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MAYOR — Suzie Razmus

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WELCOME TO EVERYONE READING THE WINTER 2022 EDITION OF STRICTLY BUSINESS

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he first membership luncheon of 2022 tual is a long-standing member of the Southern went very well, and it was great to be Kentucky Chamber. Jamie has stated his mission back in Williamsburg. as: “To help my clients attain financial security Although we missed having our for their families and businesses. Because you scheduled speaker, Mayor Roddy Harrison, Ancannot predict the future, I will help you prepare thony Powers, President at Baptist Health, did a for the best- and worst-case scenarios and cregreat job standing in to give an update on COate a long-term relationship based on quality VID-19 in our region. Anthony is service and integrity.” also a chamber board member.

Owned by Rebecca Lunsford, Thank you, Anthony Powers!

The Suds Barn is one of our Featured on our cover in this newest members. Located at edition is Corporate Sponsor 430 Main St., Suite 4 in WilliamsAT&T. AT&T has been a memburg, The Suds Barn has a wide ber of the chamber for many variety of items for sale, includyears and came on as a Corpoing handmade soaps and bath rate Sponsor in 2017. Having bombs, clothing and candles. worked with AT&T for years, with We hope you enjoy reading the chamber and with economic about these wonderful Chamdevelopment, I can honestly say ber Member Businesses and that they are a great company Sponsors. and a great group of people.

All of these businesses have In our Member Spotlight for our sincere gratitude for their this edition, we are pleased to continued support of the SouthBRUCE CARPENTER feature Grace on the Hill, Northern Kentucky Chamber.

Executive Director, western Mutual and The Suds As I said in the last issue, great Southern KY Chamber of Commerce Barn. things are happening in our reNearly 30 years ago, Corbin’s gion! The new Cumberland Mint First United Methodist Church began confacility is going up in Williamsburg now. The struction of what is now Grace on the Hill and groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cumin 2007 completed the 20,000 sq ft children’s berland Run horse racing facility in Corbin took wing known as Faith Junction. Last year they place in January. welcomed a new pastor, Rev. Dr. Scott Wilson.

New businesses are opening in our region.

In addition to two worship services on Sunday And the next few editions of Strictly Business will mornings, they have classes and activities for all be filled with exciting economic development ages. Their motto is “We are not trying to be a news for Corbin and Williamsburg. Stay tuned church for everybody, but we do want to be a and don’t miss a story! church for anybody!”

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CHAMBER FEATURED CORPORATE SPONSOR: AT&T

AT&T has been changing the way people live, work and play for more than 140 years.

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hroughout its history, AT&T has reinvented itself time and time again to reshape the world of technology, media and telecommunications.

In today’s modern culture, people are surrounded by technology, and AT&T continues to play a crucial role in making sure people in Corbin and across the country have the best there is to offer.

According to AT&T Regional Director Amy Scarborough, “AT&T has a very proud his-

tory in Corbin and we are grateful to our employees and retirees who have spent their careers helping customers and building the networks that connect local citizens with their families and friends, their work and their future.”

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Those employees provide service for the thousands of local customers who rely on AT&T for mobile and broadband services.

“AT&T has more than 100 million customers in the United States,” said AT&T officials. “As a broadband connectivity provider, our high-speed fiber and wireless broadband networks connect the people and businesses that form the foundation for how we live our daily lives.”

In addition to its wireless and broadband services, AT&T launched FirstNet, a communication platform dedicated to public safety that gives Kentucky’s first responders access to the nation’s fastest overall network experience. First-

Net is bringing public safety communications into the 21st century with new, innovative capabilities to help those users stay safe and save lives.

The purpose of AT&T is to create connection.

The company strives to create connection through six core interactions: wireless, internet/fiber, business, first responders/FirstNet, disaster recovery, and technology/ innovation.

AT&T officials explained, “We create connection – with each other, with what people need to thrive in their everyday lives, and with the stories and experiences that matter.

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•Business – We connect businesses, large and small, and across industries to help them thrive and reinvent how we do business.

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In pursuit of its goal to create connection, the Corbin store provides AT&T wireless services including cell phones, connected watches, tablets and wireless internet solutions.

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GRACE ON THE HILL

race on the Hill United Methodist Church is about more than just the members that come to services on Sunday. It offers multiple ministries and programs designed to reach the Tri-County community.

From a food pantry and a free store to help feed the hungry and clothe the poor to sports programs, small groups and youth ministry, the church works to reach out and help the community in multiple areas.

