Oh, Kentucky

The state's fastest internet speeds are found in Jackson and Owsley counties. "It is a gamble that has paid off," writes Kim Kobersmith in The Daily Yonder. "Residents are harnessing the power of the network to improve their lives by accessing well-paying jobs, opening new educational doors, and virtually visiting their doctors for health consultations."

"What's Next EKY?"

And how about for Daviess County's old Airport Fire Station?

Kentucky’s housing market in October: 8.4 percent more homes sold than in October 2018 at a median closing price that was 8.3 percent greater.

Bad jobs news from Paducah.

Christmas 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, Hopkinsville, London, Monticello, Pineville, Richmond, Smiths Grove and Trenton, Dec. 6; Arlington, Barbourville, Berea, Bloomfield, Bowling Green, Bromley/Ludlow, Brownsville, Cadiz, Calvert City, Clinton, Columbia, Corbin, Cynthiana, Danville, Frankfort, Glasgow, Grayson, Hawesville, Henderson, Horse Cave, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Lexington, Madisonville, Marion, Middlesboro, Morgantown, Munfordville, Murray, Owingsville, Paducah, Rabbit Hash, Russell Springs, Salyersville, Scottsville, Shelbyville, Somerset, Trenton, Versailles, Whitley City and Winchester, Dec. 7; Auburn, Georgetown and New Haven, Dec. 8; Augusta, Burkesville, Burnside, Cave City, Elkton, Franklin, Mayfield, Providence, Williamsburg and Woodburn, Dec. 14, and Tollesboro, Dec. 15.

Oh, Kentucky

A certain vice-presidential hopeful from New Hampshire is going to love this!

Last days for Paducah's Pork Peddler.

After Year 1 of Mount Washington's five-year plan.

The Los Angeles Times visits Cynthiana to look at hemp's history and future in Kentucky.

#HereForIt Get the details! https://t.co/YgWXSTmUUP

— WBKR (@WBKR) February 11, 2019

Kentucky has dominated the first decade of national chambers-of-commerce competition.

Steve Preston of NKU in the NKyTribune: "On March 1, 1886, Henry Boyd passed away at the age of 83. Despite his success and prominence within the community, Boyd was laid to rest in an unmarked grave in Spring Grove Cemetery."

"'I was scared to come to rural area like Edmonson County,' said Patel. 'All I know was the big cities, but now, I would never go back to the big city. This community is a good example of how the country (rural) is good.'" The best part of this Darren Doyle feature in The Edmonson Voice are the comments about it on the newspaper's Facebook page (no, seriously).

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Clarence Glover Court!

Will twin bridges both survive, or be tolled? Hearings coming up https://t.co/KLO6EjnITl pic.twitter.com/7o68cYyGZ5

— The Gleaner (@TheGleanerNews) January 4, 2019

Beware of bears in Dwale.

Unemployment is highest in Magoffin, lowest in Woodford and below 10 percent in all 120 Kentucky counties.

Bad jobs news for Pikeville/good for Morehead.

The sale of Marion's hospital is complete, and The Crittenden Press reports that the deal stipulates that 36 services must continue to be offered locally for at least three years.

Christmas18 parades: Owensboro, Nov. 17; Ashland, Nov. 20; Brownsville, Nov. 24; Cumberland and Fredonia, Nov. 30; Arlington, Barbourville, Berea, Cadiz, Calvert City, Carlisle, Clinton, Columbia, Hawesville, Jenkins, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Lewisport, Madisonville, Marion, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Whitley City, Dec. 1; Bowling Green, Dawson Springs (great play-by-play here on the planning and execution from the local Progress), Glasgow and Salyersville, Dec. 2; Lexington, Dec. 4; Bardstown and Greenup, Dec. 6; Frankfort, Maysville, Monticello, Perryville, Richmond and Smiths Grove, Dec. 7; Benton, Elkton, Eubank, Harlan, Hopkinsville, Horse Cave, Loretto, Louisa, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Quality, Pikeville, Prestonsburg and Stamping Ground, Dec. 8; Grayson, Dec. 11; Whitesburg, Dec. 14; Burnside, La Center, Manchester, Neon and Rabbit Hash, Dec. 15.

Oh, Kentucky

No running water in Martin County, and the Family Dollar in Warfield is out of bottled, per Taylor Frost with WYMT.

Owensboro's loss.

As Matthew noted last week, Kentucky is again a pioneer in dramatic change in the way that poor people experience healthcare coverage.

Good jobs news from Madisonville and Pikeville. 

Sweet Mark Story feature in the Lexington Herald-Leader on the unlikely friendship shared by Wes Strader and Kenny Walker.

For the fourth time, UK has won a third-straight Universal Cheerleaders Association national championship.

Oh, Kentucky

Edmonson County Schools Start Weds, August 2nd: School and Law Enforcement Officials Offer Advice, Encouragement - https://t.co/kkm9pC6Ft3 pic.twitter.com/WevHgQkt9a

— The Edmonson Voice® (@edmonsonvoice) August 1, 2017

"He would call me late in the night from somewhere on the road, a ghost town in Texas, a rest stop near Pittsburgh, or from Santa Fe, where he was parked in the desert, listening to the coyotes howling. But most often he would call from his place in Kentucky, on a cold, still night, when one could hear the stars breathing ..."

