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Whitley County Fiscal Court going into the garbage business

The Whitley County Fiscal Court is getting into the garbage business at least temporarily. During its monthly meeting Tuesday, Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. noted that this past week, his office has gotten five to 10 calls from residents along Mahan Road and...
Posted On 22 Dec 2019

Corbin officials to begin issuing citations for violations of garbage ordinance

Since Corbin Public Works began its efforts in April to decrease the number of residents who fail to comply with the city’s ordinance detailing how garbage is to be set out at the curb for pickup, officials said the number has been cut in half. The remaining residents are being...

Corbin City Commission nixes garbage privatization effort

One week after it was announced that Corbin city officials had elected not to move forward on proposals to privatize the city’s residential garbage service, the city commission made it official, but not unanimous. By a vote of 4-1, with Commissioner Trent Knuckles casting the...

City manager: Corbin will collect it’s own garbage

Corbin Public Works employees will continue to collect the city’s garbage. Corbin City Manager Marlon Sams announced Tuesday that after reviewing the proposals from Poff Carting and Waste Management and comparing them with what the city currently does, that it was economically...