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Cameron meets with Forcht Group executives

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made a stop on Friday at Forcht Group in Lexington. The recently elected Republican nominee for Governor sat down with a handful of executives to discuss the issues facing Kentuckians today and his campaign plans.
Posted On 08 Jun 2023
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University of the Cumberlands students win awards

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) recently presented separate awards to a graduating senior and a junior. Madalyn Sutton is the recipient of the 2023 Mary Mildred Sullivan Award bestowed by UC. This award honors a female student from the senior class who has made significant...
Posted On 06 Jun 2023
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Ball first ever UC, Corbin dual enrollment graduate

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) and Corbin High School now have their first dual enrollment graduate. Catelin Ball graduated from UC as a dual enrollment student from Corbin High School. She earned an Associate’s Degree in general studies summa cum laude with a humanities...
Posted On 05 Jun 2023
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Honor student D’Shawn Henderson nominated for The Congress of Future Medical Leaders

Whitley County High School freshman D’Shawn Henderson is a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held June 21-23, just outside Boston, on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who...
Posted On 05 Jun 2023
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Williamsburg High School Alumni Endowment Inc. presents scholarships

The Williamsburg High School Alumni Endowment Inc. recently awarded four scholarships to Williamsburg High School seniors. Pictured are President Harry Alder, Dennis Patrick-Salas, Benjamin Hale, Kirsten Skidmore and Secretary Lynn Steinglein. Heaven Warren was not present.
Posted On 04 Jun 2023
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Several local exemplary students selected to be Rogers Scholars, Rogers Explorers

The Center for Rural Development has selected several local students to participate in its summer leadership programs. Rogers Scholars Corbin High School sophomores Reid Bryant and William Taylor, and Lynn Camp High School sophomore Matthew Garrison will join high school students...
Posted On 04 Jun 2023
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Corbin City Utilities Commission employee gets certification

Aaron Sevier (left), an employee of Corbin’s City Utilities Commission, was presented his Journeyman Lineman Certificate by Electric Superintendent Doug Lawson (right). Sevier has successfully completed one of the world’s most comprehensive training programs for power line...
Posted On 03 Jun 2023
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Cumberlands awards Childress Scholarship

Each spring, University of the Cumberlands (UC) partners with the Maiden Drug Company of Williamsburg to award the Deborah Carol Childress Scholarship to two high school seniors from the Whitley County area who will be attending Cumberlands in the fall. The 2023 recipients of the...
Posted On 03 Jun 2023
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Courtney Wrinn Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Courtney Wrinn of Corbin was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. She was initiated at Eastern Kentucky University. Wrinn is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty,...
Posted On 02 Jun 2023
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Baptist Health Corbin Volunteers win HANDS Award from Kentucky Hospital Association

Baptist Health Corbin Volunteers received a Helping Accomplish Noteworthy Duties Successfully (HANDS) Award at the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) Convention held recently in Lexington. The KHA presents the HANDS award to hospital volunteers and auxiliary groups that conduct...
Posted On 02 Jun 2023
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