Questions and answers with Paducah's mayor.

Fear and accusations from Kentucky's governor.

Coming off his 29th western Kentucky town hall, U.S. Rep. James Comer rolls on to Princeton today and Clinton tomorrow.

An ad maker for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns has created a spot introducing a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, described as Sen. Mitch McConnell's "hand-picked congressman." 

Todd County's fiscal court has ordered all landings and takeoffs at the local airport stop, but that hasn't happened and the airport board has lawyered up. The judge-executive says it has to do with reducing liability on the county, but the airport people apparently think the judge-executive is just mad about a mower. WHOP has an excellent report from Monday's meeting in Elkton. 

Pat McDonough of The Courier-Journal takes his notebook and camera to Tompkinsville and checks in on some of the best marbles players in the world, at the Monroe County Marble Club Super Dome.

What's it like back home for one of these superstar prospects who leave the local high school and transfer to some out-of-state prep school to prepare for the next level? Kevin Patton of Henderson's Gleaner gets the perspective from Union County's KHSAA- and national-champion wrestler at 106 pounds, Zeke Escalera, in the last days before he moves on to Pennsylvania's Wyoming Seminary.

Rest in peace, Mr. Hanor, American Towman Award winner, owner/operator of body shops in Clay and Henderson, Clay city councilperson, ex-commissioner of Clay ABA Basketball, husband of 18 years and father of three.

Oh, Kentucky

You might score some good deals during the 400 Mile Sale in Kentucky. The sale kicks off tomorrow. https://t.co/3WpISGr6eK #WPSD pic.twitter.com/HBP4IsI95e

— WPSD Local 6 (@WPSDLocal6) May 31, 2017

Hey, Kentucky made The Guardian!

I am scared to death of drugs.

Good jobs news in Hickory.

The Monroe County fiscal court mulls what to do next after construction bids for Tompkinsville's planned new fire station came in higher than budgeted.

No more trolley service in Corbin.

Paducah's old Coke plant sounds like a blast: "The Coca-Cola Bottling Plant was constructed in 1939 and operated as a major bottler and distribution center for almost fifty years.  The two-story building has red brick trimmed with Bedford, Indiana limestone.  The trapezoidal shape building is situated on a triangular lot.  Businesses currently housed in the building include Dry Ground Brewing Company, Pipers Tea and Coffee, Ice Cream Factory, Ochre, True North Yoga Studio, Time on the String, Socially Present, and Mellow Mushroom."

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Hey, Paducah (and Sen. McConnell) made The Daily Show!

Roller skating comes to Lebanon.

Gov. Bevin goes to Frankfort.

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and First Lady Glenna Bevin. @heraldleader pic.twitter.com/9AiaGo13Vj

— Mark Cornelison (@markcornelison) December 9, 2015

Sadly not riding in George Costanza's LeBaron. https://t.co/knRW8D3o8a

— Brad Stephens (@Stephens_Brad) December 8, 2015

Meanwhile, before he got on the road home to Dawson Springs, ...

"Typically, low-performing schools need lots of fixing, but we can't do it all at once. We find it successful to hone in on three things we can do."

More insured, more screening and preventive care, fewer bed sores, fewer readmissions, reduced infant mortality.

So horrible. Prayers for the family, Versailles and the killer.

The TWP marched in the Madisonville KY Christmas parade, handing out 1000 leaflets and building community relations pic.twitter.com/bXQAKcHRRA

— Matthew Heimbach (@MatthewHeimbach) December 6, 2015

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville, Shepherdsville, Smiths Grove and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Clinton, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center, Nicholasville and Princeton, Dec. 12.

Oh, Kentucky

I voted "maybe"!

Need to see something festive on this gloomy day? Check out this pic from last night's Luminate Lexington parade! pic.twitter.com/MyFuUJb18b
— LG&E and KU (@lgeku) December 3, 2014

Christmas parades: Catlettsburg, Russell and Taylorsville; Dec. 4; Central City, Danville, Monticello and Smiths Grove, Dec. 5; Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Calhoun, Calvert City, Columbia, Fordsville, Frankfort, Glasgow, Harlan, Hopkinsville, Horse Cave, Island, Madisonville, Morganfield, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Park City, Scottsville, Shelbyville, Tompkinsville and Winchester, Dec. 6; Dawson Springs and Evarts, Dec. 7, and Benton, Livermore and Sacramento, Dec. 13.

Good jobs news from Hopkinsville and Lewisport.

The road to I-69.

Newest Mexican restaurant (37th) in the great Mexican restaurant wars of #somky in #Pulaski county. Who will win? pic.twitter.com/znwx07LcaI
— Hacksaw Lee Duggan (@DraftCats) December 2, 2014

Oh, Kentucky

Toyota and the state are building "bornlearning" academies for training parents in Burna, Fancy Farm, Lowes, Smithland and a bunch of other towns around the state.

An owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company and local citizens built Rosenwald schools in La Grange and 158 other sites around the state.

Here's the newest entrant on Pineville's "ever-growing list of new businesses."

