Oh, Kentucky

I received this email from Marshall County High School today about their basketball doubleheader vs. Livingston Central. pic.twitter.com/eelhMh9Nbp

— Jeff Bidwell (@AKAJeffBidwell) January 29, 2018

At Marshall County for its doubleheader against Livingston Central. I expect it to be packed tonight. pic.twitter.com/PB887NwMkO

— Al Willman (@AlWillmanSports) January 29, 2018

Livingston Central's cheerleaders present Marshall County's with a banner at half court. It reads, "Two are better than one. One falls, the other is there. Though one can be overpowered, two can defend themselves. (We) are not easily broken."

— Al Willman (@AlWillmanSports) January 30, 2018

🧡💙🧡💙 thank you livingston pic.twitter.com/laaDGg057I

— Marshall Nation (@Marshall_Nation) January 30, 2018

#MarshallStrong pic.twitter.com/UTytHozJgW

— Livingston Schools (@live_red) January 30, 2018

#MarshallStrong pic.twitter.com/Q8LKnvqh9S

— Jen (@jgill_1225) January 30, 2018

Marshall County missed its winner and Livingston Central ran the floor and put up a shot with .2 left for the winner.

But it's waived off, and there can't be a review because...welp.

Free hoops, tied at 56.

— Edward Alan Marlowe (@dreamarlowe85) January 30, 2018

FINAL, BB: Marshall County edges Livingston Central 61-59 in OT at the reopening of Reed Conder.

Heckuva game. pic.twitter.com/JRamvVii8K

— Edward Alan Marlowe (@dreamarlowe85) January 30, 2018

Marshall County defeats Livingston Central in overtime, 61-59. pic.twitter.com/yNThmDh9wZ

— Ryan Hermens (@ryanhermens) January 30, 2018

Toughest pregame open I've ever had to write. pic.twitter.com/bYT6iqhkno

— Jeffrey Waters (@marshalsvoice) January 30, 2018

The people, yes. (Outstanding Bowling Green Daily News feature by Eliott Pratt here.)

I confess that I knew next to zero about any of the inductees-as-of-tomorrow to the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame: John Fox Jr. (1862-1919) of Stony Point and finally Paris, bell hooks of Hopkinsville and currently Berea College, Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931) eventually of Pewee Valley and Walter Tevis (1928-1984) periodically of Madison County, Carlisle, Hawesville, Irvine, Science Hill, etc.

Thank you for your service, Cpl. (Ret.) Bradford of Winchester, and enjoy your trip to Washington.

The Kochs, meanwhile, had Gov. Bevin out to Palm Springs this past weekend. 

Kentucky for sale:

Today is the deadline to file for primary candidacy in Kentucky.

After going from revenues of about $2,500 a day when UK was in session to about $2,500 a month when it wasn't, Lexington's near-campus Noodles is no more. But the Nicholasville Road location absorbed some of the employees from the old place. That's all per Kamillah Williams, who delivers a solid and detailed biz story in the Kentucky Kernel.

Oh, Kentucky

Checking in on the playing and player hating in Louisville, ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders in Louisville, opens up talking about Woody Guthrie union tune "Which Side Are You On?" pic.twitter.com/XGFh3xiWAM

— Ryland Barton (@RylandKY) April 19, 2017

... Frankfort (via Fort Knox, New Hampshire and Denver), ...

Heard there was a whine tasting event for socialists at the Palace Theater tonight in Louisville, hosted by @BernieSanders and @TomPerez...

— Matt Bevin (@MattBevin) April 19, 2017

... Harlan ...

Coal trains in Harlan! More proof we voted wisely for Gov. and President. @jmnemes @realDonaldTrump @GovMattBevin pic.twitter.com/ZSOSQTp9mt

— Russell Alred (@russell_alred) April 19, 2017

... and New York (via New York, Morehouse and Versailles) ...

