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Cumberland Falls State Park named best destination for a long weekend getaway

Once again Cumberland Falls State Resort Park has made Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky winners list. Ahead of the ‘Best in Kentucky’ issue of Kentucky Living in September, the 2021 Best In Kentucky Awards Show, hosted by Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry, premiere...
Posted On 05 Sep 2021

Thanks to the volunteers who picked up trash at the Falls

Thanks to the efforts of a few hundred volunteers, the recent 2021 PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) Spring Cleanups at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park really made a big difference for our local environment. Initially, the cleanup was slated to take...
Posted On 14 May 2021

Support Cumberland Falls in online voting for Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky 2021 Contest

Cumberland Falls has been named as a finalist in not one but two categories in Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky 2021 Contest, and you can help the local state park take home first place honors by voting online starting May 1. “Each year, Kentucky Living invites readers to cast...
Posted On 01 May 2021

Storms end cleanup early at Cumberland Falls on Saturday

Numerous volunteers arrived at Cumberland Falls Saturday morning for the PRIDE Spring Cleanup only to head home a few minutes into the event as storms pummeled the area with rain. At about 9:15 a.m., leaders announced that the event had been canceled after weather radar and dark...

Still time to register for PRIDE Spring Cleanup

The PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls is this Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. “The cleanup will look a little different this spring, but we will be accomplishing the same goals: cleaning up the roads near Cumberland Falls and welcoming spring with friends and...

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park reopening on June 1

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park and Natural Bridge State Resort Park along with most of Kentucky’s other state parks are reopening for business on June 1, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. With the exception of Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Lake Barkley State...
Posted On 27 May 2020

Multiple local and regional events postponed or canceled because of coronavirus

Multiple local and regional events planned for the coming weeks and have been postponed or cancelled in the effort to decrease the potential to spread coronavirus.   Rotary International Dinner cancelled At Thursday’s weekly meeting of the Corbin Rotary Club, officials...

Cumberland Falls State Park hosting ‘All About Moonbows’ Friday night

Cumberland Falls is unique in the western hemisphere in that it is the only place on this side of the planet where the phenomena known as the moonbow occurs. With this Friday, Jan. 10 marking the first opportunity to see the moonbow in 2020, officials at Cumberland Falls State...

State police say dead man found near Cumberland Falls committed suicide

Kentucky State Police say the individual found dead Wednesday morning at Cumberland Falls State Park took his own life. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, Public Affairs Officer at Post 11 in London, said law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to the scene at about 9 a.m. after...

US Rep. Hal Rogers announces the 2019 Congressional Art Competition Winners

U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. The winning artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year, representing southern and eastern Kentucky. The first place winner...