Smiths Groves says it's amid a revival.

Some Kentucky League of Cities advisors offered some ideas of how to get something going in Lancaster.

Or, in Morehead, how about cows?

Restaurant open since 1949 closing at the end of the month. http://t.co/6WJrBziH3Y #WPSD pic.twitter.com/mhvedgec6T
— WPSD Local 6 (@WPSDLocal6) June 17, 2014

Happy 90th, Lake Barkley State Resort Park.

"We reasoned that USEC, the Gaseous Diffusion Uranium Enrichment Plant that closed a year ago that no one is allowed to speak about in Paducah lest you get shot in the face or arrested was still sneak-enriching uranium, or else Honeywell, across the river dropped some uranium accidentally during conversion- something like that."

The guv says insurance companies from Florida and Ohio want pieces of Kentucky's Obamacare action.

Good jobs news, but you've got to leave Pikeville.

Rest in peace, Mr. Morrison, LaRue County's Santa Claus of four decades.

Oh, Kentucky

I-24 Exit 4 in Paducah from CSI #KYWx #WPSDWx pic.twitter.com/5lcrLcwE9l
— T.J. Couey (@TJCouey) December 6, 2013

Given that they were already getting off to follow the football state championships in Bowling Green today, the Mayfield school kids should get together and sue to get an extra day off. It seems only fair.

No School Today. Winter weather is coming. pic.twitter.com/Pf1Od81JsL
— Mason Co High School (@MCHSRoyals1) December 6, 2013

Lots of rescheduling and not-rescheduling news to follow for the boys on the Christmas-parades beat: Lebanon, Maysville (odds are good for a Santa appearance) and Smiths Grove, today; Beaver Dam/Hartford, Bradfordville, Clinton, Columbia, Frenchburg, Glasgow, Greenville, Henderson, Horse Cave, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Marion, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Paducah, Princeton, Shelbyville and Somerset, Dec. 7; Evarts and Owenton, Dec. 8; Clay and Richmond, Dec. 13; Benton, Cave City, Elkton, Hopkinsville, La Center, Murray and Stamping Ground, Dec. 14, and Central City, Dec. 15.

Shocker.

It's all Potato-Olés systems go in Princeton, though.

Good jobs news from Morganfield.

An all-time high!

Have I ever mentioned how much I love #TBT?

Here is a #tbt to get you in the holiday spirit! The 1972 holiday party included a surprise visit from Santa Claus! pic.twitter.com/n1JjFCiZt9
— JeffersonC&TCollege (@JeffersonCTC) December 5, 2013

Oh, Kentucky

Prayers for SoKy.

TORNADO Warning for Allen and Simpson counties till 2:40 PM. This is along I-65 just south of Bowling Green. twitter.com/micahharriswx/…
— Micahharriswx (@micahharriswx) June 10, 2013

Kentucky's public-high-school graduation rate is booming.

"For my students, I just want to show them that the world is so much bigger than Louisville or wherever they live. ... I tell each and every one of them if you get a chance to travel, do it—go somewhere."

The "Ex-Pats of BBN" series at KentuckySportsRadio.com has elicited a fierce debate in the comments.

Paducah Bank Summer 2013 Internship Standings: T1, Murray State, 2; T1, WKU, 2; T3, UK, 1; T3, Ole Miss 1.

The Leitchfield Community Pool's victory lap is off to a successful start.

Good jobs news from Franklin.

Mills Furniture & Appliance, more than Surviving in Arjay since 1957. Central Flooring, rocking Central City since Friday. Park Mammoth Resort, feeling hopeful after this weekend's GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation event in Edmonson County. Velotta's Fireworks, just north of the Blue Bridge at Owensboro, ...?

Last week in history, per Kaintuckeean.com.

Hey, cool, the person who wrote "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is from Covington.

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.

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National champs! 

"UK vs. KU. About time." 

"It was 1975." 

Sold, for $4.5 million. 

Ah, footbah: Craig Yeast led Lexington Bryan Station to a good turnaround season, and now he has moved on. 

Happy bird news from Kentucky. 

Thin place. 

"I went all over the country looking for someplace pretty to be and couldn’t find any place better." 

Rest in peace, Spc. Taylor.

Oh, Kentucky

Christmas parades, continued: Russell, 7 p.m. Dec. 1; Smiths Grove, 6 p.m. Dec. 2; Bowling Green, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3; Henderson, 10 a.m. Dec. 3; Hopkinsville, 10 a.m. Dec. 3; Horse Cave, 10 a.m. Dec. 3; Munfordville, 1 p.m. Dec. 3; Morgantown, 2 p.m. Dec. 3; Dixon, 3:30 p.m. Dec. 3; Versailles, 5 p.m. Dec. 3; Glasgow, 6 p.m., Dec. 3; Scottsville, Dec. 3, and Owensboro, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 2012. Hazard's was Nov. 18 and Owensboro 2011's, Nov. 20.

A tumultuous week in Middlesboro.

Career II.

Here's a poem, and here's a bookstore.

Rest in peace, Mr. Adami, former Ballard County schools superintendent and Jack Stalcup Orchestra member.