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Tuesday night basketball scores

Local high school basketball finals from Tuesday night. In boys’ action, Corbin defeated Garrard County in the Redhounds’ home opener, 75-67. Whitley County won at Red Bird, 63-30. In girls’ action, Williamsburg fell to Pineville at home, 71-55. Whitley County lost at Harlan...

Tickets go on sale Friday for WWE Jan. 22 show in Corbin

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is coming back to Corbin early next year. The Corbin Arena announced the new show late Monday morning. The WWE SuperShow will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. at The Corbin Arena. Tickets are available starting at 10 a.m....
Posted On 08 Dec 2021

Corbin’s Treyveon Longmire may not play for UK

Corbin High School senior football standout Treyveon Longmire may not be suiting up for the University of Kentucky next fall. Longmire, who had committed to play for Coach Mark Stoops back in the spring, announced on his Twitter page that he would be looking at other school...

Corbin man charged with strangling woman

A Corbin man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly strangling a woman. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Lawrence E. Smith, 46, with first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault following an investigation into the incident off of Robert E. Cox Road. Deputy Gilbert...

Corbin Christmas Parade this Saturday

The annual Corbin Christmas Parade will be traipsing up Main Street Saturday night. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said more than 20 businesses had signed up to participate. “That doesn’t include other organizations along with the fire departments and others that just...

Ky. Chamber of Commerce forum in Corbin outlines tax reform efforts

Over two dozen people turned out Tuesday morning to talk about Kentucky’s workforce opportunities, tax code improvements and other key indicators of businesses competitiveness with members of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Kentucky...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021

Hounds, Jackets ousted from football playoffs

Football season came to a sudden end Friday night as Corbin was eliminated from the Class 4A playoffs and Williamsburg was knocked out of the Class A playoffs. Corbin Redhounds The Corbin Redhounds hopes for a perfect season and another state title ended Friday night with a loss...

Corbin’s Christmas Open House a success

Several hundred people visited downtown Corbin Sunday for the city’s Christmas Open House. The event marks the kickoff for holiday shopping in Corbin. “Christmas Open House was such an incredible time! Not only was it the perfect way to kick off the holiday shopping season in...

Forcht Bank partners with food banks to fight hunger in local communities

(Lexington, KY) Kicking off it’s fifth year, Forcht Bank’s Stick a Forcht in Hunger will be working to help community members in need by accepting non-perishable food items between November 8 and December 22. All donations brought to Forcht Bank locations will be donated to local...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021

Corbin’s Christmas celebrations kick off Nov. 21

The City of Corbin is kicking off the Christmas season on Nov. 21 with a Christmas Open House from 1 to 5 p.m. in downtown Corbin. Corbin Tourism Director and Downtown Manager Maggy Monhollen said the Christmas Open House is the official holiday shopping kickoff for downtown...