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Leadership Kentucky announces 2024 BRIGHT Kentucky Class
FRANKFORT — Leadership Kentucky announced members of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2024. This year’s class includes 35 participants from 20 ARC counties representing a variety of public and private sectors, including two from Martin County: Corey Cassell of Thrive Community Coalition and Dorothy Johnson of the Martin County Health Department.
KYTC’s high water report for July 17, 2024
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) released its high water report for July 17. Officials say this is the report as of 2:30 p.m. The status of the following roads are: Daviess County Hopkins County Webster County The KYTC notes high water has now receded from I-69, U.S. 41, KY 138, KY […]
Brotherhood Ride kicks off in Kentucky to honor fallen first responders
COVINGTON, Ky. — Dozens of first responders are riding to honor those who have fallen through the "Brotherhood Ride." The ride kicked off on Wednesday and will make its way through the state of Kentucky, including Northern Kentucky. Firefighters, EMS and police officers from across the state stopped at...
City of Metropolis Suffers Phishing Attack, Securing Accounts
METROPOLIS – The City of Metropolis posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that unfortunately the city was recently subject to a phishing attack. Steps have been taken to secure the city’s accounts, but residents are being warned just in case they receive any suspicious emails from a metropolisil.gov email address.
James Young Still Remembers Surprise UK Provided During Crazy Season
Kentucky went from one of the nation’s most disappointing teams in the 2013-14 season to almost winning a national championship thanks to a brilliant postseason run. Kentucky had the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class stacked with McDonald’s All-Americans but after a 7-1 start had losses to Baylor, North Carolina, Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Arkansas again, South Carolin and Florida again to finish 12-6 in SEC play and 22-9 overall going into postseason play.
HWEA earns another certificate for drinking water excellence
Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority continues the tradition of excellence, that their Moss Water Treatment Plant was once again awarded an Area-Wide Optimization Program certificate. According to HWEA, the certificate is a multi-state initiative which encourages drinking water systems to voluntarily achieve optimization goals above and beyond EPA regulatory requirements—and HWEA...
Greystone Provides $42M for Louisville MF Property
Greystone has provided a $42.25 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing loan for a 286-unit multifamily property in Louisville, Kentucky. The financing was originated by Anthony Cristi, Managing Director at Greystone, on behalf of 800 City Apartments LLC. “Greystone’s extensive multifamily lending platform and industry expertise means we deliver solutions where others fall short,” said Cristi.
New fine dining restaurant, tasting room opens on Whiskey Row in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new fine dining restaurant and tasting room is now open on a prominent corner in downtown Louisville. Log Still Distillery celebrated the grand opening of Monk's Road Boiler House Wednesday afternoon on Whiskey Row with a ribbon-cutting and a bourbon toast. The high-end restaurant took...
Fate of Louisville bar's liquor license remains unclear as hearing is set for August
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The future for one highly scrutinized Louisville bar remains up in the air as a hearing with the Metro's Alcoholic Beverage Control unit looms. Cafe 360 is set to meet with the Metro ABC on Aug. 8, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Codes & Regulations. That's to discuss the city's proposal for the business to forfeit its 2 a.m. liquor license, which would cut off alcohol sales at midnight.
Downtown Ashland businesses urge community to shop local during street construction
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - The city of Ashland’s downtown district is a work in progress. Construction crews finished installing roundabouts along Winchester Avenue in the early part of 2024. Additional streetscape improvements are set to be complete during the fall. While construction is ongoing, though, local businesses say they...
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