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Each year, local organizations are chosen to benefit from the Annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon event in downtown Corbin by receiving a portion of the proceeds. In 2022, the groups receiving the donations are the Corbin Rotary Club and the Corbin Lions Club. Last week, event...

At a recent special called meeting of the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission, Director Maggy Monhollen announced that she was pursuing a partnership with the World Food Championship organization that could potentially see Corbin hosting qualifying events. On Tuesday, it was...

The Corbin Backpack Program received a $10,000 donation Monday. The donation was the result of funds raised during the Colonel Sanders Half Marathon in November. Corbin Backpack Program Board Chair Doris Moore said the $10,000 donation will buy lots of food to feed students in...

More than 250 runners competed in the Colonel Sanders half marathon and 10k Saturday morning. Participants travelled from as far away as California to run. Runners of all ages participated in the races. Colonel Harland Sanders impersonator Colonel Johnny Miller joined...

Downtown Corbin played host to more than 250 runners Saturday as they converged on Depot Street for the second annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon. Unlike last year, the event also included a 10K race. Runners met at the starting line beginning at 8:30 Saturday morning for the...

Approximately 230 runners are slated to take to the streets of Corbin on Nov. 13 to compete in either the Colonel Sanders Half Marathon, or the accompanying 10K race. However, Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen, one of the event organizers, said there is plenty of room for...

The second annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon will be returning to Corbin in November. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said the 2021 event is scheduled for Nov. 13. “The route will remain the same,” Monhollen said of the course that started and ended on Depot Street,...

Organizers of the inaugural Colonel Sanders Half Marathon shared the fruits of their labor Thursday night, presenting a check for $7,000 to the Knox-Whitley Humane Association (KWHA). Race Director Maggy Kriebel and members of the organizing committee came to the shelter Thursday...

On behalf of the Colonel Sanders Half Marathon Planning Committee, we would like to acknowledge both the sponsors and participants of the Inaugural Colonel Sanders Half Marathon. On November 14, 2020 199 attended and finished the race. 35 percent of the runners were from out of...

This Saturday, November 14, I was so proud to call myself a Corbinite! The inaugural Colonel Sanders half marathon was absolutely a perfect success. They even got the weather right. Significant kudos to Maggy Kriebel and her outstanding planning team. A million thanks to all the...