If O'Reilly is fired from Fox for sexual harassment it'll basically mean the standard for a @FoxNews host is higher than President of the US

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 19, 2017

The Louisville suburbs per Niche.com:

1. Anchorage
2. Indian Hills
3. Hurstbourne Acres
4. Hurstbourne
5. Crestwood
6. Windy Hills
7. Barbourmeade
8. Prospect
9. Pewee Valley
10. Beechwood Village

Some of the Handmade in Hindman classes are full, but you can still get in on the instrument making, spoon carving and iron casting.

If you're on the market for another of the Greatest Generation's institutions to worry about the future of, you might enjoy WKDZ's report on first two nights of the Hopkinsville Rotarian Auction.

Oh, Kentucky

The nation's top auto-producing states in the first half of 2013 were Ohio, Michigan and ... #oh, really?

In keeping with the Kentucky desk's long-standing policy--If There's Good News Out of Fulton County, We Link to It™--we linked to this good news last week, but, alas, here are some additional happy details.

Bad jobs news from Paducah, reassuring from Carrollton, promising in Bowling Green and helpful from Corbin.

Blowing up in Middlesboro.

Rest in peace, the Rev. Dr. Wessels, who opened the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in La Grange.

100 years of Good Counsel in Hazard.

Rev. McGlone of Breeding 1, University of Tennessee 0.

"Quigs" of Pewee Valley 1, Bulgaria 0.

Kentucky's helmet designs over the years (courtesy of The Helmet Project, http://t.co/yswbiwThoW) -- pic.twitter.com/iQUIdpFxVA
— Matt May (@TCPMattMay) August 1, 2013

For Clinton County, an opportunity to "come out and support the players, cheerleaders and band members as they represent our BULLDOG PRIDE this fall!" In Campbell County, the madness has already ensued.

Oh, Kentucky

American Idol is coming to Bowling Green; Lynyrd Skynyrd, to Pikeville.

Lexington went to Keene.

Pewee Valley's "Quigs" moves on to the grind; "Hens'" Higgs, to the Hill.

Meet the new boss (the old boss graduated).

The HP is going to have to hire some pretend stringers to augment the pretend Kentucky desk on Nov. 9, 2013.

"Western President Kelly Thompson ... welcomed her to The Hill but warned it would not always be easy for her."

Morehead refreshes its hall.

Good jobs news in Hodgenville.

Making nice-nice in (ah) Nicholasville.

"The destruction of Downtown Louisville."

Oh, Kentucky

Kentucky rain, finally.

Tick time.

Tonight's the "Night of NASCAR Stars" at PIR.

Pitts Point was yesterday.

Happy second birthday, Gamer's Paradise.

High praise for Southern Cal's Steve Johnson, the man who beat Pewee Valley's Eric Quigley in the NCAA men's singles tennis title Monday. Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe are among the previous champs.

Democrats-1980: How a mock Carter-Kennedy-Brown debate at EKU launched a couple of writing careers.

"When I was governor and most of my tenure up here, I had been thinking of manufacturing jobs. And I am coming to the conclusion that that’s probably not going to be happen. And so we have start thinking of other kinds of activities."

Kenlake comeback.

KMSAA?

The Colonel is coming to Facebook.

Oh, Kentucky

UK's Eric Quigley of Pewee Valley plays for the NCAA men's singles tennis championship at 11 a.m. Central today. Back at Crestwood South Oldham High School, Quigley won 66 consecutive matches--including the 2005, '06, '07 and '08 KHSAA championships. He was the first Kentuckian to win four straight high-school boys' singles state titles since Gary Plock of Louisville Ballard did so, 1971-74, immediately following the four straight championships of Louisville Saint Xavier's Tim Cooper. (Cooper followed his basketball Jones, however, and played on U of L's 1972 Final Four squad.)

Slaughters last week said goodbye, presumably forever, to its school after 95 years of operation. It hadn't been a high school since 1964. The blue-and-gold Panthers never won a regional basketball championship.

