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Full-time Corbin Independent School District employees are getting a 4 percent pay increase next school year. During its regular monthly meeting Thursday, the Corbin Independent Board of Education approved the pay increase, which is across the board for all full-time employees. “To my knowledge this is the largest single pay raise that we have done since I have been here,” said Dave Cox, who has served as superintendent since Jan. 1, 2016. “We had some extra money. The board felt like it was certainly well deserved based upon the performance of the district and as hard as everybody works. We are glad to be able to do that.” Over the previous four...

The Exit 29 area in southern Laurel County has long held a Corbin zip code. It has long held a Corbin pre-fix for land based phone lines. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet signs on the interstate list the exit as being in Corbin. If you ask business there or residents of that area where they live, they will almost all answer “Corbin.” For all intents and purposes this area has long been a part of Corbin in every way but officially being inside the Corbin city limits. This will soon be changing. During its regular monthly meeting Monday, the Corbin City Commission unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance annexing the right away...

Several people turned out Saturday in downtown Corbin for the second Cumberland Valley Cruise-In of the season.

Grace Health’s Medical Campus in Corbin, which opened late last year, is having a transformative impact on the region, according to U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, who is Dean of the House. “This new comprehensive medical facility is eliminating hurdles to rural healthcare, allowing folks to take care of multiple appointments at one location,” Rogers said. “It is also a job generator, employing nearly 150 people with good-paying jobs right here in Corbin. I applaud Grace Health for expanding services, not only here in Corbin but across southeastern Kentucky.” Rogers made his remarks during a Friday (June 7) ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new medical campus. This milestone marks a significant expansion in providing...

Forcht Bank has awarded three graduating high school seniors a scholarship of $5,000 each as part of its Community Impact Scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year. Jackson Utter, Chloe Simpson and Sydnee Moore will each receive $5,000 to help further their education. Moore, of Corbin School of Innovation, plans to major in communication disorders: Utter, of Grant County High School, plans to major in biology; and Simpson, of Green County High School, plans to major in occupational therapy. All three students plan to continue their education at Eastern Kentucky University. As the name describes, the focus of the scholarship is on the impact each student made on enhancing their community amid other...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A pre-release class was held last Thursday morning at the Whitley County Detention Center for a group of female inmates that are scheduled to be released sometime in the coming weeks. A number of representatives from local organizations were on hand to discuss the resources that they offer, including Keith Barnett (pictured) with Whitley County Adult Education. According to information shared during the class, inmates are provided with a packet upon release that contains educational material from each organization, including contact information.

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus, Knox County Judge-Executive Mike Mitchell and Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. were among a group of VIP’s on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of the Mountain View PACE – One Senior Care facility in Corbin. However, it was soon-to-be client Kenneth Helms, who was the honorary ribbon cutter from his wheelchair. PACE, which stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a program that helps older adults (individuals age 55 plus) with complex care needs avoid nursing homes, and instead helps them receive care and services necessary to help them be safe,...

Lindsey Frazier has a personal reason for wanting to see better lighting and people using safer walking practices on Master Street in Corbin. In November 2019, her oldest daughter was 17 years old when she was driving the second of two vehicles that struck a man, who was wearing dark clothing while walking on Master Street in a particularly dark area near Sherwin Williams. Her youngest daughter, who was 14 years old at the time, was also inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. Now she is 18 years old and still having problems as a result of the accident. “The vehicle that struck him first didn’t see him either....

Williamsburg bluegrass band Tidalwave Road has been signed to Pinecastle Records, and the group has announced that its first radio single with the label will be “Time And Money.” The single is part of its EP, “The Bonfire Session,” which released on Wednesday, May 15. “We all grew up listening to bluegrass music played on the porches of every house in every holler throughout Whitley County, Kentucky. Our love for the music runs deep and has been passed down through the generations,” the band wrote in a release. “It is surreal for us to go from entering, and then winning, a band competition to recording music with Steve Wilson, hiring an...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Students with the gifted and talented program at Williamsburg Independent School presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a donation of $3,349.06 last Thursday during the high school’s end-of-year awards ceremony. Erin Quire (LEFT), an advancement associate with Make-A-Wish of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, was on hand to receive the donation. During the ceremony, Quire thanked students for their hard work. “450 families across Kentucky are waiting for a wish right now, and we have promised them a wish. 130 of those families are right here in eastern Kentucky and this money is going right to them,” said Quire. “You all should be really proud of yourselves. This...