Last week was the 76th Daniel Boone Festival right here in Barbourville Kentucky. Our church always partakes in it, and it is always a grand time. I can’t help but think of one of my favorite …

I’ve heard it said, that your living is determined not so much by what life brings you but, as by the attitude you bring to life. Choose Joy! Not so much by what happens to you but, by the way your …

I felt like I  was at the Daniel Boone Festival walking around in the glorious sun and beauty of downtown and it was over in a blink of an eye. Suddenly, a cold front rolled in as quick as the …

With Election Day less than three weeks away, Knox Countians, like the rest of Kentucky, are making their final election decisions and getting ready to go the polls on November 5th. Education and our …

This time of year, everybody loves classic horror, and I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to a slasher classic you might not be familiar with: 1984’s The Initiation . Granted, …

The Daniel Boone Festival is a pillar of our community. Sure, it hasn’t always been around, but since its inception, Barbourville and Knox County have come to be partially defined by the annual …

The radio comedian Fred Allen was noted for his witticisms. Once he appeared on The Tonight Show, hosted by Jack Paar, who idolized him. Paar gushed, “You are my God!” Allen said, “Five …

The following is a reprint in its entirety of a Courier Journal article from Sunday, May 30, 1948, recapping the events of the first Daniel Boone Festival held May 20 – 21.  For the …