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Members of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will receive an update on the long-planned horse racing track in Corbin and extension facility in Williamsburg next week when Henry Graffeo, Vice President/General Manager of Kentucky Downs, speaks at the monthly membership...

Last week, Governor Andy Beshear’s office announced that funds in excess of $162 million would be distributed to 360 cities across the state, including Corbin and Williamsburg. These funds are being made available through the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, which was...

Artwork designed by a Corbin student will soon be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced that the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District is Quincy Calico, who graduated from Corbin High...

The state office of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced recently that 82nd Rep. Regina Huff achieved a 100 percent NFIB voting record in the 2021-22 session of the General Assembly. “It’s important to have elected leaders who understand the challenges...

Baptist Health Corbin (BHC) volunteers were recently recognized receiving the Helping Accomplish Noteworthy Duties Successfully (HANDS) Award at the 93rd Annual Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) Convention in Louisville on May 19. The KHA presents the HANDS awards to hospital...

The past couple of years have been good ones for The Corbin Arena. The Corbin Arena staff and local officials seen in April getting the Best Live Venue Award at the 2022 Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

A recent newspaper article about Kentucky Derby goers slipping prohibited items past ticket-takers while on their way to a prime spot in the infield triggered a 56-year-old memory of the Derby, and the infield in particular. I was a college student at the University of Kentucky...

Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus said the city’s ordinance regarding dogs must be more stringently enforced following an incident in which a Corbin High School student was attacked by multiple neighborhood dogs on 23rd Street. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

The Corbin Board of Education is taking steps to help end the struggle of finding an adequate number of substitute teachers by increasing the daily pay for subs and creating a new payrate for retired certified teachers that are willing to return on an as-needed basis. Read this...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and members of the General Assembly announced recently that 103 tourism and destination marketing organizations in 88 Kentucky counties will receive a total of $5.3 million in funding, including two organizations...