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Daniel Weston Knox Gentry, 4 months, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Lafollette Medical Center. He was born October 5, 2018 in Knoxville, TN. Daniel is preceded in death by his grandmother: Virginia Gail Gentry. He is survived by his father, Daniel Gentry; mother,...

Anna Lou Powell, 66, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday February 16, 2019 at Baptist Health in Lexington. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home.

Johnny Lee Bruner, 78, husband of Wanda Thomas Bruner of Middleground Way, London, passed away on Thursday afternoon at the Laurel Heights Home for the elderly in London. The funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon in Laurel Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Steve...

Ester Lorene Malicoat Marlow, 88, of White Oak (Duff), TN passed away Monday, February 11, 2019 at her home. She was born September 16, 1930 in Campbell County, TN. Lorene is preceded in death by her husbands, Dock Malicoat, Sam Marlow; grandson, Mark Anthony Malicoat;...

Otto Baker, 66, of Williamsburg, departed this life on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born February 5, 1953 in Barbourville, to the late Henry Baker and the late Bessie Hinkle Baker. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Baker of Williamsburg;...

Jimmy Ray Lemons, 84, of Jellico, TN went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Beech Tree Manor Nursing Home in Jellico. Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Minnie Vaughn Lemons; brother, Denny Lemons. He is survived by his daughters, Debra...

Billy Ray Lawson, 45, of the Jellico Creek Community, Williamsburg, passed away Monday February 11, 2019 in Williamsburg. He was born July 19, 1973 in Corbin, to the late Ray Lawson and Nina Burton Lawson. Along with his father he was preceded in death by his grandparents Gaynes...

Lonnie Wayne Justice, 72, of Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Newcomb, TN. He was born on May 02, 1947 in Jellico, TN to Ambrose Justice and Bertha (Watkins) Justice. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ambrose and Bertha Justice; brothers,...

As the old saying goes, if life gives you lemons, then make lemonade. A local high school drama program, which doesn’t have an auditorium and stages many of its productions in the high school cafeteria, is following a similar bit of lemonade logic with its next production....

When the topic of horse racing comes up for discussion, the proverbial introspection of the standard, glitz, glamour, pageantry, and the seemingly innate lifestyles of the rich and famous of the sport take center stage. For we natives of the Bluegrass State, being branded as the...