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Corbin officials opening McBurney Center, lowering pool admission to help residents beat heat

With the heat forecast to spike into the low to mid 90s Friday and Saturday, Corbin city officials are taking steps to help residents stay cool. City Manager Marlon Sams said the McBurney Center on Barbourville Street would be open to the public from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day....

Gazebo at Corbin creekwalk damaged over the weekend

Corbin city officials are asking for the public’s help to identify the individual(s) who vandalized the gazebo at the north end of the Lynn Camp Creek walk at the Engineer Street Bridge Saturday night. Corbin Public Works Director Gary Kelly said an entire section of the wooden...

City manager: Corbin will collect it’s own garbage

Corbin Public Works employees will continue to collect the city’s garbage. Corbin City Manager Marlon Sams announced Tuesday that after reviewing the proposals from Poff Carting and Waste Management and comparing them with what the city currently does, that it was economically...

Corbin woman facing 22 counts of cruelty to animals

A Corbin woman has pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of cruelty to animals stemming from a complaint made by local animal rights group Justice for Abused Animals. Sixty-three-year-old Saundra Nickels shook her head as Whitley District Court Fred White read the complaint against...

Exile to play at this year’s NIBROC Festival

The 2017 NIBROC Festival will open to the chart-topping sounds of legendary band Exile, and organizers say more announcements about musical entertainment for the festival can be expected in the near future. Born in Richmond, KY in 1967, Exile has an impressive string of country...

Restoration work completed on L&N 2132

When the Corbin Tourism Commission voted in January to accept the proposal to restore the L&N 2132 locomotive along with her coal tender and caboose on display on Depot Street, the goal was to have the project completed before Nibroc 2017 kicked off in August. Monday morning...

Corbin police forced to kill runaway mule

Corbin Police were forced to shoot and kill a runaway mule last Thursday that couldn’t be captured after it escaped from a local man who owned the animal. According to Corbin Police Capt. Coy Wilson, the mule was shot by Maj. Rob Jones, with a rifle, at the request of the mule’s...

Cumberland Valley Cruise-In to be held Saturday in Corbin

Downtown Corbin will be roaring with life Saturday night as the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In takes over Main Street. The third of four scheduled car shows will begin at 4 p.m. Cars, trucks and motorcycles, and any other street-legal vehicles are welcome. “If you think your car is...

Local towns plan a variety of Independence Day celebrations

If you like fireworks, then you will have the opportunity to view them over the course of three different nights in local towns. London will kick-off Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, July 1. Corbin and Barbourville will follow on Monday, July 3, and Williamsburg and...
Posted On 28 Jun 2017

Corbin man arrested for murder, burglary in Wednesday double shooting

A Corbin man is now behind bars charged with murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred early Wednesday morning at a residence on Fred Nash Lane, which is located off Gordon Hill just outside the Corbin city limits. About 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Kentucky State Police...
Posted On 07 Jun 2017