“One of the things that is a misgiving about Grace on the Hill is that when people look up and see the structure, they think, ‘Oh, my goodness!’ It is a large structure, but we are just regular people,” said Pastor Scott Wilson. “We are moms and dads who care about our kids. We are just people who want the community to be a better place. We want to serve and, of course, as Christians, we want to share the Gospel.”

Grace on the Hill works with four other area churches, God’s Food Pantry out of Lexington and several area grocery outlets to provide food items for those in need.

The church distributes food from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Mondays. Wilson stated on Jan. 24, the food pantry helped 109 families.

“The original intention was to provide three- or four-days-worth of food,” Wilson said noting that thanks to the help of Walmart®, Kroger®, Aldi’s® and Dollar General®, the pantry is able to provide each family with a full grocery cart of food.

It is not just boxed and canned items.

With the assistance of the local groceries, the pantry is able to provide produce and meat.

Next to the pantry is the church’s ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) room.

Wilson said the purpose of ARK is to provide those in need with clothing and household items.

The items may be gently used and have been donated by members of the community or may have been donated by the Christian Appalachian Project.

“Sometimes we get household items donated by family members after someone has passed away,” Wilson said noting that men’s clothing is the item that is most needed at ARK. Story and photographs on this page by Dean Manning

Winter 2022 — Strictly Business 11 Monetary donations are also welcome and accepted.

“It is not just people in the Tri-County area that we help,” Wilson said. “Sometimes we will get an individual or family traveling through the area that needs food or clothes. We won’t turn anyone in need away. We will give them something.”

In addition to offices and the sanctuary, the building has a gymnasium which is used as a community space and for multiple sports programs.

Among the programs are indoor soccer for children ages four to six, basketball for ages five and six, and Bibles and Basketballs for men.

Gus Clouse, director of youth and recreation at the church, said the church will be hosting a pinewood derby in February.

“Someone donated the track to us,” Clouse said noting that participants must purchase the parts to create their derby car to enter.

The cost is $5.

Other sporting events at the church have included touch football, water gun wars in the summer and Nerf® gun wars and pickleball in the gym.

“We set up obstacles in the gym for the Nerf® wars as part of what we call, ‘Sunday Fun Day,’” Clouse explained.

On Wednesday nights, the church hosts a community meal at 5:45 p.m. followed by a Bible study.

During the Christmas season, the church organized the Journey through Bethlehem in which participants set up scenes from Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth.

Visitors were able to drive around the church parking lot to view the scenes.

“We may do a Journey through Jerusalem at Easter,” Wilson said.

Wilson and Clouse stressed that such events are open to the community, and that volunteers from the community are welcome and encouraged to assist with the food pantry, ARK and other efforts by the church to assist the community.

“We have people who are not members that volunteer,” Wilson said. “We also get people from University

of the Cumberlands that come as part of the service project that students are required to complete.”

Grace on the Hill is making efforts to reach youth.

Youth Pastor Luke Osborne said the First Priority Ministry at area schools, including Corbin, is growing.

“It is a ministry where students don’t just learn the Gospel but they share the Gospel with their peers and with other students,” Osborne said noting that First Priority has led to more than 200 salvations in the TriCounty.

While the Grace on the Hill’s youth group was unable to go on a mission trip in 2020 because of COVID–19, it did do mission work locally.

“We had about five houses in the area where we did everything from picking up leaves and cutting trees to other cleanup work,” Osborne said noting that the group is looking at a mission trip to aid the tornado victims in western Kentucky this summer.

It is not just the youth that are involved in such ministries.

Wilson noted that the church’s Reach Team has done a variety of work from providing COVID–19 masks to providing food for the staff at nearby Baptist Health Corbin.

“We are always looking for opportunities or new ways to have a positive impact on our community,” Wilson said. “Our goal is that our community is a better place because we are here.”

“Do not just look at what the church up on the hill is doing, but that the Tri-County community is better because the people at Grace on the Hill are having a positive impact on the community,” Wilson said.

Wilson said in 2022, Grace on the Hill’s Next Step program has set a goal of reaching one percent of the Tri-County population, which equates to 677 people.

“We want people to have hope for the future and understand the peace that comes in being in a relationship with Christ,” Wilson said.

More information about Grace on the Hill is available online at www.graceonthehill.org, on Facebook at Grace on the Hill, or by calling 528-6840.

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THE SUDS BARN

ess than a year after its grand opening, The Suds Barn in Williamsburg has expanded its selection of soaps, bath and body products, boutique and now also includes a thrift store.

The Suds Barn was opened by Becky Lunsford in July 2021 after she and her now husband had spent a bit of time making soaps while being isolated during the pandemic.

“When you are stuck at home all day every day, you tend to do things in bulk.

When you find something you like, you really start doing it a lot. We were making soap every day,” said Lunsford.

