{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Webb officially announces retirement &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ey0Oay89De\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/webb-officially-announces-retirement\/\">Webb officially announces retirement<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/webb-officially-announces-retirement\/embed\/#?secret=ey0Oay89De\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Webb officially announces retirement&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"ey0Oay89De\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Roberta.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":314,"description":"After 27 years and three months, Corbin City Clerk Roberta Webb has announced her retirement effective July 31. Webb was initially hired to serve as the deputy city collector in 1994, becoming city collector and then city clerk. \u201cI greatly appreciate the opportunities that I have been given,\u201d Webb said in a letter announcing her retirement. Prior to being hired at the city, Webb worked at First National Bank. \u201cI\u2019ve had four jobs,\u201d Webb said. \u201cI worked at the grocery store when I was in high school and worked there for 13 years, moving up from working the cash register up to doing bookkeeping.\u201d \u201cThen I went to the unemployment office to file for unemployment when they switched owners and Joe Johnston offered me a job there,\u201d Webb said noting that because of a state hiring freeze she could only work there as a temporary employee. \u201cThen I got hired at the bank and then here,\u201d Webb said. \u201cThey called me back to the unemployment office, but I didn\u2019t go.\u201d Webb said she has enjoyed her time working for the city. \u201cI have met some great people,\u201d Webb said. \u201cLike all places it is not perfect, but it has been a great fit for me. I love working with people, the other employees, and working with the public.\u201d Now that she is retiring, Webb said she is going to spend more time with her family, including her 6-year-old granddaughter, and her grandson who is expected in August. \u201cI want to remain active in my church and hopefully do more,\u201d Webb said. The Corbin native said she intends to remain in Corbin, though she will travel to Florida on occasion where her son lives. \u201cCorbin is home!\u201d Webb said. \u201cNo plans to go anywhere else.\u201d In addition to her time in the collector\u2019s office and the clerk\u2019s office, Webb had the honor of being Corbin\u2019s first Alcoholic Beverage Control Officer. \u201cAnybody that knows me would never have thought of me doing that job,\u201d Webb said noting that, like her other positions with the city, it was about ensuring the paperwork was done correctly. \u201cThey really had more in mind for me to set it up,\u201d Webb said of the ABC office. As to what she would tell whomever follows her in the clerk\u2019s office, Webb offered some advce. \u201cThis too shall pass,\u201d Webb said. \u201cWhen something comes at you that seems overwhelming, just do the best that you can and remember that this too shall pass. If you make a mistake, own up to it. Sometimes it is easy to fix.\u201d"}