Oh, Kentucky

Good jobs news from Benton, Covington, Frankfort, Grayson, Louisville and Woodburn.

Boom time for Kentucky's "724 registered resident architects as of mid-2017 and another 1,906 registered under reciprocal agreements," per Mark Green in The Lane Report.

Lebanon Junction is requiring its old mayor's house and converting the property to parking, and it sounds like everyone's happy, writes Stephanie Jessie in The Pioneer News.

Third-best-ever summer out of 12 for Tie Breaker Family Aquatic Center in Hoptown.

What's next for Trigg County Hospital?

"Now I have a city commission in Paducah, Kentucky, that says ‘You can’t carry that flag.'" Heck of a gripping meeting story by Pauline Fitzgerald and Justin Jones for Channel 6.

Christmas is coming to "America’s premier faith-based destination."

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Welcome to our newest Racers! The Parade of Racers and Blue and Gold celebration is underway! #GreatBeginnings pic.twitter.com/aQCNVZWXLn

— Murray State University (@murraystateuniv) August 13, 2018

 

Volunteers are erecting and equipping a shelter at the Kelly Elementary School playground where Burlington kids can access IEEE 802.11^™ "Wi-Fi^®."

Per an Answers in Genesis press release, new hotels are coming to northern Kentucky as their operators have noted attendance growth at Williamstown's Ark Encounter and Petersburg's Creation Museum attractions.

Teddy Bear Clinic comes to Carlisle County.

Good jobs news from Glasgow.

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Here are the stories that made our front page pic.twitter.com/i1HxVUdG2z

— Kentucky New Era (@KentuckyNewEra) June 11, 2018

 

Great lede in Etown's News-Enterprise by Mary Alford: "It wasn’t until his senior year of high school that Marty Fulkerson first attended the Hardin County Fair & Horse Show. He had his tie eaten by a goat."

"People get addicted to the improvement." Nice Q&A from Hannah Brown in The State Journal with Kirk Schooley, who is the pro at Frankfort's Juniper Hill Golf Course, won the 1993 PGA Kentucky Section championship and "grew up in a pro shop."

The state FFA's 2018 Ag. Teachers Change Lives Award goes to Mr. Green, retiring after 33 years at Todd Central High.

Ms. Zaino, English teacher, leaves Covington Holmes with a bang.

Good jobs news from Paducah?

Hiring in Carrollton ("TO PERFORM SPECIALIZED INTAKE WORK IN CASES OF YOUTH DEEMED HIGH NEEDS OR UNSUCCESSFUL IN THE DIVERSION PROCESS; TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK FOR CDWS AND THE JUDICIARY ON PUBLIC AND STATUS CASES ... THIS POSITION IS ON-CALL AND REQUIRES DAYS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS AS NEEDED ... $28,911.12 - $38,162.64").

Prayers for Guatemala, and rock on, brothers and sisters from Murray.

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And now we get the U.S. 25 Yard Sale.

The person who spruced up Lynagh's is now taking over Alfalfa's.

The state is celebrating a couple of LGBTQ landmarks.

Employees at the Franklin County public schools are getting a little more money and either one or three additional holidays.

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Autopsy requests are way, way up in Kentucky.

Six radar engineers and three National Weather Service professionals are on the job, and the weather radar at the Barkley Regional Airport is reportedly on the comeback trail.

The dude who used to run Nick's Shaved Ice in Henderson now is the Nashville Predators usher in charge of caring for the team's catfish.

Summer's coming ... hiring (for lifeguards and pool ticket clerks) at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park. and (for everything) at Prizer Point Marina and Resort.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library launches Thursday in Princeton.

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Good jobs news from Lexington and Louisville.

The Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic Development Corp. spec building at long last has a tenant: Alliance Coal.

Sugar Daddy's is done in Dry Ridge, as is Elder-Beerman in Paducah's Kentucky Oaks Mall.

It's reportedly a total loss for Groomfield pet grooming and Bloomfield Electronics.

Maysville's Ledger-Independent has been sold by an Iowa publisher to a North Carolina one.

A dissenting vote (from WDJX in New Albany, Indiana) on Kentucky's most-dangerous intersection.

Paducah is getting a Global War on Terrorism memorial.

Toward 10-grand worth of pride in Frankfort.

A shortage of a child-safe flu medicine in northern Kentucky.

A Marshall Strong Bluegrass Benefit in Draffenville, A Beautiful Mess in Madisonville, Little Free Libraries across Knox County, Green County High School Track and Field Day at Los Agaves in Greensburg and Jackson County Wagon and Saddle in McKee.

A self-described "little, gay, hillbilly nerd" from Phelps to Survivor: Ghost Island.

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Here's how Kentucky newspapers played last week's eclipse, which was amazing.

Shoney's reopens https://t.co/eOhX7243nt pic.twitter.com/oKo366GuHw

— WHOP AM/FM (@WHOPradio) August 28, 2017

Paducah has a new Dairy Queen. 

Marcella's Kitchen, which serves hot meals to folks in need, is moving across Marshall County and doubling its capacity.

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Hiring at several newspapers in the state.

Adam Edelen, Matt Jones and the New Kentucky Project hit the road.

