Oh, Kentucky

Good jobs news from Campbellsville, Hebron, Independence, Lebanon, Lexington and Louisville.

The proposed aluminum mill for South Shore ... still not yet.

Kentucky has a new poet laureate, and he's "very eager to spread the gospel of poetry around the state."

New roofs are in the mix for Greenbo Lake, Jenny Wiley, Lake Barkley and several other state resort parks.

Guns, guns, guns: Manchester edition.

Turns out Kentucky is having a hay shortage.

Turning to sports, it appears as though you can still get tickets for tomorrow night's South Regional championship in Louisville for from $200.03 to $4,602 apiece.

Oh, Kentucky

A man wrote "Paducah is trash" in chalk on Rose Garden Florist in Paducah. Now, the shop owner is providing chalk and asking people to come by and write positive messages about the city.https://t.co/00nTiLE2jW

— WPSD Local 6 (@WPSDLocal6) November 26, 2018

Trivia time: The farthest-west Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation is in ...?

Christmas parades: Owensboro, Nov. 17; Ashland, Nov. 20; Brownsville, Nov. 24; Arlington, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Columbia, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Marion ("there will be no marked detour, but passenger vehicles may self-detour via side streets; there is no practical detour available for commercial trucks"), Paducah, Salyersville, Somerset and Whitley City, Dec. 1; Dawson Springs, Dec. 2; Lexington, Dec. 4; Greenup, Dec. 6; Frankfort, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 7; Eubank and Hopkinsville, Dec. 8, and Burnside and La Center, Dec. 15.

Oh, Kentucky

Urban areas of Kentucky have seen strong job growth since the recovery started around 2010, but rural areas have seen “essentially no job growth." https://t.co/hqPbfUzlIY

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) August 28, 2018

Hiring (for a librarian) in Frankfort.

The CrossFit craze reaches Nicholasville.

"Market 606" comes to downtown Paintsville Saturday night.

Happy days are here again in Wickliffe, and Ronnie McDowell hasn't even gotten to town yet ...

Don of Brownie is not on the docket, but the Everly Brothers Rock-'n'-Roll Cruise In commences tonight in Central City, and that's reason enough to again post this great thing ...

If it's not Connie or Dawn on the line, it's not The Cadiz Record or Trigg County Chamber of Commerce calling you.

Congratulations, Logan "Bud" Shown, on 20 years of service to Habitat for Humanity in Ohio County and beyond!

The new Lebanon Junction fire chief takes over from his brother, who took over from their dad.

The No. 16 community college in the whole freaking country is combating food insecurity on its campus.

Bardstown is getting proactive about its cigarette-butt problem.

Oh, Kentucky

Here's a fantastic, inspiring Dennis K. Brown feature in the Lewis County Herald on a lifelong resident who didn't think he had time to an organization aimed at attracting industry and employers to northeast Kentucky--until he was paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) more than two years ago. Since then, the construction contractor he founded has experienced two of its busiest years, and now Northeast Kentucky Development has launched.

Pugh's Midway of western Paducah (but not quite West Paducah)--a prime supplier of soft drinks, microwaveable breakfast sandwiches and apple fritters to lollygagging first-period English students in the Heath High School Class of '86 (among others, I'm sure)--has been swallowed by Madisonville's Rocket Oil empire and is being rebranded as Ideal Market Number 19.

Good jobs news from Pikeville.

Oh, Kentucky

Just can't get enough of these ...

City, county dealing with busted water pipes after sub-zero freeze https://t.co/aPuSbq38Vy #somky pic.twitter.com/BNYc4LkbiD

— Somerset Kentucky (@Somerset_KY) January 19, 2018

 

Lots of melting expected today with bright sunshine and temps near 40°. Continued warming takes us into the weekend with readings topping out in the 50s Sunday. Somewhat soggy weather returns Sunday. @TNelsonWX has more: pic.twitter.com/nlSdHNE58Y

— Spectrum News KY (@SpecNewsKY) January 19, 2018

 

Gov. Bevin also said he wanted suggestions on how to generate more revenue.

