Don Estep

Billy Hicks biography was an informative read, pick it up 09 Feb 2026 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... See more

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 Bryson. Hicks became the head coach at Corbin High School... See more

Music plays an important role in celebrating and worshipping at Christmas 24 Dec 2025 Merry Christmas! That is my greeting in this space for the 38th consecutive year. Although I retired from this newspaper at the beginning of the year, I still write an o... See more

News of planned paving in downtown welcome after many years of asking 13 Nov 2025 A few days ago, News Journal Publisher Trevor Sherman sent me a text which read, “I just heard that KY and Main streets will be paved in 2026.” A few minutes later, News Jou... See more

When I was growing up, sports didn’t get any bigger that the World Series 24 Oct 2025 With football games every week and now basketball ready to start, baseball can be overlooked at this time of the year. But starting this week the World Series will begin... See more