Five things: Girls’ high school basketball’s top teams getting tested early
Holiday basketball tournaments mark an early proving ground for teams hoping to make a run to Rupp Arena in March and, this week, some of the state’s best girls’ teams … Click to Continue »
Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: omicron symptoms, booster shots, COVID tests & more
Each week, we offer you a roundup of our noteworthy coronavirus coverage. More than 51.5 million people in the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Thursday … Click to Continue »
Midway developers should not be able to build private sewage plant near Elkhorn Creek
The developers of a proposed RV park in Midway are asking the Woodford/Versailles/Midway Board of Adjustments to change their conditional use permit to allow them to build a private sewage … Click to Continue »
New Promise Zone initiatives target education, development, broadband in E.Ky.
Here’s the good news: Partners in the Kentucky Promise Zone, a 10-year initiative that provides a competitive advantage in applying for federal funds and assistance, have attracted more than $1 … Click to Continue »
‘It doesn’t look like home anymore.’ Tornado wiped out much of Mayfield’s history.
The Graves County Courthouse in downtown Mayfield, with its tornado-shorn clocktower, has become a symbol of both damage and resilience from an unprecedented storm system – a visual cue marking … Click to Continue »
With better choices, federal COVID dollars could make Lexington a more equitable place
As we approach two years since COVID-19 began its devastation, our city has been granted a lifeline to rectify health and socioeconomic issues created and/or exacerbated by this global pandemic. … Click to Continue »
Bourbon a boon to Frankfort, but expansion should not destroy Elkhorn Creek corridor
No one would deny that Buffalo Trace Distillery has been of enormous benefit to this community. It has revitalized the bourbon industry locally and internationally. It has provided jobs and … Click to Continue »
A ‘labor of love,’ my mother’s memoir, was one of best Christmas presents I ever got
As this year draws to a close, I find myself transcribing my mother’s handwritten memoir, which she gave me as a Christmas present in 1998. It’s in a green stenographer’s … Click to Continue »
Let’s work on conflict resolution that goes deeper than right and wrong
The setting is recess at a local middle school play ground. A teacher looks over and sees two boys are engaged in a stare down. The teachers can faintly make … Click to Continue »
Western Kentucky has overcome natural disasters before. Can it again?
Western Kentucky is currently the focus of the nation’s attention as the region undergoes recovery from the devastating recent series of tornadoes. These twisters, that will rank near the top … Click to Continue »
Kentucky Supreme Court asks for judicial district reshuffling, more family court judges
Aside from the looming task of legislative redistricting, the Republican-dominated state legislature could have one more electoral map to consider at the upcoming 2022 General Assembly: the state court system. … Click to Continue »
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