"Kentucky sometimes gets a bad rap in the discussion of best sections on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail."

$14.95 plus shipping.

More frugal than we even realized.

"200.00 reward is offered for the return of a wallet that was lost yesterday at Columbia Walmart. It's black and sequined with lips on the front of it. There was only 2 dollars in it and I'm not concerned with that, but there was also a fake necklace in it that was given to me by my husband and if anyone knows where it is or has any information on it, I would greatly appreciate it."

Obama-2012: The president clobbered "Uncommitted," 239-163, last week in Grayson County.

Rest in peace, Mrs. Young, first and prolific volunteer at the West Kentucky Veterans Center.

Oh, Kentucky

"I can not think of a more appropriate way to begin the Memorial Day Weekend."

"And then we realized something different was happening."

Congratulations to Mrs. Ballard, a Kentuckian coming home.

Congratulations to Mr. Blondell, a Kentuckian moving on.

Congratulations to Ms. Caldwell, a Kentuckian (by homestead) staying put.

Quarterfinals action for both singles and doubles will take place Saturday. (My main man Eric) Quigley will begin the day with a contest against No. 5 Henrique Cunha of Duke at Noon ET, before Quigley and (Panav) Jha team up to face No. 1 Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola of Ohio State at 4 p.m. ET.

He brought back cross country to Mason County High.

Saying goodbye to Glasgow High (forever to this building).

Cycling update.

Recycling update.

Kentucky agriculture is getting a lot of love these days, and, per Kentucky Agriculture Report, her are the field's 10 most valuable players.

Some day, I need to become more fluent in the varieties of potatoes.

Summertime in Boone County!

Memorial Day parades: Florence and Morehead.

Oh, Kentucky

From the murals beat!

“What I remember more is the two widows with their Model T. One would ride in the front seat and the other in the back seat, and I thought that was a little strange.”

It's a drought.

Farm-to-school(s, in Graves and Marshall counties).

Employment: better in Louisville, worse in Christian County, best in Woodford County, worst in Fulton County.

The 500 to 700 new jobs announced for Hopkinsville yesterday will be located at Bradford Square Mall, on the city's southeastern side.

"More Hope in the Mountains."

One last chance to walk or bike the Eggners Ferry bridge before this afternoon's re-opening.

Pewee Valley's Eric Quigley of UK--the nation's third-rated men's tennis player--plays No. 13 Artem Ilyushin of Mississippi State at 10 a.m. Central today in the NCAA tournament's round of 16. (I think) we'll be able to follow the action from Henry Feild Courts at the University of Georgia here.

Oh, Kentucky

"The first 100 customers in line received one free Big Mac per week for a year."

Harlan remembrance.

Princeton renewal.

Providence relocation.

Good jobs news from Louisville and for central Kentucky.

Obama-2012: What they're saying about Tuesday from inside Kentucky. And from outside.

Habitat for Hodgenville?

The big winner at All-Pro Dad Night in Mayfield was a grade-school girl from Fancy Farm.

On to nationals for the Ballard Memorial Energy Team.

Also, there's NCAA tennis to follow today.

46.1 points per game.

Rest in peace, Dr. Turner, chronicler of Maytown hoops.

My Apology to Mitch Barnhart

I was very critical of Mitch Barnhart, the UK athletic director, back in the bad old days of Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie. And I still think most of the credit for hiring John Calipari should go to the UK fans who insisted upon it. But look at what UK has done this year:

1. The football team finally beat Tennessee.

2. The rifle team finished number 2 in the country

3. The women's basketball team won the SEC and went to the Elite 8.

4. The men's basketball team won the National Championship.

5. The baseball team is ranked number 3 in the country.

I can't ever remember a year when UK was nationally competitive in so many sports. So this is my official apology to Mitch Barnhart, who is clearly doing a better job than I thought he was.