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A Bird’s Eye View: See the changes coming to Roy Kidd Avenue

Aerial photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Providing clarity: A recent vote by the Corbin City Commission to make changes to the traffic pattern along two small portions of Roy Kidd Avenue has left many area residents confused as to exactly what to expect once the new pattern is implemented....

Corbin City Commission approves changes to Roy Kidd Avenue in 3-2 vote

The Corbin City Commission narrowly approved changes Tuesday evening to the traffic pattern along Roy Kidd Avenue that will see two small portions of the roadway be turned into one-way roads and create additional street parking. In a 3-2 vote, the commission approved a proposal...

Williamsburg “Feels Like Home” Christmas Parade draws large crowd despite weather

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Holiday cheer: Despite the cold and threat of rain, hundreds of people lined Main Street in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday night to take in the city’s annual “Feels Like Home” Christmas Parade. Winners for the float decorating contest were announced...

No encore for the Karaoke Garage in Corbin

It was a blue day on Wednesday as Corbin said goodbye to one of its most beloved “eyesore[s],” the Karaoke Garage, on Main Street. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Corbin Christmas Parade this Saturday

The annual Corbin Christmas Parade will be traipsing up Main Street Saturday night. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen said more than 20 businesses had signed up to participate. “That doesn’t include other organizations along with the fire departments and others that just...

Corbin’s Main Street closed Wednesday for SOAR Reception

Corbin’s Main Street will be closed on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to midnight on Oct. 13 for the SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) Summit reception. Main Street will be closed from Fourth Street to Gordon Hill to accommodate outdoor seating for the more than 500 SOAR Summit...

PHOTO GALLERY: Main Street fun

Main Street was host to numerous vendors, live entertainment and well-known Corbin locals during NIBROC.  

Jellico Police make gambling arrests at Main Street pool hall

A raid on a pool hall in Jellico Wednesday resulted in the arrest of the owner, the seizure of working gambling machines along with other gambling related items, and more than $4,600 in cash. Jellico Police Chief Gary Perkins said in a release that Warren Terry, of Duff,...

Giant Chess set up and ready in downtown Corbin

When the location for the new Corbin Splash Pad was changed from North Main Street across from Sanders Park to South Main Street across from Corbin City Hall, the Corbin Tourism Commission worked to develop a new plan for the lot it owns. The plans for that lot as part of ...

Site work continues at Corbin splashpad in preparation for mid-June completion

Dirt is moving at the former Economy Inn site which will serve as the home of the new Corbin splashpad. The train and crossing sign water features are ready to be installed at the Corbin splashpad once the site work is completed. Despite COVID–19 forcing city officials to...