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If you are looking for something to help put you in the Christmas spirit then look no further than the Corbin Tourism Commission’s annual Corbin Christmas Parade, which will take place starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. “The Corbin Christmas Parade is one of our favorite events of the...

If you have a less fortunate child and you missed the first two Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund sign-up dates, then you are in luck as you will have one more chance to do so next week. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Empty Stocking Fund will be taking applications from those...

For perhaps the first time in its long history, the Corbin Independent School District is embracing a color besides “Redhound red.” It is the color blue, but Redhound nation need not worry about having to change the color scheme of their wardrobe permanently. Corbin High School...

If you want to get in some exercise before filling up on turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day while also donating some money to a good cause, then keep reading. The 16th Annual Williamsburg Turkey Trot 5-K run/walk will take place Thanksgiving morning. Last year,...

Five years ago, the University of the Cumberlands did something almost unheard of in the world of higher education. It lowered the tuition rate for on-campus students and not just a little bit. Ed McGrath, a senior development officer for the University of the Cumberlands, spoke...

University of the Cumberlands cares about many things, and providing food for local families is one of them. With rising costs across every type of basic need, families face tough choices and impossible decisions. Food insecurity is ever-growing. Local food programs for families,...

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...

Whitley County voters went to the polls Tuesday and during three days of early voting last week, and unsurprisingly threw their support behind Republican candidates running for statewide office, including: governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor of...

58 people participated in the annual Jack O’Lantern Jog Saturday morning with many dressed in an array of Halloween costumes ranging from Forest Gump to Batman. Isaiah Curry was the overall winner with a time of 25:13. Cayleigh Zanet was the top female winner with a time of 33:28.

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT This year’s Kayaking for Kids event raised $22,000, which was a new personal record. The proceeds were given out last week, with each school’s family resource center in the county receiving $2,500 each. Pleasant View Elementary was presented with their...