“When we started making soaps, my fiancé [now husband] and I, we just watched some videos on Youtube and stumbled across some videos about soap making,” said Lunsford. “I thought, ‘Hey, that would be something cool to try,’ and he loves the chemistry of it. He loves figuring out which oils do what and what’s good for your skin.”

Lunsford said their pandemic hobby began to grow when they started giving products to friends and family to try.

What she didn’t expect, was that her hobby would eventually become a brick-and-mortar store located in downtown Williamsburg.

“It wasn’t like I really planned on doing it. I was doing it

on the Internet and I knew I wanted to do it, but a brickand-mortar store, you know, they are kind of on the outs because everybody can shop online,” said Lunsford.

Despite her fears, she said they proceeded to work with her landlord, who she credits as being one of her biggest supporters and a guinea pig for her products, and after six months of renovations and making products, The Suds Barn officially opened.

“It was really scary when we talked about it, but I thought if we could just get people to come in those people will tell their friends and family and then those people will start coming in.

When we opened, I was really nervous,” said Lunsford. “The day we opened I thought, ‘What if nobody comes? It is going to be devastating.’ But, we had a huge turnout that first day and we have been steady ever since.”

The store has a variety of products ranging from soaps, toilet sprays and bath bombs to clothes, Rae Dunn® products, home decor, and more. Most, if not all of which, can be personalized.

The Suds Barn is not just a place for people to go buy bath products because it also includes a boutique and thrift store run by Lunsford’s friend, Jennifer Taylor.

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Lunsford said she and Taylor have been friends since the third grade.

“When I started talking about opening the Suds Barn, she was like, ‘Hey, would you consider having a boutique in there?’,” said Lunsford.

From there, Lunsford said she couldn’t run both the boutique and the soap portion and make the products, so it was decided that Taylor would run the boutique inside The Suds Barn.

“Being in a small town, we were kind of like, ‘We need to have a variety of things’.”

“People can come in and get a gift. You can come in and say I am going to get soap for myself and then I’ll grab some soap for somebody else, and I’ll get them a mug and I am going to get them a shirt,” said Lunsford.

“We want to be very diverse.

We want everyone in the town to be able to come in and find something.”

Being within walking distance of the University of the Cumberlands, Lunsford said The Suds Barn offers Williamsburg top quality products.

“Everything in here is top quality. I would put it up against any other bath and body place that there is in the United States.”

All of the soaps have shea butter and/or mango seed butter. There are numerous soap recipes Lunsford and her husband use to create their products so that they can cater to most skin types and sensitivities.

Because everything is made in-house, products can be personalized or customized for people with allergies or sensitive skin.

Lunsford said that she is licensed to make the products, and her labels and kitchen are certified.

Lunsford said they make new soaps daily because they let their soaps cure for 28 days before they are sold.

“It has to cure for 28 days before we can sell it. Some places sell it after only three days, but to really have a good bar of soap, it has to cure, the water has to come out of it, so it will be a good, hard bar and last a long time,” said Lunsford.

As their customer base has continued to grow, Lunsford and Taylor have added several new additions to the already successful business.

Changes including a thrift store, and expanded line of fragrances, shampoo bars, beard shampoo bars, and the Luxe Skin facial line have all served to further increase their revenue.

When visiting the store, patrons may notice some changes to the products packaging and labels.

The packaging has changed completely, said Lunsford. When the store first opened, most items were in clear packaging which made the shelves colorful, but since UV light began affecting the appearance of some of the products, many of them are now packaged using amber bottles.

The labeling system has also changed. Lunsford said the logos are transitioning to become more gender neutral.

Lunsford said the expansion of the stores facial skin care line, Luxe Skin, has been just another one of the several changes and additions the store has made to better serve customers.

The Luxe Skin collection now includes facial cleansers, moisturizers, serums, toners, face scrubs, lip scrubs, men’s shave soap and beard brushes.

The store has also added candles made from repurposed jars and cups.

Lunsford said customers have donated their used glass candle jars, cups or other glassware and the shop cleans and sanitizes the items before using them to make candles. Customers who donate jars receive 15 percent off their candle purchase.

Lunsford said the change came after the cost of jars began to increase.

Lunsford’s husband has also begun cutting liquor bottles and uses them to create candles with scents such as mimosa and mojito.

“From July until January, we have added a lot of products, and we still have more to add,” said Lunsford.

Both Lunsford and Taylor credit the store’s success to the community.

