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Terry and Marion Forcht Receive 2024 Award of Excellence from East Kentucky Leadership Foundation

Terry and Marion Forcht have been named the 2024 winners of the Award of Excellence for Private Individuals by the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation.  The Forchts were presented the award during a dinner and ceremony at the 36th Annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference, which...

2023 SOAR Summit set to put the spotlight on Whitley County Oct. 2-4

Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc. (SOAR) has released details of its 2023 SOAR Summit agenda. The Summit, scheduled for Oct. 2-4, will include activities in both Corbin and Williamsburg, with the bulk of the programming taking place inside the Corbin Arena.

Mel Robbins speaks at UC as part of 2023 Leadership in Excellence Series

“Anything you want is possible if you’re willing to put in the work.” It was a sentiment carried throughout the evening Thursday as Mel Robbins spoke to a crowd of hundreds during the Excellence in Leadership Series held inside the O. Wayne Rollins Center at the University of the...

Forcht Group donates building to Corbin Independent Schools

With the continued growth of Corbin Independent Schools, the school system has outgrown the available space for the staff and administrators at the central office on Roy Kidd Ave. Relief is on the way as Forcht Group of Kentucky has donated the two-story building on Barbourville...

Senate President Robert Stivers Presented with Kentucky Chamber MVP Award

Last Friday, Senate President Robert Stivers was presented the Chamber MVP Award by Kentucky Chamber Director of Political Affairs Travis Burton and Forcht Group Chairman and CEO Terry Forcht. President Stivers was among a select group of legislators who “went to bat” for...
Posted On 22 Oct 2020
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Rick Springfield to play at NIBROC; Forcht Group, Forcht Bank named as premier sponsors of festival

Grammy Award-winning 80s pop legend Rick Springfield will be the featured entertainment at this year’s NIBROC, a big return to prominence for the festival … made possible by generous support from Forcht Group of Kentucky and Forcht Bank. Springfield is a musician, singer and...

Forcht Group, Forcht Bank team up with KSP for Shop with a Trooper event

Twenty-two elementary school age children from across Knox County had the opportunity to Shop with a Kentucky State Police Trooper Tuesday. The annual event began Tuesday morning with a shopping spree at Walmart in Barbourville and concluded with lunch and gifts, including new...

Forcht Group executives attend opening days

Top, attending the Lexington Legends Opening Night on April 5th from the Forcht Group of Kentucky were, left to right, Laurie Shockley, Marion Forcht, Leslie Jarvis, John Shockley, Eddie Woodruff, Terry Forcht, Craig Shockley, Roger Alsip, and Justin Badeau. Above, Attending the...
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Shaq selected to speak at Cumberlands on leadership

Very few people are iconic enough to be known by a single name, and one of those individuals will be the keynote speaker for the University of the Cumberlands’ 12th Annual Excellence in Leadership Series, which is sponsored by The Forcht Group of Kentucky. Former NBA great...
Posted On 11 Jan 2017