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Final hurdles being cleared to build Corbin Farmer’s Market Pavilion

Corbin tourism officials say a project to build a new farmer’s market pavilion along Main Street hasn’t progressed as fast as they would have liked, but the project is now only a couple of more hurdles away from construction starting. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 04 May 2022

Corbin unveils event schedule

For all intents and purposes, spring has sprung and community events in Corbin will be picking up beginning in April. The first Depot Street Market of the season, which began in 2012 as the Corbin Community Yard Sale, will be held on April 2. Corbin Downtown Director Maggy...

Corbin Tourism gets newest mascot, Cluckie, the chicken

What would Colonel Sanders be without his chickens? Corbin Tourism is proud to introduce its newest mascot, Cluckie, the chicken. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said she found Cluckie roosting at Ever Aston Boutique. “I had gone in last Saturday to do a Facebook Live...

RV and boat show a big success

Approximately 1,300 visitors stopped by the Corbin Arena between Feb. 18 to 20 for the Southeastern Kentucky RV and Boat Show sponsored by Wildcat RV and Marine and Corbin Tourism. The event was the first RV and Boat show to be hosted in Corbin, but after a debriefing meeting on...

Pavilion construction delayed due to Dept. of Ag requirement

Construction on the planned farmers market pavilion on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street has hit a federal environmental snag that will delay the start that had been planned for this month. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Finger Lickin’ Chicken Week returns to Corbin

Fourteen Corbin restaurants will be participating in Corbin Tourism’s third annual Finger Lickin’ Chicken Week. The event, which began in 2019, is an opportunity for local restaurants to offer unique dishes all using one key ingredient – chicken. In 2021, the event was...

Saturday is deadline to register for Colonel Sanders Half Marathon/10K

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...

Corbin Tourism seeks grant money for Railroad Museum

The Corbin Tourism Commission is continuing its efforts to fund the construction of the Corbin Railroad Museum through federal grant money. Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen announced during the special called meeting of the commission last Tuesday that she is applying for a $3.5...

Cruise for a Cause will go from Corbin to Beattyville Saturday

Corbin Tourism has partnered with the City of Beattyville and Back Road of Appalachia to host the Cruise for a Cause on Saturday to benefit local businesses in the Lee County town that were impacted by the historic flooding in late February and early March. The event, which will...

Corbin Tourism approves touch screen kiosk at KFC, rents billboard

When the revamped original Kentucky Fried Chicken reopens to visitors, it will offer visitors the opportunity to discover some of the other sights Corbin has to offer via a touch screen kiosk. Photo COURTESY OF CORBIN TOURISM The Corbin Tourism Commission has rented a billboard...