April clean-ups planned for Corbin, Williamsburg, Cumberland Falls

Spring is in the air and with it are some local opportunities early next month to help clean up your community.

The annual Corbin spring community clean-up will take place on Saturday, April 6, from 8-11 a.m. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. at Sanders Park, which is located along Main Street.

“Grab a trash bag and join us for a community wide litter and trash pick-up called Keep Corbin Clean! This event is designed to get local citizens, philanthropy groups and others involved in a city-wide litter abatement day,” according to the Corbin Tourism Commission’s website. “For all the volunteers that come out to help, we will provide all supplies (gloves, trash bags, litter grabbers), t-shirts, lunch and a chance to win a prize.”

For more information call (606) 528-8860.

Last year’s Keep Corbin Clean event was held in early September and drew about 35 participants.

The PRIDE Spring Clean-Up 2024 will take place one week later on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. – noon at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the gift shop.

Afterwards there will be a free lunch, prizes and awards.

This year’s clean-up is being held in partnership with Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, The Kentucky Wildlands, McCreary County Fiscal Court 109 Board, Whitley County Fiscal Court, U.S. Forest Service, McCreary County Extension Service, McCreary County Board of Education, Whitley County School System, Whitley County Tourism Commission and the Pine Knot Job Corps.

Outdoor Venture Corporation and United Cumberland Bank are this year’s corporate sponsors. For more information about the clean-up, contact The Kentucky Wildlands at (888) 577-4339 or (606) 677-6150.

Over 200 people registered for last spring’s PRIDE Spring Clean-Up at Cumberland Falls.

Next month, Williamsburg residents will have the chance to do some cleaning up closer at their homes with the annual City of Williamsburg Spring Clean-Up.

The clean-up will take place on the Highland Park side of town from April 1-5 and April 8-12. It will take place on the downtown side of town from April 15-19 and April 22-26.

During these time periods, city sanitation workers will pick-up one pick-up truck size load of debris, junk, old furniture and so forth from each residence.

All furniture must be wrapped in plastic or it will not be picked up. The city will pick up anything except for tires, batteries, shingles or any type of acids.

Please set all brush and limbs to the side, and do not put them in your trash container. Williamsburg residents can call (606) 549-6036 when they are ready for their one free pick-up.