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Local Toys for Tots campaign in critical need of volunteers, coordinator looking for successor

Santa Claus may be able to deliver toys to children all over the world in a single night, but he doesn’t do it without a strong team behind him that helps make such a feat possible. Cathy Sims, coordinator of the South-Central Kentucky Toys for Tots Campaign that services Whitley...

Lower than average donations didn’t derail Toys for Tots campaign

Despite a lackluster year of donations and other potential setbacks, the South-Central Kentucky Toys for Tots Campaign provided a record number of toys to more children than ever before over the Christmas season. In total, the campaign distributed 26,358 toys to 12,207 children...

Local Toys for Tots group needs help to continue good work

The South-Central Kentucky Toys for Tots Campaign does a lot of good for the Tri-County and its adjoining areas, providing thousands of underprivileged children with presents during the holidays. And with the campaign’s steadied growth over the past few years, they are themselves...

Local firefighters help with flood relief; Governor’s office announces opening of online donation portal

As harrowing images continue to pour out of the many flood-ravaged areas of eastern Kentucky, people all across the Bluegrass are asking, “What can we do to help?”

Nine contestants compete for May Day Tiny Queen crown

The Ossoli Club of Corbin’s 79th Annual May Day Festival will be hosted at The Arena in Corbin at 7 p.m. on May 6. Community members have until noon on April 29 to cast their votes for their favorite candidates. Members of the business community are helping the club...

Garden Club starts Re-Leaf Fund to help Western Kentucky

The Garden Club of Kentucky, which is led by current president and Corbin native Carcille Burchette, has established a fund that will help restore the land devastated by the tornadoes in western Kentucky. Burchette said the fund is an application of the club’s mission statement...

A home for the Paw-lidays

Volunteers from the Knox-Whitley Humane Association departed Corbin Tuesday morning to lend a hand to animals displaced in Muhlenberg County in Western Kentucky. The volunteers took a van load of donated items including pet carriers, food, and more to aid locals in their efforts...

Corbin Schools accepting donations to aid victims of western Kentucky tornadoes

Corbin Independent Schools is collecting items to help the people of western Kentucky who were hit by a string of tornadoes Friday and into Saturday. Items are being collected at each facility through Wednesday morning. Cash and gift cards may be brought to the central office,...

Shop with a cop receives donations

Shop with a Cop programs in Williamsburg and Laurel County recently received donations from local groups. Mountain Outreach (MO), a ministry operated by University of the Cumberlands, recently donated funds to the Williamsburg Police Department (WPD) to help fund the Department’s...
Posted On 11 Dec 2021

Local retired teachers association to contribute $2,500 to different organizations

Local retired teachers association met for the first time since the pandemic and decided to contribute $2,500 to different organizations.  “Because of COVID, schools were not in session for much of the year and no food was collected for the Feed KY Food Drive,” said the Whitley...
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