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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.
‘I was almost a firecracker!’ World War II vet from Lexington celebrates 100th birthday
Paul Frederick of Lexington suffered burns and was thrown into the ocean when a Japanese torpedo hit the destroyer the Marine was aboard. “Everybody’s got a guardian angel,” he said.
COLUMN: Kentucky baseball is here to stay
One thing that Kentucky baseball proved with its 2024 season is that it properly arrived in the SEC in 2023 and is here to stay. After a stellar 2023 campaign, the biggest question surrounding the program was whether that run was a flash in the pan or the beginning of bigger things to come.
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...
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...
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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