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Moving the line right was wrong on Ky. Street

As I turned the sharp corner at Gordon and Kentucky Streets in Corbin, sharp because the center line had been moved to the right, I said to my wife, “Oh good it looks like they are getting ready to repave Kentucky Street.” I assumed that because the center line on the street had...
Posted On 25 Oct 2019

Corbin Board of Education takes option to purchase property near renovated Corbin Elementary School

The Corbin Board of Education has taken an option to purchase a piece of property adjoining the renovated Corbin Elementary School on Kentucky Ave. At a special called meeting on September 12, the board approved the option to purchase the property adjacent to the front parking...

Vehicle going wrong way on Kentucky Ave. leads to felony DUI arrest

Corbin police say a Corbin man arrested for felony DUI Thursday night was initially stopped after the officer saw him driving the wrong way on Kentucky Ave. Karl D. Hubbard, 55, is facing charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. – fourth or...

Corbin school board approves bids on old middle school renovations

The last step authorizing the renovations to Corbin Independent Schools’ flagship building has been taken and work is set to begin in September. At a special called meeting of the board of education Tuesday night, the board awarded the bids on the $7 million project that will...

Corbin man who was struck by SUV Thursday has died

A Corbin man died Sunday as a result of injuries he sustained when he was hit by an SUV Thursday. 67-year-old Ralph Wilson died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he had been taken following the wreck Thursday afternoon. Corbin Police were called to the...

Pedestrian hit by car on Kentucky Ave

A pedestrian was taken to Baptist Health Corbin Thursday afternoon after he was hit by an SUV while attempting to cross First Street in Corbin. Corbin Police identified him as 67-year-old Ralph Wilson of Corbin. Corbin Police Colonel David Maiden said the driver of the SUV,...