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127 Yard Sale coming in August
Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” the 127 Yard Sale is an annual event that takes place next week, stretching 690 miles and spanning US Highway 127 across six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The 127 Yard Sale began in 1987 as the brainchild of Mike Walker, a former Fentress County […] The post 127 Yard Sale coming in August appeared first on The Interior Journal.
Kentucky GOP quick to defend Trump, Vance against Beshear's attacks
(The Center Square) – Less than one year after winning re-election, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has emerged as a potential vice-presidential candidate in the Democratic Party. While he has used that opportunity to attack the Republican ticket, it also opens him up for the same kinds of rebukes, and GOP members in the Bluegrass State have fired back on his claims against President Donald Trump and Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance. ...
Remembering the Tragedy in the Mountains: Two years later
EASTERN KENTUCKY (WOWK) – It has been two years since torrential flooding swept through Eastern Kentucky, killing more than 40 people across multiple counties. The heavy rainfall began on July 25, 2022, and continued through July 30, 2022. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 24 flash flood warnings were issued between July […]
Back2School Supply Drive brings in 2,100 pounds of supplies for children
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Spending on school supplies is hitting new highs. In an effort to help out parents and teachers with costs, WKYT and WTVQ joined together in a school supply drive, along with our partners Vincent Fister Moving and Storage, Quantrell Subaru, and Mission of Hope. Over 2,100...
Making genetic progress in the Fescue Belt
“In Kentucky and Tennessee, we’ve been fortunate to have some cost-share dollars that have been going into a genetic improvement program that each of the states has done independently,” said Dr. Darrh Bullock,University of Kentucky extension professor, Lexington. Bullock gave his presentation “Genetic Improvement Programs in the Fescue Belt: Do Incentives Raise the Bar or Just the Price?” during the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium June 11 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Beshear’s PAC has raised $493,000, but given little so far to help other candidates
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear’s political action committee raised $493,000 in its first six months, but so far it has made few contributions to fulfill its purpose of helping “good people” win closely-contested elections across the country. Through June 30 the Beshear PAC, named In This Together, has donated only $24,800 to candidates it has […]
No need to further victimize children through legislative ineptitude or gubernatorial stubbornness
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s access to iTWIST, a database maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that “track[s] the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens” and that was available to the ombudsman attached […]
Bam Adebayo might be lock for gold medal. Kentuckians with best chance at Paris Olympics
After the spectacle of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the real fun begins. From basketball star Anthony Davis to track and field standout Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, these U.S. Olympians with ties to the commonwealth have the best chance to leave Paris with a gold medal: ...
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