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WEBFrankie Ann (Vanover) Bowlin. Frankie Ann (Vanover) Bowlin, age 77, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, at the Lafollette Medical Center. She was born January 20, 1947, in Whitley County, Kentucky. Frankie is preceded in death by her husband, Floyd “Carl” Martin Bowlin; son, Eddie... Posted On 30 Sep 2024.
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WEBLocal organizations getting $439,315 in VOCA funding. Kentucky has received nearly $14.9 million in federal grants to support victims of violent crime, and $439,315 of that funding is going to local organizations. In total, 102 crime victim organizations and projects have received funding this year through the federal Victims of...
Dual Enrollment returns to Union – The News Journal
WEB1 hour ago · Dual Enrollment is available to both juniors and seniors who maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) and earn an ACT score of at least 18. Eligible students will be able to choose from different educational pathways including nursing, education and media arts. To ensure that cost is not a barrier, the Kentucky Higher Education ...
The News Journal Local residents named to college Dean’s Lists ...
WEB1 hour ago · Corbin’s Tyler Riggs and Amber Nash have been named to the Summer 2024 Dean’s List at SNHU. Full-time undergraduate students, who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term, are named to the Dean’s List. SNHU is a private, nonprofit institution with a 91-year history of educating traditional-aged ...
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WEBJones focused on establishing ‘values-driven program’ as new CHS volleyball head coach. After a frustrating 2023 campaign that saw the team come up short in both the 50th District and 13th Region championship tournaments, the Corbin High School volleyball Hounds are eager to right the ship and get back on top under the guidance of first ...
Breakthrough COVID cases in Whitley County – The News Journal
WEBAug 11, 2021 · The Whitley County Health Department announced 39 new COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the number of residents that have tested positive for the virus to 4,327. Officials noted that there are currently 243 active cases. After announcing the first breakthrough case – meaning the individual had been fully vaccinated – last Friday, officials announced four additional breakthroughs on ...
Reapportionment goes into effect in Whitley County on Wednesday
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Changes to Whitley County’s magisterial districts go into effect today, meaning that some area residents will now be represented by a different magistrate and constable moving forward. The reapportionment of the boundary lines was approved by the Whitley County Fiscal Court earlier this year based on the county’s most recent census data from 2020. Such reapportionment is required by law ...
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WEBCorbin’s season comes to an end with loss at Boyle Co. In what was a true clash of the high school football titans, the undefeated Corbin Redhounds made the trip to Danville last week to face the also unbeaten Boyle County Rebels in the third round of the 2023 Class 4A state championship playoffs. Posted On 23 Nov 2023.
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WEBIn 2002 Nelda Barton-Collings sold her stock to Terry Forcht and now the newspaper is owned by Terry Forcht and Don Estep and is part of the Forcht Group of Kentucky. The News Journal is the largest circulated newspaper in Whitley County and is considered the legal paper of record. It is the third largest weekly newspaper in the state of Kentucky.
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WEBKnox school bus crash with injuries reported at Gray. Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith is reporting an accident involving a Knox County Public Schools school bus at the intersection of Hwys. 830 and 1232 at Gray Monday afternoon, the Mountain Advocate is reporting. Of 35 passengers on board, Sheriff Smith said two passengers and a bus...