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Mark Pope respects what John Calipari did at Kentucky but knows he has to be his own coach with the Cats
Kentucky will host Arkansas and new coach John Calipari next season and it should be one of the nation’s most highly anticipated games after the messy breakup between UK and Calipari. “We’re in the same league and we get to go head-to-head here at Rupp this year. And it’s...
Southern Baptist Convention debates religious liberty again | Terry Mattingly
In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a religious liberty resolution that – in terms of Baptist history – was rather ordinary. But these are not ordinary times in American life. ...
SUSPECT WANTED ON WARRANTS OF ARREST TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NORTH OF LONDON, KENTUCKY AFTER FLEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT
LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Nate Bishop arrested Dakota Smith age 27 of London on Monday night July 1, 2024 at approximately 10:43 PM. The arrest occurred on Old Richmond Road approximately 4 miles north of London while deputies were attempting...
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...
Madisonville Radio Stations Joining Edge Media Group
Ham Broadcasting Company, known as The Edge Media Group, is proud to announce the acquisition of Sound Broadcasters of Madisonville. Sound Broadcasters is owned and operated by Bob Kelley and his family. The company includes WFMW 730 AM and 107.7 FM, 93.9 WKTG-FM, Mad Mix 105.9 and The Drive Classic Hits 94.9.
Band cancels performance at Henderson Independence Day Celebration
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Old Dam Community Band has canceled their performance at the Hendersons Independence Day Celebration. Dan Schultz with the Old Dam Community band say that the possibility of rain and high temperatures forced the band to cancel their performance. The Henderson Chamber of Commerce took to Facebook to say the Independence […]
Fredonia residents prepare for booming Fourth of July celebration
FREDONIA, Ky. — Residents of Fredonia prepared Wednesday for thousands to flood into their town of less than 400 later that night. The visitors would drive in for the city’s popular Fourth of July celebration, held each year on July 3, which event organizers said has drawn crowds of 6,000 to 7,000 in the past.
Newport launches new Fourth of July event featuring rides, games and fireworks
NEWPORT, Ky. — Cassie Pennington with Newport on the Levee said this eve of Independence Day marks the start of a new tradition. "This is just the first of many years to come," Pennington said. "This is Newport Blast." Featuring rides and games and a Rozzi fireworks and drone...
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