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OVL championship series starts tonight
It’s championship Friday for the Ohio Valley League. Fifth seed Fulton, who ousted the Hoptown Hoppers last weekend, upset top seed Madisonville 7-2 Wednesday night to advance to tonight’s championship series to take on second seed Henderson. The Flash edged Paducah Wednesday night 6-5 in 10 innings to earn a title bid.
Business Expansion Will Bring More Jobs To Owensboro
A 156 million dollar investment is coming to Owensboro. Governor Andy Beshear announced the news Thursday. Mizkan America is investing the money in their facility on Ragu Drive. The project will include expanding 320,000 square feet, building improvements, new machinery and equipment, and IT upgrades. Last year, 39 jobs were...
Mother of missing Heather Teague files federal lawsuit against law enforcement
In Henderson, a high-profile missing person's case has turned into a federal lawsuit. Heather Teague went missing in 1995 at Henderson's Newburgh Beach and now her mother is claiming law enforcement's negligence.
NSA Mourns Loss of Jared Bratcher
Jared Bratcher, the longtime sports marketing director for Visit Owensboro and Baseball Players Association Hall of Fame director, died on July 24th at the age of 51. Darrell Garbacik, who was inducted into the inaugural BPA Hall of Fame alongside Bratcher in 2012, took the news pretty hard. “He was...
WHAS11 Weather Impact Alert Days issued for Sunday, Monday for scattered thunderstorms
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The WHAS11 Impact Weather Team has issued an alert day for today and Monday as showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the majority of central Kentucky and southern Indiana at times. Neither today or Monday will be complete washouts and you will still have plenty...
Beshear, abortion rights advocate Hadley Duvall to attend Harris campaign event near Atlanta
Gov. Andy Beshear, a potential candidate for Democratic vice president, is joining Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign volunteers Sunday in the Atlanta metropolitan area for the Weekend of Action in Georgia, which marks 100 days until the general election, according to a release. Along with the governor, Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky abortion-rights advocate...
YMCA of Central Kentucky hosts Back-to-School Rallies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In 2011, the YMCA of Central Kentucky partnered with local Back to School Rallies to help kids be ready to start the school year right. Well, 13 years later the event is still going strong. Brandi Doss, Marketing Director of the YMCA of Central Kentucky said “This is just a great way to get the community engaged and excited about the upcoming school year”
127 Yard Sale coming in August
Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” the 127 Yard Sale is an annual event that takes place next week, stretching 690 miles and spanning US Highway 127 across six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The 127 Yard Sale began in 1987 as the brainchild of Mike Walker, a former Fentress County […] The post 127 Yard Sale coming in August appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Kentucky GOP quick to defend Trump, Vance against Beshear's attacks
(The Center Square) – Less than one year after winning re-election, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has emerged as a potential vice-presidential candidate in the Democratic Party. While he has used that opportunity to attack the Republican ticket, it also opens him up for the same kinds of rebukes, and GOP members in the Bluegrass State have fired back on his claims against President Donald Trump and Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance. ...
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