Events

Community leaders are teaming up with organizations like the Kentucky State Police (KSP) to host a 9/11tribute event on Sept. 5th at the Old Corbin Civic Center. Organizers say this event is not just to honor first responders and members of the United States military but to educate people who may not remember September 11, 2001. “This is the 25th anniversary,” said event organizer Michael Peters. “ people so young they don’t even know what we’re doing. They don’t remember, they weren’t born yet or they were so small they don’t understand what this is.” The event will feature a variety of activities and exhibits including Kentucky State Police and Air Evac...

Williamsburg Independent Schools students will have the chance to meet their classroom teachers during the Back to School Bash, which is scheduled for Thursday from 4 – 7 p.m. at the school. In addition, students and parents can get important school year information and visit various community booths as they get ready for the start of the school year on Aug. 25. This was part of the message delivered to the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education during its monthly meeting Aug. 12, which was held in the school auditorium. This school year, the board will be providing school supplies for all students. “The biggest thank you goes to you all for purchasing supplies...

Ordinarily, police, firefighters and EMTs do not meet people under the best of circumstances. Often when they do it is because of a crime, a fire or a vehicular accident. The Corbin Police Department’s National Night Out event Thursday is designed to give the community a way to meet first responders in a more informal setting. National Night Out is annual community-building campaign, which promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live, according to the national group’s website. This will be the second year the Corbin Police Department has taken part. Corbin Police Patrolman Brentley Patrick noted it brings the community to a spot where...

A local boating race, which has generated more than $250,000 the last nine years to help local school and children’s programs, is returning Saturday. Registration starts at 8 a.m. for the 10th Annual Kayaking for Kids race. The race will begin at 10 a.m. The registration fee for the race is $20. Event organizer Amber Owens said as of Monday approximately 17 people had pre-registered for the race and have already filled out their entry forms. Owens noted most people tend to register the day of the race. Participants should bring their kayaks and supplies and drop those off at the Croley Bend boat ramp and then park their vehicle at the Ballard...

The 2026 Whitley Co. Fair ended last week, bringing in large crowds for activities like water slides, the new merry-go-round, a mule pull, live music, a demolition derby, a horse show and much more.

Community members will have two opportunities this week in Williamsburg to donate blood and save lives. The Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 21 at Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center. The second blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 22 at Dayspring Health. Donors will receive a limited-edition “Only You Can Prevent Blood Shortages” t-shirt while supplies last. Summer months tend to bring a decline in donations as families travel for vacations. The organization provides blood to more than 70 local hospitals. Donated blood cannot be manufactured, so volunteer donors are essential to maintaining blood supply for patients in...

Several people turned out last Saturday in downtown Corbin for the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In event.

  Community members gathered on Depot Street in downtown Corbin on July 11 for the 5K for MK event. The fundraiser raised awareness for Millee Kate Daugherty, who has Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a rare aggressive brain cancer. The event also featured the Depot Dash children’s race, with proceeds supporting Millee Kate and her family.

A local choir director hosted a community performance last Saturday, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary through American music’s identity and Appalachian culture. Nick Hibbard, choir director at Corbin High School, is a member of the American Choral Directors Association. He said around one year ago, a group within the association was putting together a program called “Sing Democracy,” but he did not think the required songs matched what he thought this concert should be. “They were not pieces I felt fit in well with our community, audience and the people who would be singing. I wanted to do something, so instead I created my own,” Hibbard said. The choir was made up of...

Tennessee cover band Joey’s Van took the stage June 25 for the second Moonbow Nights performance of the summer. Joey’s Van covers pop, punk, alternative rock and emo music from the 90s and 2000s and have performed in Corbin several times since 2023. The performers entertained a local crowd with a nostalgia-inducing set list including Nirvana’s “Smells like Teen Spirit,” Paramore’s “Misery Business” and “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne. Moonbow Nights will return on July 30 at Nibroc Park, featuring local country band County-Wide.