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Gov. addresses GSP at Centre
Centre College welcomed Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear back to campus to address the high school students from around the state taking part in the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program. “You are in one of the best programs offered anywhere in the country,” he said. “Just a life-changing experience that I still look back on today as […] The post Gov. addresses GSP at Centre appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Problems with Kentucky’s vehicle registration system are hurting car dealers, county clerk says
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT)—Kentucky’s new program to register vehicle titles is making progress, but some county clerks and car dealers are still having major issues. Kentucky lawmakers in the interim Transportation Committee were briefed Tuesday about the KAVIS program. It was implemented in January and designed to simplify the car title and registration system.
UK HealthCare remains No. 1 in Ky., improves specialty rankings
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare is the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky for the ninth year in a row and was recognized in the Bluegrass Region by the 2024-25 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings from U.S. News & World Report.
Honor Flight Bluegrass accepting veterans' applications for September trip
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Honor Flight Bluegrass is recruiting World War II and Korean War veterans from Kentucky and Indiana for a flight in September. The local nonprofit takes U.S. veterans to Washington to visit war memorials at no cost to them. The veterans are 90 years and older. According...
Community Action Kentucky opens enrollment for summer cooling subsidy
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Enrollment for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy is now open. The program opened enrollment Tuesday and will continue until September 13, or until funds are depleted. The benefit ranges from $50 to $250 based on income and housing. Enrollment is open to...
Walker to be nominated for KBC president
Brad Walker, pastor of Briensburg Baptist Church in Benton will be nominated for president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention at the Nov. 12 Annual Meeting in Paducah. Charles Frazier, former pastor of Zion’s Cause Baptist Church in Benton and now associational mission strategist for the Northern Kentucky Baptist Association, will nominate Walker.
SMOOTH JAZZ ON THE RIVER FESTIVAL
Harold S. Jones is excited to announce the 5th Annual Smooth Jazz on the River festival two nights of amazing music presented by Harold Jones Fine Arts Center. On Sunday September 1 the SIUE and Eastern Illinois University Jazz Band, The Tom Edgar Quartet and Felipe Brito Quintet will perform.
Union City Man Injured in Roll Over Accident on Purchase Parkway
A Union City man was injured in a roll over crash on the Purchase Parkway early Wednesday morning. Graves County Sheriff’s Office reports said Kentucky State Police at Post 1 were contacted at approximately 5:45 to an accident at the nine-mile marker. A preliminary investigation revealed Samuel Montgomery fell...
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