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Over the years, White Flag Ministry has served thousands of meals and helped hundreds of people in need find warmth and shelter on some of the coldest nights of the year. These efforts, spearheaded by First Baptist Church of Corbin, have been well-documented by this publication...

Tim and Taylor Gore, who go by the stage name of Tim & Taylor, are excited to be a part of this year’s musical lineup at the Annual NIBROC Festival in downtown Corbin. There is an added level of excitement for Tim personally, though, as he is a proud native of Corbin,...

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.

For the past few years, those in need in our local community have benefitted greatly from the efforts of the volunteers at First Baptist Church of Corbin’s White Flag Ministry.

A downtown Corbin restaurant will be working to help First Baptist Church’s White Flag Ministry Thursday night. The Wrigley Taproom on Main Street will be donating 15 percent of the proceeds from Thursday’s dinner service to the ministry that helps provide shelter for area...

With nighttime temperatures falling into the low and mid 20’s, First Baptist Church has run up the white flag. Rather than surrender, the flag signifies that the church on Roy Kidd Ave. near the Corbin Library is offering shelter from the cold to those in need. The church is...

A former Corbin High School teacher and coach passed away January 1 at age 85. John “Crow” Fletcher came to Corbin in 1964 to coach basketball and baseball and teach history. He retired in 1997 after 33 years of service to the community. Diane Mitchell, who taught English at...

With temperatures plummeting to the single digits over the next several nights, individuals and families looking for a place to get out of the cold may call upon the City of Corbin or First Baptist Church for assistance. Corbin Mayor Willard McBurney said the McBurney Center may...

After working to expand hungry bellies with its “Little Free Pantry,” First Baptist Church in Corbin is now working to expand minds with its “Little Library.” Pastor Austin Carty said the two-shelf cabinet was recently installed in the church’s garden near the Corbin Creek Walk...

A pastor and author who has written a book claiming that people are “hard wired” by God in certain ways to handle money will be holding a special free workshop at First Baptist Church in Corbin this Sunday. Tommy Brown is the author of the forthcoming book “The Seven Mon...