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Baptist Health Foundation Corbin awarded $1.2 million grant to expand behavioral health services

The Baptist Health Foundation Corbin is getting a $1.2 million grant over a four-year period to expand capacity to address behavioral health and/or substance use disorder/opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD) for primary care patients in Knox, Whitley and Madison counties in southcentral...
Posted On 31 Jul 2023
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Local guidance counselors named to state advisory council

Fatemia Fuson with the Whitley County School District and Suzanne Gibbs with the Corbin Independent School District have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 School Counselor Advisory Council (SCAC), along with 25 of their colleagues, the Kentucky Department of Education...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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2023 Whitley County Fair winners

FOOD AND FOOD PRESERVATION Plate of 5 Muffins 1st Place – Cameron Wilson/Carson Wilson 1 JAR TOMATOES-WHOLE, QUARTERED OR CRUSHED 1st Place – Alice Fae Weiland 2nd Place – Jim Moss 1 JAR TOMATO JUICE 1st Place – Alice Fae Weiland 2nd Place – Emily Meadors 1 JAR GREEN BEANS 1st...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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Singer/songwriter contest being held during NIBROC

A singer/songwriter contest will be among the many offerings at this year’s NIBROC Festival in downtown Corbin. A $1,000 cash prize will be awarded at the conclusion of the contest, which is scheduled to be held at the Tomahawks Axe Club on Aug. 10-12. Second and third place...
Posted On 28 Jul 2023
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I-75 asphalt and road rehab project starts Wed. (July 26) in Whitley County

If you’re planning to travel on I-75 between Corbin and Williamsburg between now and early October, then you should be prepared for some construction delays. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that shoulder closures will take place on I-75 from mile...
Posted On 25 Jul 2023
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Corbin native Zac Hart added to NIBROC lineup

Corbin native Zac Hart is an artist whose inevitable rise is already attracting the eyes and ears of country fans, and beyond. Residing in Nashville, Hart has opened for touring artists such as Lee Brice, Travis Tritt, John Michael Montgomery, and more. He has also graced...
Posted On 24 Jul 2023
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New social work degree program at Cumberlands

Societies that want to thrive need good social workers. Social workers assist those who are vulnerable and marginalized – those who are recovering from addiction, victims of abuse, struggling financially, or have physical and/or mental health related disabilities. Are you someone...
Posted On 16 Jul 2023
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Sunup Initiative plans its July 18 meeting

The Sunup Initiative will hold its July monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. at the Corbin Public Library. All are welcome to attend the meeting. Sunup works to open up spaces for constructive conversations about race in our community. Find out more at it...
Posted On 15 Jul 2023
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Gatton Academy students take advantage of summer opportunities

It’s summertime, and that means Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky students, including two students from Corbin, are ready to go, engaging in STEM opportunities, study abroad, and other academic pursuits. “I always look forward to the summer,...
Posted On 15 Jul 2023
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Willis gets Project Gratitude Honor a Caregiver Award

Baptist Health Corbin Director of Critical Care (CCU) Eric Willis, RN, has become the Baptist Health Foundation Corbin’s first recipient of the Honor a Caregiver Award, because of a letter of gratitude recognizing him for his excellent patient care and a donation to the...
Posted On 14 Jul 2023
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