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White Flag ministry once again located at FBC family life center

With Corbin Independent Schools’ recent purchase of the now former White Flag ministry buildings on Roy Kidd Ave., the ministry has relocated back to its original location just across the street inside the First Baptist Church of Corbin’s family life center.

Nearly 80 Corbin students approved for ‘do-over’ year

The Corbin Independent School District Board of Education voted unanimously to allow more than 70 students a do-over year during the 2021-2022 academic year. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Primary school getting $750k roundabout

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on April 21 that $23 million had been committed for school highway safety projects a cross the state. Of the $23 million, $750,000 will be coming to Corbin in the form of a roundabout near Corbin Primary School. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Declaring a weather day

Should in-person classes be canceled during an ice storm? Most people would agree that the answer is yes. While cancelling in-person classes during an ice storm seems like an obvious decision, superintendents are often faced with weather situations where the decisions are far...

Students return to some in-person class

Students at Corbin Independent and Whitley County Schools returned to in-person classes last week for the first time using a hybrid model of instruction. Meanwhile, Williamsburg Independent schools returned to targeted instruction for small groups of students last week. Students...

Corbin moves up again, now ranked in top five among Kentucky school districts

While its too early to tell whether Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability rating system for its public schools is an improvement over previous incarnations, officials with the Corbin Independent School District know one thing for sure — by just about any measure, things are...

Corbin Schools to host forums addressing e-cigarette use

The Corbin Independent Schools is working to put together a series of informational forums at the end of February regarding “vaping,” it’s possible dangers, and prevalence in the school system. School Superintendent Dave Cox said the school system decided to get on top of the...