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A decision on whether the Corbin Tourism Commission will pay Wasatch Railroad Group an additional $10,000 for moving L&N 2132, along with its coal tender and a caboose from Bainbridge, Ga. to Corbin remains up in the air as the vote on the matter ended in a 3-3 deadlock Tuesday night. Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel brought the matter before the board, explaining that the Wasatch crew and equipment was delayed an additional day in Bainbridge because the weight of the steam engine was underestimated by almost 30,000 pounds. As a result, Wasatch officials had to secure additional permits to legally truck the historic piece to Corbin. Kriebel pointed out that Wasatch...

The big question on everyone’s mind now that Barbourville residents have approved the sale of alcohol is will it be sold on Sunday. The answer is yes. The second reading of Barbourville's Resolution 2016-1 was held last Friday; however, the vote by the city council to approve the ordinance was not unanimous. Council member Wilma Barnes was missing, and Councilmember Sherman Lawson was the sole no vote. The 20-page ordinance took Mayor David Thompson nearly an hour to read Thursday, but after all was said and done, the hours were officially set for city alcohol sales. According to the ordinance, alcohol can be sold Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight. Sunday...

A Barbourville woman admitted in court Monday morning that she shot her husband on July 4, 2015, and conceded that prosecutors likely had enough evidence to convict her of shooting him again on Aug. 22, 2015, although she maintains she's innocent in the second shooting case. Penny Lynn Croley, 46, pled guilty Monday to one count of second-degree assault in connection with the July case and entered an Alford plea to a second count of second-degree assault in connection to the August case in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 10-year prison sentence. An Alford plea means that Croley still maintains her innocence but acknowledges that prosecutors likely had enough evidence to...

A CTA employee had to be airlifted after a piece of equipment fell on his leg Tuesday afternoon. Knox County EMS and Corbin firefighters were called to the facility on CTA Blvd. in the Southeast Regional Business Park about 2:45 p.m. Firefighters said the employee, whose name was not available, had been working on one of the machines when a piece of equipment fell off of a forklift and struck his left leg. As a result, the employee suffered a broken ankle and broken foot. The employee was taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Corbin. Firefighters said it was unknown whether the employee was taken to the University of Kentucky or University of Tennessee...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers wants to make one thing clear to everyone in the tri-county area — Keeneland will be building a $30 million quarter horse racing facility in Corbin. Stivers (R-Manchester) gave that assurance as the featured speaker during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon Monday. The event was held at The Corbin Center. Despite delays in the start of construction of the facility, Stivers set out to allay fears that the project was in peril or that it may be moving to another community. “There is no deviation in what they want to do and where they want to do it,” Stivers told the crowd. “It’s...

A favorable bond market coupled with some deft financial maneuvering is going to allow the Corbin Independent School system to save an estimated $578,998 on bonds it issued in 2007 to fund the construction of Corbin Primary School. The good news came during a meeting of the school district’s Board of Education, held at Corbin High School last Thursday. Dr. Robert Tarvin, a financial advisor from Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, told board members that a drop in the average interest of the bonds from 4 percent to 2.55 percent would result in the huge savings once a “bond refund” is completed. Tarvin said the Kentucky Department of Education allows school districts to...

The former president of Hinkle Printing, Inc. in Corbin died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 62, and he’s being remembered by friends and family as a devoted father and strong supporter and patron of Corbin Redhound athletics. Benny Hinkle passed away at his home Monday evening after a short bout with pneumonia. Kathy Hinkle, his wife of 41 years, said her husband’s endearing personality and willingness to help people have been reflected in the outpouring of support after news of his tragic death broke on social media. “He loved people and he loved meeting people. He really enjoyed life and I enjoyed being with him. We did everything together,” Kathy Hinkle...