HAPPY 200TH, WHITLEY COUNTY!

Oh, Kentucky

A new monument in Madisonville (#FalconFabulous!)

Christmas parades: Irvington and Owensboro, Nov. 18; Danville, Nov. 25; Greenup, Nov. 28; London, Monticello and Richmond, Dec. 1; Barbourville, Beaver Dam, Fordsville, Georgetown, Hartford, Henderson, Madisonville, Murray, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 2; Lexington, Dec. 5, and Elkton, Hanson and Hopkinsville, Dec. 9.

Good for Mr. Dennison's plan not to work so hard.

Baptist Health continues its expansion through acquisition.

NC2A ... #smh.

Oh, Kentucky

A discount code and Florida driver's license can get you a 25-percent discount on Kentucky State Park lodge rooms and cottages through Sept. 12.

What might dark fiber do for Nelson County?

Kentucky for sale (I would love to see a traveling exhibit of snapshots taken by "avid-candid-camera-enthusiast" Mrs. Chandler during her husband's years in office):

Bad jobs news in Left Beaver and Louisville.

An 82-year-old man from Russell Springs has become the Kentucky horseshoes champ for a fifth time.

Oh, Kentucky

Guthrie recovering after flood, you can help https://t.co/szUIzdu1NQ pic.twitter.com/75lZdrQJAk

— WHOP AM/FM (@WHOPradio) September 2, 2017

Kentucky for sale (and the start of what I'm sure is an interesting story):

Good jobs news from Owensboro, Owensboro again and Beaver Dam. Hiring in Leitchfield and Louisville. "Holding our breath" in Wickliffe, per WPSD. And the Daily Independent reports, "there is a feeling Ashland, Boyd, and surrounding Greenup and Carter counties are on the verge of rounding the economic bend."

Trouble in Corbin and Crofton.

Reports WFPL, "according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5,848 Kentucky residents had been approved for protections under DACA as of the end of March."

Oh, Kentucky

Interested in clearing something from your criminal record but cannot afford an attorney? pic.twitter.com/i7QrzrWBdw

— KY Council of Church (@KYchurches) May 3, 2017

Adoption and foster care are near and dear to Gov. Bevin, and now he has appointed a former senior vice president with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to rethink the state's approach to connecting children in need with "their forever families."

Good jobs news from Ashland.

Kentucky No. 37 in that U.S. News & World Report ranking of high schools from last week was Marshall County High, and Mary Garrison Minyard has an interesting story in the Marshall County Daily about the local superintendent's takes on testing, personalized learning, college/career readiness, etc.

The Jesse Stuart Lodge is set to re-open grandly at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.

Kentucky has drinking-water issues, and there's something up with the silver carp in Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

Also in sports, Coach Cal reportedly offered a grant-in-aid to the 7-foot-1 son of former Washington Bullet Manute Bol.

Rest in peace, Mr. McCarley, star of the 28-3 1953 Auburn High Tigers, member of Coach John Oldham's 1956 Ohio Valley Conference co-champions at Tennessee Tech and Logan County farm-implement dealer.

Oh, Kentucky

Mothers Day Buffet @kystateparks May 14. Details at: https://t.co/T66ZSjbO09 #kystateparks pic.twitter.com/ttIaDWKahw

— KentuckyStateParks (@KYStateParks) April 17, 2017

I'm getting very excited about Sixth Podcast.

Want to be among the first to see Audubon?

