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‘Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine,’ coming to Corbin on Nov. 17

If you like your community theater along with your dinner, then you are in luck as the Millstone Community Theatre Guild is bringing a performance to Corbin on Friday, Nov. 17, and to London on Saturday, Nov. 18. “Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine,” which was written by Michael...
Posted On 10 Nov 2023
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Cumberland River Green Dot Corbin, W’burg Photo Contest 2023 now taking submissions

Consider this question. “What would you like to see change in your community to make it a safer place to live?” Now think about how to answer that question using your cell phone camera. Organizers of the Cumberland River Green Dot Corbin and Williamsburg Photo Contest 2023 would...
Posted On 10 Nov 2023
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Empty Stocking Fund sign-ups are Friday (Nov. 10), Tuesday (Nov. 14)

Sign-up dates for the Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund are scheduled for later this week and early next week. The sign-ups will be held on Friday, Nov. 10, and Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the old district court room lobby in the old Corbin City Hall next to the Corbin Police...
Posted On 08 Nov 2023
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Paul D. Dole receives 2023 SEACAA Men of Excellence Award

Paul D. Dole, President/CEO of KCEOC Community Action Partnership, was awarded the 2023 Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies (SEACAA) Men of Excellence Award during the 2023 SEACAA conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Sept. 21. The Men of Excellence...
Posted On 07 Nov 2023
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Fine Arts Association presenting classical pianist Yukiko Fujimura at Union College on November 12

The Fine Arts Association of Southeast Kentucky will be presenting classical pianist Yukiko Fujimura in concert at the Conway-Boatman Memorial Chapel at Union College in Barbourville on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m.
Posted On 05 Nov 2023
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Sons of the American Revolution awarding cash prizes for essay contest

The Captain Charles Gatliff Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is offering cash prizes for high school students in southeastern Kentucky, including students being homeschooled. The chapter will award three prizes of $200, $100 and $50. The winning essay will go...
Posted On 04 Nov 2023
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WCHS junior Cameron Surgener nominated for Congress of Future Medical Leaders

Whitley County High School junior Cameron Surgener has been selected as a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which will be held June 26-28, 2024, just outside Boston on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. The Congress is an honors-only program for high...
Posted On 29 Oct 2023
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Corbin police detective completes criminalistics academy

Corbin Police Detective Basil Robbie Hodge was among 21 officers, who graduated recently from the 2023 Kentucky Criminalistics Academy (KCA) – Crime Scene Technician Course Class 7. “Detective Hodge is the first officer from Corbin Police Department to complete this course. His...
Posted On 29 Oct 2023
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Fun gun safety event planned at noon Saturday at Kentucky Splash

In the wake of the shooting death of a two-year-old by a three-year-old last month in Whitley County, a group of local agencies are holding an event Saturday in Williamsburg in an effort to increase gun safety, and provide some fun activities for local youngsters. The Department...
Posted On 26 Oct 2023
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I-75 bridge deck restoration continuing through Oct. 31 in Whitley County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 11 Office advises motorists that lane closures will continue to occur on I-75 northbound at mile point 14.56 in Whitley County through Tuesday, Oct. 31. Driving lanes will be reduced to 10 feet wide across the bridge with...
Posted On 25 Oct 2023
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