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Ryan Zachary Dilbeck. Ryan Zachary Dilbeck, age 31, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Friday morning, October 11, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 27, 1993, to Von Dilbeck and Sonya (Allen) Dilbeck Lawless, who survive. He was …
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BREAKING: Jordan Taylor enters guilty plea in 2023 death of Amoura Smallwood. Jordan Blake Taylor has admitted to strangling, sodomizing and ultimately killing three-year-old Amoura Smallwood earlier last year. Taylor, 24, of Corbin, appeared in Whitley Circuit Court on Wednesday morning to enter a guilty plea in connection to Smallwood’s death.
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The News Journal Sports – The News Journal. BREAKING NEWS. BREAKING: Jordan Taylor enters guilty plea in 2023 death of Amoura Smallwood. DNA confirms body found Wednesday off Exit 49 is that of Joseph Couch. Knox school bus crash with injuries reported at Gray. BREAKING: SC man arrested in attempted child abduction at local school.
Oct. 22 is deadline to request mail-in absentee ballot
3 days ago · Registered voters, who want to cast their ballots during the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election but won’t be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have until Tuesday, Oct. 22, to request that a ballot be mailed to them. Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis said that as of Tuesday, Oct. 15, 674 people had already requested that ballots be ...
WCHS girls soccer team ends season as region runner-up
2 days ago · With a 6-2 loss to the North Laurel Lady Jaguars in the championship game of this year’s 13th Region tournament, the Whitley County Lady Colonels concluded their 2024 season with an overall record of 9 wins and 8 losses. The Lady Jags scored the first two goals of Thursday evening’s regional championship contest, played at the Whitley County High School soccer complex. With 17:20 remaining ...
Riverstomp Bluegrass Festival held in W’Burg – The News Journal
2 days ago · The Whitley County Fairgrounds was alive with music last Friday and Saturday as the River Stomp Bluegrass Festival brought crowds out for the annual event. Alongside the music, there was a variety of food vendors and games, including a large version of the classic Jenga game (ABOVE) that kept people busy and entertained in between artists.
Corbin school board talks test scores during latest meeting
3 days ago · Corbin High School ranked 8 th out of 228 high schools in Kentucky. It ranked 3 rd in science and 5 th in social studies. It ranked 16 th in ACT scores, and 99 percent of graduating seniors are college or career ready. It was the second consecutive year that the school received a blue rating. Corbin Middle School ranked 8 th out of 319 middle ...
Reapportionment goes into effect in Whitley County on Wednesday
Nov 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 ...
The News Journal The way things were: On 100th birthday, Ruth …
Jun 15, 2024 · How often do we find ourselves saying, “Things sure have changed,” whenever talking about how we learn, travel, communicate or entertain ourselves? It is true, things have changed a lot just in the last decade, not to mention compared to 30, 40 or even 50 years ago. But what about 100 years ago? For one local resident, Ruth Prewitt, the times of learning in a small one-room schoolhouse and ...
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Last season, the Whitley County Colonels High School football team didn’t have a lot of depth, only playing 13-15 people most games. “That hurt us probably finishing some of those games.