Oh, Kentucky

The guy who wrote about high-school sports in The Courier-Journal for years and years, Bob White, fell into some misfortune, so some people set up a "GoFundMe" account on his behalf. By the end of the KHSAA boys' basketball tournament on Sunday, the initial goal had been exceeded by contributions. "Always enjoyed and appreciated your covering the women's amateur golf tournaments years ago … I remember you well from high school cross country and track meets … Called games into him in the 60s from Campbellsville and followed him many years … He has done more for high school athletics in Louisville than any person I know … Scott County Sports supports Bob! … This is one way to say thanks for all he's done for all of us who call our selves coaches … May your increase swallow your need." 

Kentucky maps were hot stuff back in 1796, too.

Gov. Bevin is raising juvenile-justice workers' pay in a bid to keep them.

Hearings are set for Lexington, Louisville and Madisonville to address proposed utility-rate increases offsetting costs for smart meters (smart grid!), dam and power-plant repairs, etc.

A West Liberty man and two businesses he owned have filed for bankruptcy after being fined heavily for allegedly dumping radioactive oil-drilling/-fracking waste in Estill and Greenup counties. So now what?

Kentucky is second in the country in aerospace exports, and aerospace is now Kentucky's top export.

It's not every day you read about a high-speed dump-truck chase.

Barkley Regional on the president's budget proposal.

Trump Rally Expected To Draw Thousands In Louisville Monday https://t.co/eRGCwChhub pic.twitter.com/BX7KQEp3ee

— 89.3 WFPL News (@WFPLNews) March 20, 2017

A few recent spotted-skunk sightings in eastern Kentucky have some folks excited. A couple of earthquakes near Bardwell last week have me terrified. Then there was another one Sunday.

A Madisonville man is taking his award-winning short to Cannes ...

Rest in peace, Mrs. Chipps, a West Paducah native and former Heath teacher who helped "women apply modern principles to managing West Kentucky homes,” who water-skied before it was cool, who took up watercolor painting late in life, whose "house was perched grandly on the banks of Bayou Creek” until a devestating flood of 2011 and who finally relocated back to Paducah "with resilience and remarkably good spirits."

Snow, Kentucky

Awesome also RT @WxOrNotBG: Where’s the place to be in Bowling Green after a double digit snowfall?? #HospitalHill pic.twitter.com/5eEoKR57FH
— Jeff Baynham (@JeffBaynham) February 16, 2015

Best snow pic yet? You be the judge.  Thanks to Medley Farms in  Boaz, Ky for sending us this one. #WPSD pic.twitter.com/ZXaIcNKIJF
— Todd Faulkner (@TFaulknerWPSD) February 16, 2015

The Hopkinsville Food Lion bread selection, or lack thereof. Photo by KarilRaee Gillingham pic.twitter.com/9l1j6hBYPt
— WHOP AM/FM (@WHOPradio) February 16, 2015

Mammoth Cave NP will be closed on Tuesday, Feb 17.  11 inches of snow fell today.  Call 270-758-2165 for updates. pic.twitter.com/CpFzQFpFnp
— Mammoth Cave NP (@MammothCaveNP) February 16, 2015

While it may not be ideal for travel, it does make for a beautiful picture. #SnowDay #Louisville #Snowmageddon2015 pic.twitter.com/wBzx6inHnq
— Galt House Hotel  (@GaltHouse) February 16, 2015

The view on snowy East Mt Vernon Street,  in Somerset, Ky, toward the Public Square. @Kentuckyweather pic.twitter.com/nRRJUXM763
— Scott Lawless (@KyGavelBanger) February 16, 2015

Main Street in Hazard, Kentucky, on a winter morning, by @lexr1racer #Kentucky #photography  pic.twitter.com/jba73ZzCKK
— ScenesOfTheBluegrass (@BluegrassScenes) February 16, 2015

This scene has unfolded time after time today... Stay Home and Stay Safe! All roads covered in snow. @kystatepolice pic.twitter.com/VZ3CEf1y8C
— Robert Purdy (@TprPurdy) February 16, 2015

I-24 at Husbands Rd in Paducah. Crews making progress but roads still described as hazardous: pic.twitter.com/vLzeyd9gJR
— Lew Jetton (@Lew_Jetton) February 16, 2015

