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Photo Gallery: Trace Adkins ‘The Way I Wanna Go Tour’

Country music legend Trace Adkins wowed the crowd at The Corbin Arena Friday night as part of his 2021 ‘The Way I Wanna Go Tour.’ Adkins belted out hits such as ‘One Hot Mama,’ ‘Ladies Love Country Boys,’ ‘Songs About Me,’ and ‘Arlington.’
Posted On 11 Jun 2021

Corbin Tourism approves touch screen kiosk at KFC, rents billboard

When the revamped original Kentucky Fried Chicken reopens to visitors, it will offer visitors the opportunity to discover some of the other sights Corbin has to offer via a touch screen kiosk. Photo COURTESY OF CORBIN TOURISM The Corbin Tourism Commission has rented a billboard...

Carcille Burchette named Kentucky Garden Club President

For the next two years, the Kentucky Garden Club will be led by a Corbin lady with more than 25 years of experience in the garden club as Carcille Burchette has been named the new president. Burchette was voted upon as president by the general membership during the state...

Newest section of West Ky. 92 scheduled to open on June 17

The newest section of West Ky. 92 in Whitley County is scheduled to be opened to traffic on June 17. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said traffic will be shifted onto the new driving lanes between Jellico Creek Bridge and Old Jellico Creek Road before shifting...

Charges of murder to be presented to grand jury

Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling will present charges of murder to the grand jury after Whitley County District Court Judge Fred White found probable cause to send Adam Alloway’s and Melissa Summers’s cases to the grand jury on Wednesday. Read this story and more for just...

White Rabbit Records selected to participate in Record Store Day

White Rabbit Records will be one of 21 record stores in Kentucky to participate in the national Record Store Day 2021 on June 12 and July 17. “It is a day where there are exclusive albums released, and they are only released on that day,” said Teri Anne Hensley, one of the owners...

W’burg block parties return Friday after two-year hiatus with HI-5

Following a one year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Williamsburg Main Street Program’s summer block parties will resume starting Friday night. HI-5, a central Kentucky band, will kick off the block party season on June 11. Positive Movement will perform on June 25. City Heat takes...
Posted On 10 Jun 2021

Ky. State Auditor addresses Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

When the average Kentuckian hears the term, “state auditor,” he or she usually pictures something along the lines of the IRS. At Tuesday’s Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Kentucky State Auditor Mike Harmon explained that the he and his staff are working for the...

SOAR Summit could bring 3k visitors to Corbin

“Gov. Beshear and I are proud to announce that the 2021 SOAR Summit will be hosted by the City of Corbin at the Corbin Arena on Oct. 13 and 14 of this year,” announced Congressman Hal Rogers on June 2 at Second and Main in Downtown Corbin. SOAR, which stands for Shaping Our...

Jewell lays out goals as new CHS principal

Another life-long Redhound will assume the position of head principal at Corbin High School. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us