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“It’s like The Field of Dreams… If you build it, they will come.” Those were the words of Senate President Robert Stivers Tuesday when he joined other local and state-level officials at the site of what will soon be the newest speculative building to be constructed inside the...

The Corbin City Commission recently took action on three separate items, all of which involve construction projects that could end up having a major impact on the city in the coming years.

Corbin Independent Schools received a $20,000 grant check during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning to celebrate completion of a remodel project of Pilot in north Corbin, which was the company’s first-ever travel center.

The Corbin Economic Development Agency and the Southeastern Kentucky Regional Business Park are undergoing name changes in order to help market the regional focus. Chairman Bruce Carpenter noted that the economic development agency would now be known as the Southern Kentucky...

The official schedule for Corbin’s 69th Annual NIBROC Festival has been announced. “I think everyone is ready to return to our festival after being off last year,” said Bruce Carpenter, the executive director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “We are just excited to...

For the second year in a row, a new Miss NIBROC will not be crowned. “Obviously we didn’t have it last year, but if you look at Miss NIBROC over the last several years, it has kind of been an event that is harder each year to put it together because you have, each year it seems...

After NIBROC 2020 was canceled because of the COVID–19 pandemic, August will once again mean NIBROC time in Corbin. The festival in downtown Corbin is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 11, through Saturday, 14. Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Director Bruce Carpenter said the...

The Toy Store on South Main Street in Corbin held a formal ribbon cutting Friday morning. Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus and Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Director Bruce Carpenter joined store owner Tonya Ridener and business partner Angel Henderson as they cut the ribbon. The...

Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus was the guest speaker at the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon Tuesday. Razmus updated chamber members on local business developments and progress of projects throughout Corbin, such as the annexation of Exit 29. Regarding the...

Arq announced it has received $10 million of expansion funding from Community Trust Bank, Inc. (CTBI) in support of its business plans and vision to grow its global business by recovering valuable resources from waste. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...