@joeimel i65 is a mess pic.twitter.com/FekcI9Znp1
— Brad Martens (@bmartens26) February 17, 2015

SNOW DAY!!! pic.twitter.com/ifV3phqZgt
— Union College (@UnionCollegeKY) February 16, 2015

Looks like a good day for football at Roy Kidd Stadium @EKUFootball @EKUPrez @EKUStudentLife pic.twitter.com/AxaGJJ3IA2
— Richmond Register (@RichmondRsports) February 16, 2015

Lace 'em up & Lets go! "@WxOrNotBG: Hey @JeffBrohm, any chance of putting together & hosting a Snow Bowl this wknd?? pic.twitter.com/CejZ3pANsu"
— Jeff Brohm (@JeffBrohm) February 16, 2015

Historic Elkton Square pic.twitter.com/Ic6brCR6Eb
— WHOP AM/FM (@WHOPradio) February 16, 2015

Standardbred champion and Triple Crown Winner (yes!), Western Dreamer, not bothered by the snow. #KyHorsePark #KyWx pic.twitter.com/np9duhkqmn
— Kentucky Horse Park (@KyHorsePark) February 16, 2015

#Octavia #DeepFreeze RT @bufordhurley @weatherchannel - Ohio River iced over - Greenup County Kentucky pic.twitter.com/NTAwKqebGP
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) February 16, 2015

#WinterStorm2015 #kentucky #shakervillageky pic.twitter.com/taaK7T9co2
— Shaker Village KY (@shakervillageky) February 16, 2015

@Kentuckyweather Pike Street in Cynthiana at 5:30. pic.twitter.com/iOGX3qyEhf
— BILL MCNUTT (@NUT57) February 16, 2015

Got 8" and counting here in Wickliffe.  #stillcomingdown pic.twitter.com/KFsQucHvcq
— BC Auctions (@BCAuctionsKY) February 16, 2015

The state capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on a snowy winter morning, via @brianekiser #Kentucky #photography  pic.twitter.com/WEQgXqPlqD
— ScenesOfTheBluegrass (@BluegrassScenes) February 16, 2015

Oh, Kentucky

This is fantastic! It turns out that my favorite college-basketball player, George Fant, who is the son of a great early '90s Lady Topper (and kin of Jim McDaniels), is engaged to be married to the senior star forward on the current Lady Toppers! 

Falling in love with/in Paducah.

"The sex education debate still rages on and it surfaced once again just days ago in the Daviess County School System."

"That's another thing that I've noticed over the last five years in Lexington: the tolerance in the investment community for failure and risk has increased a lot, and the entrepreneurs themselves are more willing to take on risks." 

The state's highest per-capita job growth in 2014 was found in Marion County. 

Oh, Kentucky

Sporting News: Ky. the best college hoops state http://t.co/6Mwa8Hxmvc @JonathanLintner @GoCards @UKCoachCalipari pic.twitter.com/VaGhATJp96
— Courier-Journal.com (@courierjournal) January 16, 2015

Good jobs news from Louisville.

Hardin and Pembroke distilleries are expanding distribution through a forthcoming George Jones museum.

"Four of the most popular cycling events in Kentucky"? Per the state, they include the Redbud Ride, in London; the Horsey Hundred, in Georgetown; the Preservation Pedal, in Frankfort, and the Hub City Tour, in Elizabethtown.

"When the URL one of the local plaintiff groups is 'TaxlessSociety.com', they will be back.  They are on a mission."

"Celebrate Valentine’s Day at a Kentucky State Park this year with your special someone!"

