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The Hometown Hero Banner Project allows residents to nominate former and active duty service members for a street lamp banner.
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An independent crew known as Climate Productions has been working on the documentary — called "165 Miles: Catastrophe in Kentucky" — since the day of the storm.
The country music icon, described as a "symbol of rural resilience," was 90 years old.
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County Judge-Executive Curtis McGehee announced at the dedication that every October will be celebrated as John Prine Month in Muhlenberg County.
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Robert Penn Warren, a Kentucky native from Guthrie, became America’s first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1986.
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The forum, scheduled for Oct. 3, was the only scheduled appearance between the two candidates. Paul is running for his third six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
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The dedication ceremony is Saturday at the Rochester Dam on the Green River.
The Kentucky Historical Society is holding listening sessions around the state in preparation for the nation's sestercentennial in 2026.
Opponents argue the measure would radically shift powers from the governor to lawmakers.
Proponents say farmers could reap the dual economic benefits of leasing their land for solar use while still having productive crop returns.
Voters can register on the secretary of state’s website, GoVoteKy.com.
In 2020, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicted that by 2033, the nation would be short between 21,400 and 55,200 primary-care physicians.