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Corbin school officials concerned about third, fourth graders vaping

When you think about youth vaping, most people imagine rebellious teenagers. However, vaping is now reaching a much younger group of children. “Vaping has become an issue at the elementary level. We are taking quite a few vapes off fourth and fifth graders. That has happened...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Corbin City Commission takes steps to donate property to school district

The Corbin City Commission took official steps Monday to deed property between Corbin High School’s Campbell Field and the Creek Walk to the Corbin Independent Board of Education so it can start renovation work at the football stadium. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 19 Aug 2022

Corbin Independent summer school bus drivers get temporary raise

Bus drivers managing summer routes for the Corbin Independent School District will be receiving extra compensation for the remainder of the season following a decision by the Corbin Board of Education last week. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Corbin School votes to collect taxes in-house beginning 2022-2023

Beginning with the 2022-2023 tax cycle, Corbin residents will be paying some taxes directly to the Corbin Independent School District rather than to the city. The Corbin Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the in-house collection of taxes beginning in the 2022-2023...

Parents complain about masks to school boards

At the very least, a small number of parents and grandparents in the Whitley County School District and the Corbin Independent School District want the practice of masking students ended. During the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting Thursday, Justin McIntire,...
Posted On 17 Sep 2021

Local school districts opt to keep masks

All three school districts in Whitley County will continue enforcing a mask policy for students and staff while indoors at least for now. During a special legislative session last week, the Kentucky General Assembly voted to end a state mandate on masking in schools, and to give...
Posted On 16 Sep 2021

Whitley, W’burg students return to school March 8; Corbin returned March 1

Starting next week, barring unforeseen weather delays, all school districts in Whitley County will be back to in-person classes four days each week for students opting to attend in-person instruction. Students at Corbin Independent Schools returned to in-person classes on March...
Posted On 03 Mar 2021

School superintendents follow state recommendations, postpone in-person classes

While most everyone hoped that COVID-19 would be left behind in 2020, superintendents, teachers and staff are preparing for its continued appearance while trying to best facilitate learning for students and a return to in-person classes in some form with COVID rates decrease....
Posted On 07 Jan 2021

Corbin, W’burg, Whitley Co. schools will only offer in-person classes four days a week

When students across Whitley County return to school on Monday, it will be a combination of in-person, virtual, or a hybrid, depending on the district. Corbin students will have the options of in-person, virtual, or hybrid, but according to a letter sent to parents by...

Corbin, Whitley County, Williamsburg schools all plan to resume in-person classes Sept. 28

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that local school districts will now making decisions on how students attend classes without additional recommendations from his office. However, under an emergency regulation filed Monday that requires parents and guardians, to inform schools...