Kentucky High-school Football, More Week 3

It was an awful Friday in Mayfield.

everyone wear white tonight to the Mayfield/Murray game in remembrance of Eli ❤️👼 pic.twitter.com/N9OJcEdasL
— Devany Cope (@devanyann_) September 12, 2014

In Louisville, the Manual Crimsons headed out U.S. 60 and whipped Pleasure Ridge Park, 43-0. Dave Cantrall's statewide ratings for the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Pregame at Manual Stadium. Crimsons host PRP tonight at 7:30. pic.twitter.com/gd7haaecDB
— Manual Athletics (@ManualAthletics) September 12, 2014

Montgomery County High in Mount Sterling hosted George Rogers Clark from Winchester, but the home team lost, 31-21.

Little more than 2 hours until kickoff. pic.twitter.com/VvY9c92EpD
— MoCo Football (@football_mchs) September 12, 2014

McLean County High in Calhoun hosted Muhlenberg County from Greenville, and the home team won, 21-12.

Before the storm. @AustinGross_3 @7_bparks @thomas_cessna14 @GraydonTurley @WittyGriff @HaydMitchell pic.twitter.com/KxV2TKXK8R
— Jordan Revlett (@JordanRevlett) September 12, 2014

Back in Louisville, our old friends from Fern Creek endured the stoplights on Bardstown Road and previously unbeaten Seneca, 30-20.

Fern Creek has arrived at Seneca for our @HSGTLouisville Game of the Week! @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/cBFZeBczOc
— Whitney Harding (@WHAS11Whitney) September 12, 2014

Greenup County had some pre-game festivities honoring its junior-football leaguers, but Raceland was all business, winning, 25-0.

Greenup introducing JFL players, who are walking through Raceland's stretching lines. pic.twitter.com/epTcHGYxI6
— Zack Klemme (@zklemmeADI) September 12, 2014

The coin toss was competitive, but then the purple Tigers of Bardstown romped the red-and-white Cardinals at Nelson County High, 46-19.

Bardstown HS about to play Nelson County in a crosstown rivalry football game @BardstownTigers @CoachEgli pic.twitter.com/vIRTrVb0tH
— KySports.TV (@KySportsTV) September 12, 2014

The Pulaski County Maroons are getting excited about taking another try at the Class 5A state championship. Pulaski is 3-0 after a 41-6 win at Russell County. Last season, the Maroons were 14-0 before losing in the state final, 41-14, to and in (but not exactly at) Bowling Green. Good for both the Maroons and the Purples that they've scheduled each other for an Oct. 31 regular-season game in Somerset.

It's about game time! PC! pic.twitter.com/ujC5p0dumh
— Tara Baugh (@taradbaugh) September 12, 2014

Of course, they're pretty excited in Caldwell County, too. The Tigers are 4-0 and have scored 78, 62, 72 and 50 points in their games so far.

A capacity crowd at Tiger stadium. Tigers fans have filled the bleachers and go end zone to end zone in lawn chairs pic.twitter.com/h9vofwnZI5
— Chris George (@TChrisGeorge) September 13, 2014

At this point, the home folk were pretty excited at Murray's Ty Holland Stadium, but Mayfield came back to win, 21-10.

Halftime Murray 10 Mayfield 7 FootBall Night In Murray pic.twitter.com/s4OXzL4NS7
— JBandHac (@JBandHac) September 13, 2014

I think the home folk in Corbin were getting a little carried away with themselves here. The Redhounds held off late-charging Danville, 28-20.

Corbin 49 Danville 7 8:44 3rd quarter Great night to be a Redhound! pic.twitter.com/lh5xuZ5pGL
— Corbin High School (@CHSredhounds) September 14, 2013

The home folk in Owensboro had to fight getting ahead of themselves here, as the Red Devils took a 13-point lead on visiting Bowling Green midway through the third quarter.

TD & 2pt conversion by @SrHighFootball makes it 34-21 #Owensboro leading BG with 6:40 left in the 3rd quarter pic.twitter.com/WtZmrJ9PFt
— The Homers (@thehomers1027) September 13, 2014

I know nothing about this rivalry, but the schools are about 15 minutes apart. I'll bet Russell, 29-27, at Ashland Blazer in overtime got more than a few people excited out in that part of the state.

