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PHOTO GALLERY: Octoberfest

Approximately 5,000 people attended Octoberfest in downtown Corbin on Saturday, said Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen.  It featured vendors, a cornhole tournament and tractor rides. “This year’s Octoberfest was a smashing success,” said  Monhollen.

Corbin Tourism seeks grant money for Railroad Museum

The Corbin Tourism Commission is continuing its efforts to fund the construction of the Corbin Railroad Museum through federal grant money. Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen announced during the special called meeting of the commission last Tuesday that she is applying for a $3.5...

First proposal at Corbin’s new kissing stone ends with a ‘yes!’

The Corbin Kissing Stone will be known to the future Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Caddell as the spot where the rest of their lives began. Caddell took Sarah Hamblin, his girlfriend of three months, to the stone that had been installed on the Ed Tye Creek Walk near the Engineer Street...

Eggfest returning to Corbin

The big green egg grills are returning to Corbin. After last year’s Moonbow Eggfest was cancelled because of the COVID–19 pandemic, Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen announced that the event would return to downtown Corbin on Sept. 11. The event, which began in 2014,...

Exterior restoration of French Broad River complete

Restoration of the exterior of the “French Broad River” Pullman car is complete.  Jeff Conner, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the restoration.  Conner began work on the car on June 23 and finished the process June 25.  Conner, who owns Railcar and Military...

Restoration work to begin on exterior of ‘French Broad River’ Pullman car

Restoration work on the French Broad River Pullman car is scheduled to begin this week. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said the tourism commission has unanimously approved a motion to have the exterior of the car on display outside the old railroad depot sandblasted. In...

SOAR Summit announcement

Corbin will be host to local, state and national leaders on Thursday as they converge on Sanders Park for an announcement regarding the 2021 SOAR Summit. Congressman Hal Rogers, Governor Andy Beshear, Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers,...