceased), 7380 Meadow Creek Road, Rockholds, KY 40759.
Eddy Wayne Moore, 421 Old Mt. Zion Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769 was appointed as executor on 02/24/2026 for the estate of Loretha Worley (deceased), 6145 N Hwy 25 W, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Given under my hand this 28th day of February, 2026.
Gary W. Barton, Clerk
District & Circuit Courts
Whitley County – Williamsburg, KY 40769
NOTICE:
Jennifer Wilson has filed the final settlement for the estate of Harvey W. Logan (deceased). The settlement hearing will be 04/07/2026 at 11:00 am.
Jamie Ellis has filed the final settlement for the estate of Linda Gail Pickard (deceased). The settlement hearing will be 04/07/2026 at 11:00 am.
Exceptions, if any, must be filed prior to March 31st, 2026.
The hearing will be held at Whitley District Court, 100 Main Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Given under my hand this 28th day of February, 2026.
Gary W. Barton
Whitley Circuit/District Courts
Williamsburg, KY 40769
NOTICE:
Notice is hereby given by order of the Whitley District Court, that the following appointments have been made:
Lindsey Jones, 2270 Dal Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769 was appointed administratrix on 2/3/2026 for the estate of Larry Wayne Willhite (deceased), 2702 E. Highway 904, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Wilma Partin, 179 Bear Hollow Road, Rockholds, KY 40759 was appointed administratrix on 2/10/2026 for the estate of Ricky Partin (deceased), 179 Bear Hollow Road, Rockholds, KY 40759.
Rhonda Kay Leach, 530 Ancil Leach Hollow Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769 was appointed administratrix on 2/10/2026 for the estate of Eulavee McCoy (deceased), 1325 Madison Ave., Corbin, KY 40701. The attorney for the administratrix is Hon. Brandon Baird, 109 W. 1st Street, Corbin, KY 40701.
Tena Stamper Parks, 125 Magnolia Lane, Lafollette, TN 37766 was appointed administratrix on 2/10/2026 for the estate of Carol Stamper Stigall (deceased), 589 N. Highway 25W, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Mary Truax, 4417 West 143rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44135 was appointed administratrix on 2/17/2026 for the estate of Elaine Moses (deceased). The attorney for the administratrix is Eugene Siler III, 203 S. 5th Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Mary Truax, 4417 West 143rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44135 was appointed administratrix on 2/17/2026 for the estate of James Moses (deceased), 61 Browns Lane, Emlyn, KY 40730. The attorney for the administratrix is Eugene Siler III, 203 S. 5th Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Donna Floyd, 4420 North US Highway 25W, Williamsburg, KY 40769 was appointed executrix on 2/24/2026 for the estate of Burton Floyd, Jr. (deceased), 4420 North US Highway 25W, Williamsburg, KY 40769. The attorney for the executrix is James Wren, P.O. Box 6, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Paul Rhodes, 20385 Highway 92 East, Siler, KY 40385 was appointed executor on 2/24/2026 for the estate of Roy Rhodes (deceased), 20375 Highway 92 East, Siler, KY 40769. The attorney for the executor is Ryan M. Lawson, 1818 Law Firm, 217 Main Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Roszell Vanzant, 1222 Springtown Road, Rockholds, KY 40759 was appointed administratrix on 2/24/2026 for the estate of Frank Vanzant, Jr. (deceased), 1222 Springtown Road, Rockholds, KY 40759. The attorney for the administratrix is Barrett Freeman, 101 S. Main St., Corbin, KY 40701.
Given under my hand this 28th day of February, 2026.
Gary W. Barton, Clerk
District & Circuit Courts
Whitley County – Williamsburg, KY 40769
NOTICE:
Carole Davidson has filed the final settlement for the estate of Gail Allen Triplett (deceased). The settlement hearing will be held on 4/7/2026 @ 11 am.
Robert Sam Taylor has filed the final settlement for the estate of Stephanie Jeanine Taylor (deceased). The settlement hearing will be held on 4/7/2026 @ 11 am.