It's a Great Day to be a Red Devil!!!! #MaroonPride #RDN pic.twitter.com/krd74J1rjW
— Red Devil Happenings (@russell_events) September 13, 2014

Caldwell hoisted what appears to be the 139 Bowl trophy. This is the second year of the 139 Bowl, and the party started early this year.

And we win!! 🏆🏈 pic.twitter.com/pKXpLy0rJA
— Crystal Williams (@crystal_dawn98) September 13, 2014

Apparently, the live-blogging jinx applies to Twitter, too.

#BowlingGreen takes the lead 35-34 with that xtra point pic.twitter.com/tSJ2yKxvk3
— The Homers (@thehomers1027) September 13, 2014

Damien Harris continues to get everybody excited. His 5A Madison Southern Eagles of Berea beat the previously unbeaten, 6A Bulldogs at Lexington Paul Laurence Dunbar, 49-35.

Damien Harris breaks one…Like he always does. pic.twitter.com/85KhlIf28m
— Lincoln Riddle (@ThisRiddle) September 13, 2014

The Warren Central Dragons of Bowling Green were so excited after beating North Hardin, 32-14, in Radcliff that they just had to sing. 

Dragons defeat North Hardin 32-14, then sing our fight song. A great night for Dragon Nation! pic.twitter.com/Yn3YO0KRFg
— Brad Tolbert (@BradTolbert1) September 13, 2014

Final on Frederica Street: BG 42 at Owensboro 34.

#Owensboro falls to #BowlingGreen 42-34 but gave the Purples all the wanted tonight in Rash Stadium. @kyhighs #KHSAA pic.twitter.com/yRjWvTxZnA
— Kegan DeWitt (@KeganDeWitt) September 13, 2014

Hey, Paducah Tilghman won! Blue Tornado 36, Graves County 22. (Maybe the Eagles' bus at least stopped at Taco John's on the way out of town.)

Mike Rogers (left) talks to his Tilghman team following the win. pic.twitter.com/0TQHmoxdzY
— Mike Stunson (@Mike_Stunson) September 13, 2014

Oh, Kentucky

Lest you think that we boys on the Kentucky desk are still sitting around with our colleagues on the Biathlon desk watching Return to Sochi on NBC Sports Network all day long, here's a video about the history of PCC ...

Mayfield's Mid-Continent University is flagging financially.

Good jobs news from Loretto.

Looking at Appalachia (but, first, defining it).

Bound for glory (and then back home to Transy).

From a (terrific) exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum, "Slaves and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation," a huge tobacco operation outside of Nashville that was run by the Washingtons, who also, for a while, had a plantation in Todd County, Ky. ...

Oh, Kentucky

The Kentucky State Parks also are for lovers.

My and the president's wives would likely say that they're going too light on the proteins for breakfast this morning at South Irvine, Estill Springs, West Irvine and Estill County Middle.

Two more Dollars in Etown.

Turning to Louisville culture, the orchestra CEO has had enough understandably; Lynn's Paradise Cafe has closed mysteriously, and Jennifer Lawrence has won finally.

Cycling update: Announcing the Kentucky Century Challenge!

Rest in peace, "Big Dan" Hall, a Betsy Layne standout and part of the UK recruiting class that also included Jack Givens, James Lee, Mike Phillips and Rick Robey.

Oh, Kentucky

Love the live workday sports! Per the stream of Greenup's WLGC 105.7 FM, Heath trails Betsy Layne, 25-20, at halftime of this morning's Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic 2012 first-round boys' basketball game.

Meanwhile, with the Pirates in Frankfort, the Kentucky Historical Society sends us a postcard from Paducah.

Top Rock.

Good jobs news from Elizabethtown and Nicholasville.

GOP-2012, after all.