“When we first opened, people would come in and get something for themselves and then they would come back a few days later and get something for their friend or their family,” said Lunsford. “I think that word of mouth – where people actually used our products and really like them, they wanted everyone else to THE SUDS BARN — continued on page 22

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NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

ing for unforeseen events,” Norvell said. orthwestern Mutual is a national As part of that, Norvell said he will work insurance company, based in Milwith clients to ensure that they have the waukee, Wisconsin, but local agent correct types of insurance in place.

Jamie Norvell, whose office is locat“With that taken care of, we can move ed at 113 North Main Street, Suite 1 in Corbin, works to help on to retirement planning and, if clients develop a they have chilsound financial dren, saving for plan based upon college,” Norvell their individual Jamie Norvell, CFP®, CLU®, needs. said.

“Ultimately, “I will help anyChFC®, RICP® one that wants to when people get Wealth Management Advisor to retirement, we help themselves,” help them maxiNorvell said explaining that the first step is to sit down mize what they have, protect their retirement dollars, and, in most cases, help them with a client and determine his or her current family and financial situation and their create a legacy for their family,” Norvell said.

One thing that Norvell said, many people ultimate goal.

“The base of financial planning is preparfail to factor in is Social Security noting that Story and photographs by Dean Manning

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individuals may go online to see what Norvell said financial planning goes their monthly Social Security payment beyond that noting that he can help with would be based on how much they have the financial side of estate planning. paid into the system and when they plan “Most people would agree that you to begin taking it. don’t know what you don’t know,” Nor“We also factor inflation vell said explaining that Ultimately, into planning,” Norvell the planning work that he when people said. “This is a moving target to retirement, does is often a teaching get from year to year.” and learning experience. we help them Norvell said the biggest Norvell began his camaximize what concern he hears from clireer as a college intern they have, ents is running out of reat the University of Kenprotect their tirement savings. tucky while completing retirement “With a plan and behis finance degree. He dollars, and, ing proactive, that can has been an advisor with in most cases, reduce anxiety and give Northwestern Mutual for them confidence that they more than 30 years. help them will be able to sustain the Norvell’s right hand create a legacy standard of living,” Norvell person and assistant, Mifor their family. said. chelle Philpot, has been Norvell said it is never part of the team for over too early to begin financial planning and 20 years. There are two other team there is no minimum with which to bemembers that work remotely, Melinda gin, noting that he has had clients bring Krenn, who helps with scheduling and in their children who have gotten their Zach Chamberlin, CFP, who helps with first job. preparing financial plans.

If you would like to learn more about what Jamie Norvell and Northwestern Mutual can do for you, visit his website at www.jamie-norvell.com, call 528-8070 or email him at jamie.norvell@nm.com.

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•Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission •Corbin Tri-County Joint Industrial Development Authority •Corbin Wellness Center, LLC •Creative Touch Jewelers •Creech & Gibbs Pharmacy LLC •Crystal Clean •Cumberland Falls Family Dentistry, P.L.L.C •Cumberland Falls State Park •Cumberland Foot & Ankle Center •Cumberland Valley Cruise In •Cumberland Valley Insurance •Cumberland Valley National Bank •Cumberland Valley RECC •David’s Steaks, Buffet & Catering •Davis Salvage •Dayspring Health •Delta Natural Gas •Donevon Storm Insurance Agency, Inc •Earthworks Machinery LLC •East Kentucky Telecom •Eastern Kentucky University - Corbin •Eastern Kentucky UniversityWorkforce Education •Edward Jones •Elk Creek Cottage Airbnb •Encore Communications, Inc. •Eubanks Electrical Supply, Inc. •Factory Connection, LLC •Falls Road Plaza •Firestone Industrial Products •First Baptist Church •First Care Clinic •First Financial Credit •First Financial Credit, Inc. •FK Perkins & Co. PLLC •Forcht Bank - Corbin •Forcht Bank - Williamsburg •Forcht Broadcasting •Forcht Group of Kentucky •Forcht Pharmacy •Forest Hills Shopping Center •Foster Supply Inc. •Freedom Point Church •Freeman Family Practice •Freeman, Childers & Howard •Gibson’s Music •Goodwill Industries of Corbin •Goodwill Industries of Williamsburg •Grace Community Health Center •Grace On The Hill •Great Clips •Grove Marina •H&R Block •Hacker Brothers Inc. •Hampton Haigen Home •Hampton Inn by Hilton, Williamsburg •Hampton Inn Corbin •Hart Funeral Home Inc. •Heaberlin Supply •Hillcrest Health and Rehab Center •Holiday Inn Express of Corbin

