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Local and state officials came together for a groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon at The Corbin Center to celebrate its upcoming expansion and a new hotel to be built on adjacent property. Conceptual designs for both projects were unveiled just prior to the groundbreaking...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers got to be “principal for a day” at Whitley County High School Friday, and spent several hours talking with school administrators and others about various education-related issues, such as how to attract new teachers to the profession in...

Kentucky’s two-year college system is supporting of Senate President Robert Stivers’ call for a comprehensive review of higher education, said the system’s acting president. Among the ideas Stivers wants considered: leave technical education with the Kentucky Community and...

While the 2023 session of the Kentucky General Assembly will officially start in January, work to prepare for the legislative session is already underway. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers visited Corbin Monday morning to meet with representatives from the Kentucky...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers with be speaking on the 2022 legislative session next week during a luncheon co-hosted by the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Knox County Chamber of Commerce. The monthly luncheon will be held Tuesday, May 17, at 11:45 a.m. at...

For the first time since the pandemic area Republicans gathered Saturday at The Corbin Center for the 82nd Annual Fifth-District Lincoln Day Banquet. Nearly 400 people attended the sold-out Republican event with keynote speakers Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell,...

  Local, state and national dignitaries were in attendance at the groundbreaking for Firestone Industrial Products’ 68,000 square-feet expansion on Monday. “Firestone Industrial Products has been a part of the Whitley County Community and a key team Kentucky player since it...

While Corbin and London are continuing to argue in court over who will control future development off of Exit 29, Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, has put forth a bill that would permit Corbin to annex property in the area. Read this story and more for just $.99...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. was in Corbin Tuesday morning to officially announce the $15.05 million BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) Grant to fund the upgrades to the portion of U.S. 25W off of Exit 25. “This is a big day,” said...

The 80th Annual Fifth District Lincoln Club Banquet, which will be held at The Corbin Center Saturday night, has been sold out since last week. More than 300 Republican Party faithful from across southern and eastern Kentucky are expected to attend. Keynote speakers include: U.S....