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Rob Sanders has been the elected prosecutor in Kenton County, the state’s third-largest county, since 2007. Sanders, who grew up in Covington, went to Tulane University, then Northern Kentucky ...
CORBIN — Despite the rain on Friday, attendees still showed up for the annual festival in celebration of Corbin icon Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of the beloved fast-food chain Kentucky ...
Colonel Sanders Look-alike Contest (Saturday 5 p.m.) Be sure to follow the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission Facebook page for updates, and sneak peeks at what’s in store.
CORBIN, Ky. — Growing up in Appalachian Kentucky in the 1960s, Wayne Riley wasn't surprised that Black residents felt unwelcome to sit down at certain restaurants. He didn't live far from Corbin ...
His roadside restaurant, auto service station and motel in Corbin, Ky. outlasted the Great Depression, however, when wartime rationing began and the tourism economy disappeared in 1942, Sanders ...
Southeastern Kentucky is a fantastic choice for those who love exploring small cities across the U.S. The Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington is a convenient option for travelers flying into the ...
It opened in 1940 and, since 1990, has functioned as a cafe and museum, serving delicious fried chicken and displaying memorabilia. People come from far and wide to visit Sanders Cafe and Museum; I ...
In 1956, by which time Sanders was 66, the government in Washington DC decided to bypass Corbin. The previous year McDonalds had sold their first franchise for a burger restaurant in Des Plaines Iowa.
When Sanders painted a large sign pointing potential customers from the highway toward his gas station in Corbin, Ky. (it would eventually expand into Sander's first cafe), he enraged the owner of ...