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Mountain Advocate, September 30, 2026

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 Jr. Woman’s Study Club donates to Humane Society
The GFWC Kentucky Barbourville Junior Woman’s Study Club President Anne Pedersen presented a donation of $500 to Devonna Maguet, President of the Knox-Whitley Humane Society which operates the …
Study Club hosts Queen’s Tea
The GFWC Barbourville Woman’s Study Club hosted the Daniel Boone Festival Queens Tea, inviting the DBF Queen Candidates and DBF 2025 Queen to mingle and dine at Southeast Kentucky Community and …
Knox Board Approves Career Center Bid, Budget and Tax Rates
The Knox County Board of Education held its September monthly meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2026. During the meeting, Superintendent Jeremy Ledford updated members on the partnership with …
Photo by Jennifer K. Perkins Officials and dignitaries gathered for a ribbon cutting celebrating the expansion at the Corbin Center on Monday.
Officials celebrate ribbon cutting of expansion for newly-renamed Corbin center
On the outside, it looks like a building expansion project, but in reality, it is more about expanding opportunities than anything else. Dozens of business, political and community leaders …
Grand Jury returns three indictments
The Knox County Grand Jury returned only three indictments for September: Holly Lynn Akers, 34: One count of Bail Jumping in the First Degree; one count of Persistent Felony Offender in the …

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Obituaries
Mrs. Zella Colene Fisher
Obituary - Zella Colene Fisher
Mrs. Zella Colene Fisher , age 97 of Heidrick, Kentucky departed this life on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in the Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin. She was the widow of Marvin Fisher and the daughter …
Kimberly Heitzman (Warren)
Obituary - Kimberly Heitzman (Warren)
Kimberly Heitzman (Warren) December 26, 1966 - September 24, 2026 Louisville, KY - Kimberly Heitzman (Warren), born December 26, 1966, in Hinkle, Kentucky, entered into eternal rest after a …
Obituary - Victor Mills
Mr. Victor Mills , Jr., age 71 was born in Barbourville, KY on July 23, 1955 to the late Victor Mills, Sr. and Viola Bargo Mills and departed this life on September 26, 2026 at his home. In …
Henry Otis Vaughn
Obituary - Henry Otis Vaughn
Mr. Henry Otis Vaughn , age 93 of Manchester, KY was born in Barbourville, KY on July 6, 1933 to the late Henry and Lucy Ann Stewart Vaughn and departed this life on September 26, 2026 in the Advent …
James Collins
Obituary - James Collins
Mr. James Collins , age 67 of Flat Lick, KY was born in Pineville, KY on June 9, 1959 to the late Ben and Ella Mills Collins and departed this life on September 26, 2026 in the UK Hospital in …

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A raging grass fire was threatening a farmer’s home and all his barns, and it was clear that the big city firefighters with all their fancy equipment were losing the battle to bring it under …
The weather is finally feeling like Fall. There may still be green leaves and sunny skies, but the humidity seems to have left. Who knows, maybe we could wear a sweatshirt soon. Kentucky weather is …
As Barbourville prepares for its 78th annual Daniel Boone Festival, we will surely hear the name Dr. Karl Bleyl. We know he created the festival while teaching at Union College. But who was the man …
Evie Eslie Hammons, Jr. has been on my mind and in my dreams a great deal lately. Not sure why I can’t get my dad off my mind. Dad died in 1983 at the age of 66. He reached retirement age but chose …
From left: KCEOC Senior Center Director Shawn Bingham, Senate President Robert Stivers, State Representative Tom O’Dell Smith, and Amber Case, Corbin Senior Center Director.
Written by John Sizemore Barbourville, Ky. Of the $7.92 Million handed out to the various local government agencies recently, representatives of both the Corbin and Barbourville senior citizens …

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Chilling experience gives parrot attitude adjustment

I can’t help but laugh at the story of the man who got a parrot as a Christmas gift. The problem was this particular parrot had a very bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. It seemed that …

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