Exceptions, if any, must be filed prior to March 31st, 2026.
The hearing will be held at Whitley District Court, 100 Main Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769.
Given under my hand this 28th day of February, 2026.
Gary W. Barton
Whitley Circuit/District Courts
Williamsburg, KY 40769
IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
NO. 25-DN-46
STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, Petitioner
vs.
Tiffany Cheek, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN And Timothy Cheek, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN, Respondents.
IN THE MATTER OF: Donovan Cheek, DOB: 09/07/2021; Dalton Ray Cheek, DOB: 10/01/2013; Derek Lee Cheek, DOB: 10-30-2018; Dillon Cheek, DOB: 02-01-2011; Children Under Eighteen (18) Years of Age
MOTION AND ORDER FOR SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
It appearing to the Court from the allegations of the Petition for Temporary Custody and Motion for Summons by Publication and the Affidavit of Diligent Search that the whereabouts of the Respondent Timothy Cheek is unknown and cannot be ascertained by diligent search, therefore, the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon Timothy Cheek. It is therefore, ORDERED that said Respondent be served by publication of the following Notice for four (4) consecutive weeks in the News Journal, a newspaper published in Whitley County, Kentucky. Publication will run in both a physical newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the Respondent resides and a secondary news website in the county in which the physical notice was published. The Department would also request any other general or further relief to which it may be entitled.
TO RESPONDENT: TIMOTHY CHEEK
Pursuant to T.C.A. § 37-1-125, § 21-1-203 and § 21-1-204, you are hereby summoned to appear on the 20th day of May, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., and defend the above-entitled action in the Campbell County Juvenile Court, at P. O. Box 1101, 580 Main Street Jacksboro, Tennessee 37757, Tennessee, and answer the Petition filed by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, and thereby serve your answer on the Petitioner. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Petition, which has been filed with the Clerk of the Campbell County Juvenile Court located at the Campbell County Courthouse, P. O. Box 26, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, Tennessee 37757, Phone (423) 562-0236.
ISSUED this 23rd day of February 2026.
Honorable William Jones, JUVENILE COURT JUDGE
IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
NO. 25-DN-46
STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, Petitioner
vs.
Tiffany Cheek, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN And Timothy Cheek, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN, Respondents.
IN THE MATTER OF: Donovan Cheek, DOB: 09/07/2021; Dalton Ray Cheek, DOB: 10/01/2013; Derek Lee Cheek, DOB: 10-30-2018; Dillon Cheek, DOB: 02-01-2011; Children Under Eighteen (18) Years of Age
MOTION AND ORDER FOR SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
It appearing to the Court from the allegations of the Petition for Temporary Custody and Motion for Summons by Publication and the Affidavit of Diligent Search that the whereabouts of the Respondent Tiffany Cheek is unknown and cannot be ascertained by diligent search, therefore, the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon Tiffany Cheek. It is therefore, ORDERED that said Respondent be served by publication of the following Notice for four (4) consecutive weeks in the News Journal, a newspaper published in Whitley County, Kentucky. Publication will run in both a physical newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the Respondent resides and a secondary news website in the county in which the physical notice was published. The Department would also request any other general or further relief to which it may be entitled.
TO RESPONDENT: TIFFANY CHEEK
Pursuant to T.C.A. § 37-1-125, § 21-1-203 and § 21-1-204, you are hereby summoned to appear on the 20th day of May, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., and defend the above-entitled action in the Campbell County Juvenile Court, at P. O. Box 1101, 580 Main Street Jacksboro, Tennessee 37757, Tennessee, and answer the Petition filed by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, and thereby serve your answer on the Petitioner. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Petition, which has been filed with the Clerk of the Campbell County Juvenile Court located at the Campbell County Courthouse, P. O. Box 26, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, Tennessee 37757, Phone (423) 562-0236.
ISSUED this 23rd day of February 2026.
Honorable William Jones, JUVENILE COURT JUDGE
