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The concert on Dec. 15 will be the first opportunity for many community members to enjoy Heejung Park’s talents as a conductor and composer.
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Webster County native Lambert Ray Tapp joined the Navy in Louisville on March 6, 1940, and ended up on the battleship Arizona, one of the largest and most powerful warships afloat.
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University of Kentucky refuses to release emails referring to faculty leader who challenged administration plan.
In December 1983, the manager of a Hopkinsville toy store saw first-hand the national craze over that year’s most popular Christmas gift for children.
Cabbage Patch Kids dolls in crib
Wayne Goolsby shares a few vignettes from his youthful memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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With the GOP-led legislature poised to revisit Kentucky’s income tax rate in January, Gov. Andy Beshear is urging lawmakers to honor the fiscal “guardrails” they put in place two years ago. Republican leaders say they’re weighing whether conditions allow another tax cut, even as state revenues flatten and budget pressures grow.
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Ferrell previously taught math at three local elementary schools and has been Sinking Fork's assistant principal since 2022.
REAL ID enforcement took effect on May 7, requiring anyone flying domestically or visiting a military base to present a REAL ID-compliant credential.
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The contest that honors the internationally acclaimed author from Hopkinsville is accepting entries through Jan. 15.
Gov. Beshear says federal government should be "fighting hunger, not causing it."
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The largest donation in school history — $150 million from The Bill Gatton Foundation — is earmarked to create the arts district.
UK arts district
Student are returning after schools closed Tuesday because of road conditions following a wintry mix of precipitation.