Oh, Kentucky

The Bad Seeds' trip to New York City, remembered.

The president's visit to Martin County, too.

"Shrugging off an historic reputation for backwardness and writing a new narrative founded on change and innovation."

"Happy days are hardly here again." 

Smith Mills is getting a new fire department after 102 years in the same structure.

Kmart is closing in Newport.

MSU-P.

Beautiful Barren County, as lovingly photographed by home-girl Gina Kinslow of the Glasgow Daily Times.

It's cold.

And the flu's catching.