CORBIN — Her passion for her hometown and its continued success are among the many attributes given to Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus, who was honored as Leadership Tri-County’s “Leader of
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CORBIN — Longtime Corbin City Commissioner and dedicated community member Ed Tye died Saturday at the age of 81. Tye was at the UK Medical Center in Lexington.
After multiple attempts, Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, successfully guided legislation that would permit the City of Corbin to annex property in Laurel County through the Senate.
Senate Bill 274, which Stivers introduced on Feb. 23, passed the Senate Friday by a vote of 20 to 12 with two senators passing.
Under the wording of the bill, Corbin would be able to annex property in Laurel County that is served by Corbin Utilities, including the area along West Cumberland Gap Pkwy. off of Exit 29.
Stivers noted Friday this amounts to approximately 2,000 entities and residents.
As part of the bill, Laurel County is guaranteed to continue to receive the same level of occupational tax revenue that it currently receives from businesses located in the area.
Gerry’s Roller Rink Owner Norma Parks has been “waiting and waiting and waiting” for months without success on Frankfort officials to tell her some pretty basic information, such as what COVID-19 business category the roller rink falls into and exactly what she needed to do in order to reopen.
Now, she and her family are just going reopen it any way with opening night set for New Year’s Day.
“We decided after 10 months we had to open,” she noted.
The roller rink, which is one of Corbin’s oldest businesses, has gone without income since March 10. All the food in the concession stand has gone bad and now has to be replaced.