Showing posts with label Burnside. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burnside. Show all posts

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Oh, Kentucky

Bad jobs news from ShelbyvilleHere was the best of the good from last year.


OK, now that the Christmas19 hustle and bustle are behind us, it's time to take it easy. For example, it's a perfect time to start thinking about your 2020 vacations, because this year's visitor's guide is out!

Per Angela Turner's reporting in the local Times-Tribune, there are at least three good reasons that Corbin is excited about its upcoming third World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event in the last three years: One, the 2018 bash broke attendance records for The Corbin Arena; two, some wrestling fans reportedly say the scheduled card is more appealing than what Rupp Arena gets for Monday Night Raw, and, three, there's the building's improved sound quality.

Living in these troubled times demands creativity sometimes, and Marshall County got some, and now it has a Caring Community Center. Good play by play from Channel 6's Chris Yu.


Ready for the times to get better? Well, Danville's Advocate-Messenger says Kentucky's waiving testing fees for the General Education Diploma (GED) portends positively: "If just 50 more people earn their GEDs over the next two years as a result of this change, that could mean $420,000 more in annual income for some of Boyle County’s poorest residents."

Hallelujah, these people seem to love Burnside so! Christopher Harris on Somerset's Commonwealth Journal has a happy, fun story from the first city council meeting of the new year.

It's like we never said goodbye to Michael Scott and all of the gang. The Office! is coming to The Kentucky Center.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Oh, Kentucky




Ninety-one Christmas19 parades: Sharpsburg, Nov. 9; Owensboro, Nov. 23; Central City, Nov. 24; Lebanon and Louisville, Nov. 29;  Greensburg, Guthrie and Pikeville, Nov. 30; Boyce, Dawson Springs, Murray, Salem and Sebree, Dec. 1; Bardstown, Dec. 5; Clay, Fredonia, Harrodsburg, Irvine/Ravenna, London, Maysville, Monticello, Pineville, Richmond, Smiths Grove, Stanton and Trenton, Dec. 6; Arlington, Barbourville, Beattyville, Berea, Bloomfield, Bowling Green, Bromley/Ludlow, Brownsville, Cadiz, Calvert City, Carlisle, Clinton, Columbia, Corbin, Cynthiana, Danville, East Bernstadt, Frankfort, Glasgow, Grayson, Greenville, Hawesville, Henderson, Horse Cave, Inez, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Lexington, Madisonville, Marion, Middlesboro, Morgantown, Munfordville, Murray, Owingsville, Paducah, Prestonsburg, Rabbit Hash, Raceland, Russell Springs, Salyersville, Scottsville, Shelbyville, Somerset, Trenton, Versailles, Whitley City and Winchester, Dec. 7; Auburn, Georgetown and New Haven, Dec. 8, and Augusta, Benton, Burkesville, Burnside, Campbellsville, Cave City, Edmonton, Elkton, Franklin, Hopkinsville, Louisa, Mayfield, Providence, Tollesboro, Williamsburg and Woodburn, Dec. 14!

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Oh, Kentucky

Man, I hate this snow for the homeless and the people who feel shut in by it or forced out into it, etc., but I do love all of this social media from routes around Kentucky ...






"For now," 28th-year Henderson Gleaner journalist Doug White is "is solely responsible for this subscriber keeping their subscription active."

"Roots to Riches," next month in Madisonville.

Reidland High's "Ricochet"/"Prince Puma" is headed to the WWE.

Crimes against persons was down and against property was up in Paducah last year.

Recycling is now deep in the red in Richmond, too.

Hiring in Erlanger.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Oh, Kentucky

 


On state workers who take paid leave to vote and then don't vote.





Christmas parades: Irvington and Owensboro, Nov. 18; Central City, Nov. 19; Ashland, Nov. 21; Lebanon, Nov. 24; Brownsville and Danville, Nov. 25; Greenup, Nov. 28; Cumberland, London, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 1; Arlington, Barbourville, Beaver Dam, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Corbin, Fordsville, Georgetown, Glasgow, Harlan, Hartford, Henderson, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Marion, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset (Chris Harris in the Commonwealth Journal: "For whatever reason, Christmas parades are 'in' this year") and Winchester, Dec. 2; Dawson Springs, Evarts and Nortonville, Dec. 3; Mount Sterling, Dec. 4; Lexington, Dec. 5; Bardstown, Dec. 7; Frankfort, Dec. 8; Augusta, Burnside (again, Commonwealth Journal's Harris: "While the big parade in downtown Somerset enjoyed very moderate weather, leading to a big turnout, this Saturday is expected to be a good bit colder — but the trade-off may be a very Christmasy feel"), Cave City, Edmonton, Elkton, Hanson, Hopkinsville, Paintsville, Salem and Whitesville, Dec. 9, and La Center and Oak Grove, Dec. 16.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Oh, Kentucky

Until Christmas eve, you can cut down and take a cedar tree for free from (a lot of) Land Between the Lakes.


