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Terrell awarded Kiwanian of the Year

Photo submitted. Bob Terrell was recently awarded the 2019 Kiwanian of the Year award by the Corbin Kiwanis Club for his exemplary service. Due to illness, Bob had not attended the Kiwanis meetings for quite some time, therefore a few of the members decided to visit Bob at the...

Williamsburg’s Moses crowned Miss Pride of the Commonwealth

Photo submitted. Morgan Moses of Williamsburg was crowned Miss Pride of the Commonwealth Saturday night in Gravely Hall of Danville High School. Morgan also won the Interview Award and was the winner of a cash scholarship and over $100,000.00 in In-Kind scholarships. Morgan...

Hank Williams, Jr. concert draws huge crowd

Country music icon Hank Williams, Jr. played to a sold out show of approximately 6,000 at The Arena in Corbin. Arena Director Kristi Balla said the event went very smoothly considering the size of the crowd. “Our changes were great,” Balla said explaining that multiple things...

State Economic Development Secretary speaks about job creation at Corbin forum

Business “is a contact sport,” said Vivek Sarin, Interim Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, during a speech to a gathering of local business and community leaders Monday in Corbin. “You do not sit behind your desk and send out an email … and expect sales...

Whitley Co. taxpayers getting two extra weeks to pay with 2 percent discount

Whitley County property owners will be getting an extra two weeks this year to pay their tax bills with a 2 percent discount. The Whitley County Board of Education held a special meeting late Monday afternoon to set tax rates for the 2019-2020 school year, which was one of the...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Allen Trimble remembered as a great story teller

Allen C. Trimble loved telling stories. It was something that he was good at doing. “He was a great story teller. You could always count on a couple of stories. His memory on those was spot on. He could tell you details. I will miss listening to the stories not about just things...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

TEDxCorbin speeches now online

When the TEDxCorbin event wrapped up in March, lead organizer Krystal Kinser said the event would live on. While not plans have been announced for a second annual TEDxCorbin, the 17 speeches from the March 9 event in downtown are now available online. “Our speakers knocked it out...

Corbin AT&T workers join strike

A group of 20 linemen, repairmen and splicemen in Corbin are among more than 20,000 AT&T employees who have been on strike across nine states since Saturday. The members of Communications Workers of America Local 3372 held signs on the shoulder of U.S. 25 near the AT&T...

Four injured during church bus crash

A total of four people were transported to the hospital by ambulance early Sunday afternoon after a church bus went over an embankment. The only people on the bus at the time of the crash were the driver, Vernon Fore, 59, of Williamsburg, his wife, and their two granddaughters....
Posted On 28 Aug 2019

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park gets ‘Best in Kentucky’ awards

Kentucky Living Magazine announced its “Best in Kentucky” Awards Thursday at the 2019 Kentucky State Fair, and seven Kentucky state parks were recognized, including Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. “We’re proud of all of our Kentucky State Parks and the people who work there,”...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019