The News Journal launched its new website Saturday morning. “It is an exciting time for the News Journal,” said Publisher Jennifer K. Perkins. “The purpose of the new site, and […] ...
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The News Journal will launch its new website Saturday morning. “It is an exciting time for the News Journal,” said Publisher Jennifer K. Perkins. “The purpose of the new site, and everything we do ...
For many years, the Corbin White Flag Ministry has helped people in need of food and shelter during the extreme cold of the winter months in southeast Kentucky. Recently, the region has experienced ...
As the old saying goes, the teacher is disappointed when the student does not surpass them or in this case students. I am ...
Photos by TREVOR SHERMAN The Hunt and the Harvest hosted a special appreciation dinner for all of the first responders ...
Sure, we get the big news events in there, but that doesn’t mean there still weren’t quite a few other interesting and memorable news stories in 2025, such as ground being broken for an expansion of ...
I just finished reading a book titled “BILLY.”  It is a story about Kentucky’s All-Time winningest high school basketball coach with over 1,000 wins, Billy Hicks, written by a friend, Dr. John Wiley ...
The News Journal is a Kentucky Press Association award winning newspaper. It is the legal paper of record for Whitley County.
The City of Williamsburg will be offering free horse drawn carriage rides Friday and Saturday at the Green Space on Main as part of its “Loving in the Burg Week” in recognition of Valentine’s Day. The ...
Smiths Grove is where author Gary P. West took his first steps, rode his first bicycle, saw his first bowling alley, watched his first movie, attended first grade and drank his first chocolate malt at ...