Christmas parades: Owensboro, Nov. 19; Ashland, Nov. 22; Lebanon, Nov. 25; Brownsville and Sebree, Nov. 26; Bardstown and Tompkinsville, Dec. 1; Lawrenceburg, London, Louisa, Maysville, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 2; Arlington, Beaver Dam/Hartford, Beaver Dam/Hartford, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz (in 59 pictures), Calvert City, Clinton, Columbia, Corbin, Flatwoods, Frankfort, Franklin, Glasgow, Grayson, Greenville, Guthrie, Harlan, Henderson, Horse Cave, Leitchfield, Madisonville, Manchester, Marion, Morgantown, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Paintsville, Paris, Richardsville, Salyersville, Somerset, Scottsville and Winchester, Dec. 3; Boyce, Nortonville, Owenton and Schochoh, Dec. 4; Hickman and Lexington, Dec. 6; Augusta, Benton, Burnside ("the only town on Lake Cumberland"), Cave City, Crofton, Edmonton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, Hopkinsville, La Center, Livermore, Nicholasville, Pikeville, Princeton, Quality, Salem and Williamsburg, Dec. 10, and Auburn, Dec. 11.

Regarding the homeless of Hopkinsville.

Rules are rules, Fort Wright Chick-fil-A.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Oh, Kentucky

Yes, you have been seeing tundra swans north of Geneva.

It's Christmastime, but Eagle Weekend in Gilbertsville also is on its way.


Christmas parades: Owensboro, Nov. 19; Ashland (the giant KFC bucket was terrific), Nov. 22; Lebanon, Nov. 25; Brownsville and Sebree, Nov. 26; Bardstown, Dec. 1; Maysville, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 2; Arlington, Beaver Dam, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz (I hate deadlines), Clinton, Columbia, Frankfort, Glasgow, Harlan, Henderson, Horse Cave, Madisonville, Manchester, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah (themed, "Pictures of Paducah at Christmastime")Paintsville, Paris, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 3; Boyce, Owenton and Schochoh, Dec. 4; Hickman and Lexington, Dec. 6; Augusta, Burnside, Cave City, Elkton, Hopkinsville, La Center, Livermore ("remember, all units in the parade must be 'lighted' and Christmas themed"), Nicholasville and Pikeville, Dec. 10, and Auburn, Dec. 11.


Rest in peace, Florence Henderson, grand marshal of the 2015 Owensboro Christmas parade.


What's next for northern Kentucky's "Voice," WCVG?


Remember Mid-Continent University?


If you can't keep it under 35 mph, keep it out of Edmonson County.


Full House "Stephanie" is scheduled to speak tonight at NKU about substance abuse.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Oh, Kentucky

Hurrah!

A prodigious rainbow appeared over Christian County on Wednesday, and the WHOP Facebook feed was all over it:



Per Gina Kinslow in the Glasgow Daily Times, local officials aren't going so far to call it an economic boom, but "there's a lot going on in Cave City."


The Pulaski County Park expansion plans includes more RV sites, a miniature-golf course, more trails, a splash park, a new playground, etc.


Activities at the Beaver Dam Strawberry Festival include the opportunity to shoot "old west Colt 45s" on Monday.


The ruby-throated hummingbirds are back from Central America to summer at Land Between the Lakes, and you can watch them and their friends live here ...



Bad jobs news from Lexington. Good from Bardstown.


Hurrah, too, for this fantastic story from T.J. Caudill on a Hazard hotel breaking away from a national chain, making various enhancements and keeping full employment.

Public K-12 classes around Kentucky are shutting down for summer, but the KHSAA baseball and softball tournaments are still each a couple of weeks out.




One last hurrah: "BEST NEW THING IN MADISONVILLE and one of the reasons we live in the Best Town on Earth--folks who work to take care of 'the least of these' and folks who have the courage to accept the invitation."

Monday, December 1, 2014

Oh, Kentucky


Good jobs news from Bowling GreenHebron and Lexington.



Christmas parades are hot and heavy around the commonwealth. My wife and daughter and I got out to a bit of Owensboro's early-bird affair last Saturday, and it was grand. Ashland's, Bardstown's and Louisville's parades happened in the last few days, and now things are poised to really rock: Lexington, Dec. 2; Catlettsburg, Russell and Taylorsville; Dec. 4; Danville and Monticello, Dec. 5; Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Calhoun, Columbia, Fordsville, Harlan, Island, Morganfield, Paducah, Shelbyville and Winchester, Dec. 6; Dawson Springs and Evarts, Dec. 7, and Benton, Livermore and Sacramento, Dec. 13.