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New Madrid, Missouri Stars in a Disaster Movie You Can Watch Free
This is outstanding. I've waited for years for the moment when New Madrid, Missouri would become the movie star I knew it was capable of being and that moment has arrived. There's a new disaster movie starring this earthquake-prone Missouri town and you can watch it for the cost of nothing.
Artifacts To Be Unveiled During Crockett Birthday Celebration
Photo: Guests exploring The Settlement on the grounds of Discovery Park at the 2023 David Crockett Birthday Celebration. Union City, Tenn.– Discovery Park of America will celebrate David Crockett’s birthday on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 with interactive activities, live demonstrations by craftspeople, a performance and community jam session led by Mulberry Jam and the unveiling of new artifacts on display in three areas of the heritage park.
Mayfield Finance and Administration Committee discusses new soccer complex, allotted federal funding
MAYFIELD, Ky. — The Mayfield Finance and Administration Committee held a meeting Wednesday to discuss construction on a new soccer complex and the amount the administration was allotted in federal funding. The latter regarded relief grants the city applied for following the December 2021 tornado. Graves County Commissioner Tyler...
Convicted felon facing possession of handgun charges in Graves County
LYNNVILLE, Ky. (KBSI) – A convicted felon was arrested Tuesday after law enforcement searched his home and say they found several firearms. Christopher E. Wallace, 52, of Lynnville, faces charges of possession of handgun(s) by a convicted felon and possession of firearm(s) by a convicted felon. He was arrested...
Somewhat active today and tomorrow
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Showers and thunderstorms could affect parades and celebrations. Thunderstorm chances really start to pick up on the 4th of July. We will start the day with partly to mostly cloudy skies. We will see a front push through which will keep the temperatures in the mid-80s.
Danville student selected to KDE Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Local student Abigail Sears, an 11th grader at Danville High School, was selected along with 10 other Kentucky public high school students to be part of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council. Established to allow student feedback on critical issues impacting students and schools, the council connects students with KDE staff […] The post Danville student selected to KDE Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Paducah man arrested on drug charges in Allen County
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - A man has been arrested on a slew of drug charges in Allen County. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, detectives from the Allen County-Scottsville Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Ford pickup for a traffic-related offense, according to a Scottsville Police Department Facebook post.
Metro Councilmembers give away portable AC units to families in need
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Several Metro Councilmembers came together to give out portable AC units to low-income residents who are living without air conditioning. District 21 Metro Councilwoman Betsy Ruhe started the project after the death of 17-year-old Christian Ruhekenya last summer. Christian died from carbon monoxide poisoning after going to sleep in a car when his family’s air conditioning went out.
Hopkinsville man named associate pastor at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
A Hopkinsville man has been named an associate pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. preached. The Rev. Donavan Pinner, who recently graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with the Master of Divinity, will serve as the associate pastor for children and youth at Ebenezer. Pinner studied philosophy and religion at Morehouse College in Atlanta before enrolling at Princeton.
Prominent Letcher County businessman dies
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The founder of double kwik and Childers Oil Company has died. Don Childers died June 29th at his home in Whitesburg. He was 92. The Pikeville native started Childers Oil Company in 1966. During the next 50 years, the family business expanded to include 40-plus...
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