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Kentucky Newsmakers 7/21: EKU President David McFaddin; Ky. Distillers Association President Eric Gregory
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaddin and Kentucky Distillers Association President Eric Gregory. First, EKU President David Mcfaddin discusses the recent developments at the university. Later, Kentucky Distillers Association President Eric Gregory talks...
The key to talking about mental health: ‘Make sure people feel comfortable.’
Chris Hopper said his leadership in mental health education began in 2018, when a colleague gave a moving speech at an event about losing his father to suicide. Knowing that the construction industry has a high rate of suicide, Hopper, executive vice president and general manager of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee for Skanska USA, partnered with the Lindner Center of Hope. The Ohio-based mental health facility helped Hopper implement the Start the Conversation program, in an attempt to remove the stigma from sensitive topics on the jobsite.
New game with old school style lets players side scroll past Ky tourist attractions
From Cave City’s Dinosaur World and the Forest Giants of Shepherdsville to the giant Fork in the Road in Franklin, a free game developed by Kentucky Tourism gives people the chance to explore some of the Bluegrass State’s more off-the-beaten-path attractions.
Become a Kentucky Wild member and support statewide conservation efforts
While the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources relies upon the support of its constituents, purchasing a license isn’t the only way to support its crucial statewide conservation mission. With a focus on Kentucky’s more vulnerable critters that aren’t hunted, trapped or fished, the department’s Kentucky Wild program supports further research toward at-risk species. […] The post Become a Kentucky Wild member and support statewide conservation efforts appeared first on Harlan Enterprise.
Kentucky’s June jobless rate unchanged from April, May
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2024 unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, according to data released Thursday by the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary June 2024 jobless rate was unchanged from both April and May 2024 but is up 0.5 percentage points from one year ago. […] The post Kentucky’s June jobless rate unchanged from April, May appeared first on Harlan Enterprise.
Ky. Baptist churches invited to be part of giving out 10,000 Christmas backpacks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – It is not too late to be part of making Christmas more joyful for Kentucky children living in poverty and to children in the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s SEND City of Cincinnati. The Kentucky Baptist Convention Backpack Program has a goal of collecting 10,000 backpacks...
Somewhere KY or TN, USA
This was shot during a road trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. My wife and I flew to Louisville and drove to Nashville via Bowling Green, where we visited my daughter and continued on. Coming from the New York metropolitan area, it is refreshing to see the horizon line of the Midwest.
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