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Heart tour stop in Charleston postponed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A concert in Charleston featuring rockers Heart has been postponed. The band announced the postponement of its Royal Flush tour due to medical reasons. Heart was originally scheduled to play at the Charleston Coliseum on Aug. 23. In an additional statement, band member Ann Wilson...
Committee forms to convert Covington’s city government
A committee of local business people and political figures has formed to place an initiative on the November ballot asking if Covington residents want to convert its municipal government from its current city manager form to the more common mayor-council form. If the measure gets on the ballot and is...
Frogenstein: Kentucky Mom Set to Release A ‘Silly, Spooky’ Children’s Book
Cloverport, Kentucky native Hallie Popham Tisher has lived in the small Breckinridge County community her entire life. However, her rather creative and adventurous mind has taken her many places- including Brescia University in Owensboro, where she earned a degree in Medical Technology. Professionally, Hallie has worked at Owensboro Health since 2018. She works full-time, is 'Mom' to two 'rambunctious' boys and enjoys spending time with the boys, her husband and her extended family.
Top Recruit Javeon Campbell Says no to Alabama, Picks Cats
Kentucky in recent years has been able to persuade the majority of the in-state stars to play football for the Wildcats, so it was not a shock to see Western Hills defensive lineman Javeon Campbell commit to UK Tuesday. He is a four-star recruit and ranked as the nation’s 14th...
Kentucky Basketball makes ESPN’s way-too-early top 25
We’re still over four months away from the start of college basketball season, but it’s never too early for way-too-early top 25 rankings. ESPN recently released their Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings, with Kentucky checking in at No. 23 on the list. That is ninth out of the nine SEC teams included in the rankings. Let that tell you something about how tough the SEC is going to be this upcoming season.
Alexandria native wins singing competition to perform at Red Rocks
Reagan Golden’s biggest gig thus far is the St. Mary’s Parish Festival, but that will change on July 11 when she performs at Red Rocks. Golden started playing the guitar in fourth grade and sang by fifth grade. She said she wrote her first good song at the age of 12. Aside from doing local gigs around Campbell County, Golden didn’t have any large performances on the books until she entered a contest to perform with bluegrass folk band Trampled by Turtles at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado and won.
$175 million, 27-story building in the works for downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The next Louisville skyscraper is in the works, and it would be the biggest project downtown has seen in years. New York City-based real estate firm Zyyo confirmed plans to WHAS11 Tuesday for a $175 million, 27-story building in the heart of downtown Louisville. CEO Nick Campisano, who is no stranger to Louisville, said the design and feasibility analysis started more than two years ago for the project known as One Forty West.
University of Kentucky appoints new vice provost
After a robust national search, Jana Jasinski has been named vice provost for the University of Kentucky. Pending approval by the board of trustees, Jasinski will step into the role effective Aug. 15. The vice provost is a new leadership role within the Office of the Provost that partners with...
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A traffic stop, near Joe Prather Highway and Vineland Park Place in Vine Grove Monday afternoon, resulted in an arrest and drug bust. Pursuant to a joint narcotics investigation, conducted by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police DESI West, the suspect and operator of the vehicle, 49 year-old Michael R. Hardy of Louisville, was placed under arrest for an active warrant issued out of Pulaski County, Kentucky.
B – Battery Honored Fellow Fallen Soldier
Sgt. Ryan Jay Montgomery, 22, of Greensburg, Ky (Green County) was killed on Sunday, July 3, 2005, in Iraq when his up-armored HMMWV encountered an improvised explosive device while returning from a convoy escort mission near Baghdad. At the time of his death, Montgomery was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, based in Campbellsville, Ky. His unit mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom in November and deployed to Southwest Asia in January 2005. Montgomery graduated from Green County High School and joined the military in September 2000 during his senior year of high school.
Process Stalled for Pardue Park Project
Hopkinsville City Council will have to decide if a one-hundred thousand dollar grant is worth the time lost on the Pardue Park. Tuesday night, City Chief Financial Officer Melissa Clayton told City Council they had been communicating with the state and finally received an answer last month. The woman originally...
Community concerns brought back up at Henderson Planning Commission meeting
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - The July Henderson Planning Commission is going on. Last month, we told you about community concerns being brought to the June meeting about plans from the “Battery Energy Storage System” company. Tuesday night, they continued to debate about the zoning ordinance with the public.
Fireworks set Thursday in Hopkinsville, Saturday at Lake Barkley
Red, White and Ooooh!, the community festival and fireworks show put on by Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation, will begin with activities and food trucks at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ruff Park on North Drive. Backyard Bouncers and other activities for children will be offered. The food trucks will include Holiday...
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