Corbin tourism season kicking into gear; Movies in the Park begins Saturday
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer May 13, 2021
A mural in downtown Corbin welcomes all to Corbin. | File Photo
CORBIN - Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel and the Corbin Tourism Commission have had a busy month as the city is right in the middle of event season.
âWeâve had lots of things going on and lots of things planned. Weâre just now orchestrating everything,â Kriebel told the commission during its monthly meeting Tuesday evening.
Part of that busy event season will continue this Saturday as Corbin Tourism hosts this yearâs first Movies in the Park event with a screening of Toy Story 4 . The event was originally scheduled to be held in Sanders Park, but Kriebel says she expects a larger crowd and as a result has moved the event to the parking-lot behind the park. The movie is slated to start once itâs dark.
The world’s only chainsaw carved statue of Colonel Harland Sanders now stands in front of the Corbin Tourism office.
The statue carved by J&K Kingdom Carvers was unveiled on May 5 during a special unveiling ceremony.
The statue was commissioned by the Corbin Tourism Commission, which was present for the unveiling.
“There are so many wonderful and awesome things that make Corbin such an amazing city. We are home to the only moonbow in the world. We house the last remaining steam engine in the world ever to be handcrafted by the L&N, and we are full of hospitality and small-town charm,” said Maggy Kriebel, the director of Corbin Tourism. “Above all else, we are home to Kentucky’s most famous citizen, Colonel Harland Sanders and his original KFC.”
Kentucky city unveils wood-carved statue of Colonel Sanders
May 6, 2021
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CORBIN, Ky. (AP) A southeast Kentucky city has unveiled a statue honoring one of its most famous figures Colonel Sanders.
The city of Corbin showed off the statue of Sanders, the founder and symbol of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken, on Wednesday.
The image of the iconic businessman will stand outside the city s tourism office to “attract tourists off of the interstate” and “bring people inside the welcome center to learn a little bit more about Corbin, according to Maggy Kriebel, the executive director of the city s tourism commission.
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CORBIN, Ky. (AP) A southeast Kentucky city has unveiled a statue honoring one of its most famous figures Colonel Sanders.
The city of Corbin showed off the statue of Sanders, the founder and symbol of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken, on Wednesday.
The image of the iconic businessman will stand outside the city’s tourism office to “attract tourists off of the interstate” and “bring people inside the welcome center to learn a little bit more about Corbin,” according to Maggy Kriebel, the executive director of the city’s tourism commission.
The pine statue, which stands beside three carved chickens, was chiseled with a chainsaw over more than 40 hours by artist duo Jerry and Kim Eaton, WKYT-TV reported.
May 06, 2021 - 1:19 AM
CORBIN, Ky. - A southeast Kentucky city has unveiled a statue honouring one of its most famous figures â Colonel Sanders.
The city of Corbin showed off the statue of Sanders, the founder and symbol of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken, on Wednesday.
The image of the iconic businessman will stand outside the city s tourism office to âattract tourists off of the interstateâ and âbring people inside the welcome centre to learn a little bit more about Corbin, according to Maggy Kriebel, the executive director of the city s tourism commission.
The pine statue, which stands beside three carved chickens, was chiseled with a chainsaw over more than 40 hours by artist duo Jerry and Kim Eaton, WKYT-TV reported.