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Special events this week honoring Corbin’s Eli Hill one year after tragic death

One year ago this week, a tragic accident at a Corbin residence took the life of young Eli Hill. Over the past 12 months, Hill’s untimely death has continued to affect the entire community, and thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Eli Hill Foundation, most of those effects have...

In the name of love: How the Eli Hill Foundation has turned tragedy into triumph

In March of 2023, the world suddenly seemed like a darker place after news began to spread around the Corbin community of the tragic death of 8-year-old Eli Hill, who suffered fatal injuries when a basketball goal located outside his home fell on top of him.

Field at Miller Park named in honor of Eli Hill

There weren’t a lot of dry eyes at Monday’s Corbin City Commission meeting, as the commission voted to name a ball field at the newly renovated Miller Park in honor of a Corbin boy, who died during a freak accident earlier this year. The parents of Eli Hill addressed the Corbin...
Posted On 19 Jul 2023

Scam Alert involving deceased Corbin child

As the Corbin community mourns the loss of eight-year-old Eli Hill, who died Monday after a freak accident where a basketball goal fell on him, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department has issued a scam alert in reference to a fake GoFundMe account. “Our community is...
Posted On 23 Mar 2023