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Despite wet start, Colonel Fest will return next year, Kriebel says

Inclement weather wasn’t enough to keep community members from converging on downtown Corbin on Saturday for Colonel Fest. Although the crowd was significantly smaller than anticipated, many of the vendors still set up booths along Main Street.  “I think that overall, despite the...

Corbin cleanup set for April 22

Corbin Downtown is teaming up with the Ossoli Club of Corbin, local Girl Scouts and other local organizations to help clean up downtown Corbin on April 22. Corbin Downtown Director Maggy Kriebel said the event will run from 5 until 7 p.m. Members of the community are invited to...

Carnegie Library plans restoration fundraiser

Color prints of two Corbin landmarks will be on sale Tuesday night to benefit the ongoing effort to restore the old Carnegie Library. Maggie Kriebel, Vice Chair of the Carnegie Center of Corbin, said local artist Barbara Willingham has donated 50 signed and numbered prints...

Inaugural Colonel Fest will feature lots to do April 24

Corbin’s most famous citizen will be celebrated in his hometown on April 24 as the inaugural Colonel Fest kicks off in downtown Corbin. Downtown Director Maggy Kriebel said the day-long event will feature music, vendors, games, contests and activities to celebrate Kentucky Fried...

Depot Street Market returns April 1

Going into its ninth year, the monthly Corbin Community Yard Sale will be expanding. Corbin Downtown Director Maggy Kriebel said the Depot Street Market, as the yard sale will now be known, will have expanded hours and offerings. Beginning April 1 and continuing the first...

Corbin’s Signature Shuffle Pub Crawl was a big success

The Signature Shuffle Pub Crawl was a big success as roughly 300 people filtered through downtown Corbin restaurants Saturday night between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. Beginning at Si Senor Mexican Restaurant, participants were given random schedules to help organize the flow of...

Signature Shuffle Pub Crawl to debut Downtown Corbin Signature Drink Menu

Corbin’s very first pub crawl is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Si Señor Mexican Restaurant. The Signature Spirit Shuffle Pub Crawl will debut the Downtown Corbin Signature Drink menu. “We are always looking for ways to highlight the uniqueness of our restaurants and...

Corbin City Commission agrees to suspend local alcohol tax to help local restaurant, bar owners during coronavirus upheaval

At the request of a group of local restaurant owners who attended Monday night’s regular meeting, the Corbin City Commission agreed to suspend the local tax on the sale of alcoholic beverages, and refund any payments already made in March. Josh Brock, owner of Austin City Saloon,...

Applications being accepted to participate in Corbin Christmas Parade

Businesses, organizations, agencies and clubs are invited to help bring the Christmas spirit to Corbin by participating in the annual Corbin Christmas Parade on December 7. Organized by the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission, applications are now available. “We would like...

No timetable, but Corbin Railroad Museum is back on track

Five months after the Corbin Tourism Commission put the proposed Corbin Railroad Museum project on hold because of financial constraints, it remains on the back burner. At the regularly monthly commission meeting last week, the commissioners agreed to hold $100,000 in a bank CD...
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