Gray Hawkins played an integral role in the relaunch of Corbin High School’s student-led newspaper publication two years ago. Now, the former Paws Print staffer is helping the Murray State News win multiple Kentucky Press Association “Excellence in Newspaper” awards.

Jan 8, 2019 · For the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in nine years, the News Journal brought home the First Place General Excellence Award in the large weekly division during the Kentucky Press Association’s 2024 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest.

Onnie O. Meadors, age 90 of Williamsburg, Ky., passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at his home. He was born May 7, 1934 in Whitley County, Ky. to the late Soloman and Frankie Vanover Meadors, Along with his parents he was preceded in death by eight siblings, Paris Berman...

Dec 31, 2024 · News Journal owners Terry Forcht and Don Estep have announced that Trevor Sherman will be assuming publisher duties at the weekly newspaper effective Jan. 1, 2025. Sherman will become the third publisher in the News Journal’s 38-year history. Estep began in 1987 when he took over as publisher of the former Whitley Republican. Soon thereafter, he launched a new weekly publication in the ...

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4 days ago · For the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in nine years, the News Journal brought home the First Place General Excellence Award in the large weekly division during the Kentucky Press Association’s 2024 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest. “We are very proud of the accomplishments of our award winning staff,” said former News Journal Publisher Don Estep, who retired at the ...

Long time Whitley County Board of Education member J.E. Jones passed away Wednesday (Jan. 22) after a long illness. Jones served 40 years on the Whitley County Board of Education and was one of the longest serving school board members in the state.

5 days ago · Regular season district competition continued in the local area Tuesday with 50th and 51st District showdowns… The Corbin Redhounds and Lady Hounds hosted Williamsburg in a boys/girls double header that saw the home teams win both contests. The Corbin girls won, 79-25, to improve to 14-5 on the year, 2-1 in district play. With the loss, the Lady Jackets fall to 6-11, 0-3. In the later game ...

1 day ago · Gray Hawkins played an integral role in the relaunch of Corbin High School’s student-led newspaper publication two years ago. Now, the former Paws Print staffer is helping the Murray State News win multiple Kentucky Press Association “Excellence in Newspaper” awards. Hawkins, a 2023 graduate of CHS, was present at a KPA awards banquet for the very first time last week at the Hyatt ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Whitley County voters have elected to strike down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed public tax dollars to be diverted away from public schools to be used at private schools. In Whitley County, voters voted against the measure by a nearly 65 percent margin, with “no” receiving 9,328 votes and “yes” receiving 5,080. As of press time, final numbers across the ...