•Holiday Inn Express, Williamsburg •Hometown Bank of Corbin •Houchens - Save A Lot •Howard Mann, PSC, Attorney at Law •Insurance Service Center of Corbin •Jackson Warewashing Systems •James Baker State Farm •Jaynes Family Practice •JBK, Inc. Roofing Division •John and Milly Burkhart •Johnny Wheels •Jones Plastic & Engineering Co., LLC •KCEOC Community Action Partnership •Kentucky Creative LLC •KentuckyOne Health Cancer Care •Kiwanis Club of Corbin •KOWA Kentucky, Inc. •L&N Federal Credit Union •LaDonna’s LLC •Larkey HVAC •Laurel Gardens •Leanna Cosmetics •Legacy Ford Lincoln Chevrolet Buick GMC •Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors •Little Caesar’s Pizza •Mackey Vision Center •Mallory Davis - State Farm Insurance •Marr, Miller & Myers PSC, CPA •Martin’s Sports Apparel •Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant •Minuteman Press •Mitchell Tax & Accounting •Mountain Rehabilitation Services •Mr. Gatti’s Pizza •NESCO •New Hope Ministries •Noah+Moses Children’s Resale and Consignment •Northern Contours •Northwestern Mutual •Norvex Supply •Old Town Grill •On The Money, LLC •O’Neil-Lawson Funeral Home •Ossoli Foundation •Owens Auto Parts •Paw Paw Patch Dog Grooming, LLC •Pennington Wellness •Pepsi Cola Bottling Company •Pierce Dant Hamblin Post #3167 - VFW •Planet Earth PC •PNC Bank •Progress Rail •PT Pros, Inc. •Rapiscan Systems •Re/Max on Main •Reeves Property Group •Renfro Supply •Robert P. Hammons, Attorney at Law

•RRJ Solutions •Sav-Rite Home Care Inc. •Servpro of Pulaski and Laurel Counties •Shawn Rogers Realty Inc. •Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort •Small Business Development Center - EKU •Sonic Drive-In •Sonny’s BBQ •Southeast Apparatus LLC •Southeast Kentucky Audiology •Southeast Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries •Southeastern Medical Supply LLC •State Farm Insurance - Michael Jones •State Farm Insurance - Mike Sparks •SUDS Car Wash •The Appalachian Wildlife Foundation, Inc. •The Arena •The Brick Oven •The Caboose Sports Tavern •The Depot on Main •The Gail Frederick School Of Dance, Inc •The Holler •The Job Shop •The MPI Group LLC •The Suds Barn •The Toy Shop •The Wrigley Taproom and Eatery •Tim Short Auto Mall •Times Tribune •Tipton & Tipton Attorneys At Law •Transamerica Agency Network Corbin •Tri-County Cineplex •Trinity Family Health, PLLC •U.S. Small Business Administration •University of the Cumberlands •US Marine Corps Toys For Tots/ JC Paul Marine Corps League 144 •W.D. Bryant & Son •Wallen’s Towing and Recovery •Waste Connections of Eastern Kentucky •Webbed Sphere, Inc. •Whitaker Bank •White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics •Whitley Broadcasting Co. Inc. •Whitley County Board of Education •Whitley County Fiscal Court •Whitley County Health Department •Whitley County/UK Extension Service •Wildcat Harley Davidson •Williamsburg Health and Rehab Center •Williamsburg Insurance Agency •Williamsburg Tourism Commission •Wilson Equipment Co., Inc. •Wyatt Insurance Agency, Inc. •WYMT-TV

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have them, so they would come in and buy a couple small things and give them to other people.”

Spreading by word of mouth, Lunsford said the reputation of the store has grown and more community members continue to visit the store.

“This community has really embraced us,” said Lunsford. “From month to month, the consistency that this community has given us has been absolutely amazing.”

Lunsford said the store’s next step is looking into how it can grow its online sale’s.

For now, the store is impacting the community through its brick-and-mortar location as well as through events, such as its parties.

The store now offers parties for anyone ages six and up.

Parties include a bath bomb painting party, which allows individuals ages six and up to paint two premade bath bombs; a bath bomb making and painting party, which allows individuals nine and older to make and paint 3-5 bath bombs; and a deluxe party, which allows individuals 10 and older to make bath bombs and sugar scrub.

Parties can be up to eight people and can be scheduled for Monday through Saturdays at 6 p.m. or on Sundays at

2 p.m. or 5 p.m. Prices are per person and vary depending on the party type.

The Suds Barn is located at 430 Main Street, Suite 4 in Williamsburg, and it is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The shop has parking located directly beside the shop in the lot where Canada Brothers parking is located. The row of spots closest to the shop are owned by the landlord and can be used for The Suds Barn customers, said Lunsford.

For more information about The Suds Barn, visit its website at sudsbarn.com or call (859) 334-0232.

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