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Corbin Tourism Commission looking for Corbin High School memorabilia for traveling Smithsonian exhibit

Corbin Tourism is asking alumni and other Redhound fans to help tell the story of Corbin High School’s sports history. Corbin is one of the 14 small towns across Kentucky that has been selected to host the Smithsonian Museum’s traveling exhibit, “Hometown Teams.” The exhibit,...

UPDATED: State trooper being flown from scene of crash

A Kentucky State Police trooper was flown from the scene of a crash on Interstate 75 Tuesday morning. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, identified the trooper as Houston E. Lewis, who is assigned to Post 13 in Hazard. “He lives in Laurel...

Corbin Police investigating theft at Waffle House

Corbin Police are investigating a theft that occurred Monday morning at the Waffle House off of exit 25. Police were called to the restaurant on Cumberland Falls Hwy. in response to a complaint that an lone individual had gained entry to the restaurant through a back door, got...

Corbin BOE approves property tax increase

The Corbin Board of Education voted Thursday to increase property taxes. By a vote of 4-0, the board approved a 4 percent increase in the rate. Superintendent David Cox recommended the increase from 64.1 cents per $100 of assessed value to 66.7 cents per $100 of assessed value....

Workout Anytime set to open soon in Corbin

In a day and time where people are constantly on the go, finding the 30 to 45 minutes to squeeze in a workout is becoming more and more difficult, especially when it involves a trip to the gym. Doug Ladd and Caroline Hendy are seeking to expand that window to workout to anytime...

Local man charged in stabbing given prison sentence

A Gray man charged in a 2016 stabbing at a residence on Dr. Parker Lane has been ordered to serve five years in prison and to have no contact with the victim or any of his family members. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Fourth annual Moonbow Eggfest set to take place in downtown Corbin Sept. 16

They are big. They are green. Cooks have been known to use them to prepare anything from breakfast to dessert. The non-profit Moonbow Eggfest, Inc., in conjunction with the Corbin Tourism Commission will be hosting the fourth annual “Moonbow Eggfest” on September 16 to celebrate...

Cumberland Falls voted best romantic getaway in KY

Mammouth Cave may be Kentucky’s biggest tourist attraction, but Cumberland Falls is tops when it comes to visitors who are looking for a “romantic getaway.” In a poll of readers of Kentucky Living Magazine and visitors to kentuckyliving.com to determine the “Best in Kentucky,”...

Woman ejected in Byerly Road crash

A Rockholds woman was ejected from her vehicle after running off of Byerly Road Monday night. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said 21-year-old Nicole Mayne was taken to Baptist Health Corbin and then transferred to the...

Corbin woman indicted for prescription fraud

A Corbin woman was indicted Friday for on multiple counts of prescription fraud. Forty-five-year-old Melissa A. Helton is facing four counts of fraud or false statement in obtaining a forged prescription and four counts of criminal possession of a forged prescription. According...