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Corbin Board of Education approves new 2020-21 school year calendar

Corbin Independent Schools will begin its 2020-21 school year on Aug. 26. At a special-called board meeting Thursday night, the board voted unanimously to approve a new calendar in the wake of the COVID–19 pandemic. One thing that is different from calendars in previous years is...

Local school districts making plans in light of decision not to resume traditional classes

K-12 students across Kentucky will not be returning to school this school year. During a conference call with superintendents Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear said students would remain on the non-traditional instructional (NTI) days for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Schools...

Registration for Corbin kindergarten being done online

Registration for kindergarten at Corbin Primary School began Monday, online. Because of the closing of schools, officials announced that all kindergarten registration will be done online. “Any family that does not have internet access may pick up a paper packet at the main...

Corbin, Whitley County change school meal delivery schedules to three days a week

Last week a Fayette County school employee, who delivered food to students, tested positive for COVID-19, and the Whitley County and Corbin school districts are changing their student food delivery schedules to lessen the potential exposure of employees and volunteers to the...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Auction of former Corbin Elementary, Intermediate school buildings moved online; will end Saturday

The former Corbin Elemetary and Corbin Intermediate School buildings will be auctioned as scheduled on Saturday, but, in light of fears of spreading the conoravirus, it will be entirely online. Adam Hill, Principal Broker/Auctioneer At Interstate Auction and Realty said the...

Corbin Schools to close for a month to help prevent possible spread of coronavirus

The Corbin Board of Education voted Thursday night to close school for the next three weeks. Earlier Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear had asked school systems across the commonwealth to close down beginning Monday for two weeks to help prevent the further spread of the...

Corbin Schools opening former elementary, intermediate buildings Saturday to view surplus items

Corbin Independent Schools is making surplus classroom furniture and miscellaneous items that are up for auction available to be viewed by the public on Saturday. The items that include chairs, desks, tables, file cabinets, dry erase boards, and even an upright piano and popcorn...

Corbin schools auctioning off surplus furnishings from old elementary, intermediate schools

The Corbin Board of Education approved a motion to declare numerous desks, chairs, tables, shelves and similar items that remain following the closure of the intermediate and elementary schools as surplus. At the board’s regular meeting last Thursday, the members unanimously...

UPDATE: Williamsburg joins Corbin Independent, Knox and Whitley County Schools in closing because of illness

Corbin Independent Schools, and Williamsburg Independent School have joined a growing list of local school districts in cancelling classes because of sickness among students, faculty and staff. Officials at Corbin and Williamsburg announced Thursday afternoon that school would be...

Old Corbin Intermediate, Corbin Elementary buildings to be sold at auction

Seven months after the last students roamed the halls of the former Corbin Elementary and Corbin Intermediate School buildings, the buildings are headed to the auction block. At Thursday’s regular meeting of the Corbin Board of Education, the board authorized Superintendent Dave...