Lee Majors' castle for Farah Fawcett has new owners.

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"Totality alley."

#VivaLaVue!

You can get a certified Gig in Adairville, Auburn and Lewisburg.

Ballard County has a new judge-executive, and he's a Class-of-'84 Bomber.

Lexington is getting a fourth skate park; Benton, a new library.

Murray is considering payroll and net-profit taxes, and, in a shocker, 73 percent of the businesses and other members surveyed by the local chamber oppose the proposal, WestKentuckyStar.com reports.

WEKU says Williamstown's Ark Encounter has appealed for a break on the $700,000 bill for increased police and fire services but that the city says, uh, no.

Hoptown's north-side IGA is closing.

Good jobs news in Somerset.

Rest in peace, Mr. Reno, a former McLean County magistrate, multiple-term county clerk, Sacramento Lions Club charter member, district Lions wheel and husband of Mrs. Reno for 68 years.

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The University Press of Kentucky is hiring a new editor in chief. The advertised pay range is $57-$96k, and they say you'll wrap up at 5 most days.

Where Are They Now?

What about west Louisville in five years?

Owensboro aflame.

The Ark Encounter in Williamstown has attracted about 400,000 visitors.

Ky. Department of Travel and Tourism creates new webpage for the 2017 Great American Eclipse https://t.co/aWs9Lrxz0h pic.twitter.com/XKCp2i1GNw

— The Lane Report (@TheLaneReport) October 25, 2016

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Hey, Kentucky made Snopes!

You know how former officeholders and their families sometimes become friends and everybody enjoys seeing these two folks on opposite sides of a political divide come together? Yeah, I don't think that's going to happen with the Beshears and the Bevins.

I love it when the Kentucky and 1970 desks cross paths:

Don't miss The Somerset Ball presented by Dr. Mikel D. Smith next Thursday at 7 pm! #EveningsUpstairs #LocallyGrown pic.twitter.com/CWRs28Ds7E

— McCracken Co Library (@mclibdotnet) July 7, 2016

What's next for the La Grange skate park?

The business value chain and policy environment around Kentucky hemp are taking shape.

Appalachia food is trendy; will Appalachia benefit?

For your homesteading and survival needs in Louisville.

Good jobs news from Henderson, Russellville, Shepherdsville and Sturgis.

The company that owned the hospital in Fulton also owned a hospital in Martin, Tennessee; when Fulton County sought to take it over and find bidders for the local hospital, the company passed and instead closed the hospital, forcing the folks in Fulton to choose between going to the company's Martin hospital or a hospital owned by the company's competitor in Mayfield (which is further away from Fulton than is Martin). So writes Al Cross in a Kentucky Health News blog post.

Kentucky for sale by Lyon County (you've been warned about the leak).

"The classes expose citizens to a number of current law enforcement issues and the latest Paducah Police Department procedures."

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire that destroyed Vicco's one police vehicle.

Sue Massek of Willisburg is the Kentucky Arts Council's featured artist for July/August.

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"As was the case in 1983, the whole state of Kentucky shold be watching Carlisle County and its neighbors."

"When we're at our best, the Colonel is at the center of everything."

Burger Queen!

Cville's 1st parade commemorating the US bicentennial celebration. 7/4/1976 #happy4thofjuly pic.twitter.com/wqG0ShAJC0

— Druther's Restaurant (@Druthers_Cville) July 4, 2016

One hundred comments in the first eight hours after West Kentucky Star posted this one one on Facebook: "‪#‎BREAKING‬: The fireworks display in Paducah came to an abrupt end just 15 minutes after they started, due to technical issues with the fireworks. An announcement on stage was made that the fireworks themselves were damaged during rain earlier today, and would not detonate. The music was faded down and the announcer explained what happened and wished everyone a good night."

The new Miss Kentucky advanced out of the Danville bracket.

A bunch of new state laws go into effect this month.

The Western Kentucky State Fair rolls on (I hope someone wears an old Jeannie C. Riley tour T-shirt).

The Williamstown Noah's Ark park opens Thursday.

"Morehead State's Man With the Golden Voice" tunes up for Season 28.

Kentucky for sale ... would Ricky Skaggs have been HP Kentuckian of the Year in 1982? 

Lexington's Morris Book Shop is for sale, too.

Toyota is funding 63 new early-learning academies around the state.

Kentucky Power's Louisa plant has converted to natural gas.

Bad jobs news for miners. Good jobs news from Ferguson and Henderson:

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Diddle Arena is packed this morning as Hilltopper Day Camp begins! #GoTops pic.twitter.com/goVA1EbF4x

— WKU Basketball (@WKUBasketball) June 27, 2016

The Kentucky Opera has a new director on his way to Louisville.

I'm not going to read this New York Times story about Williamstown's Noah's Ark attraction; I'm just going to assume it says all sorts of nice things about Kentucky.

Kentucky joblessness was down in May.

Good jobs news from Bowling Green, Louisville and Madisonville.

An Etown McDonald's burned down.

The Owensboro top 10.

Rest in peace, "Herky" Rupp, whose dad wish he had played more at UK.

Later, Rupp expressed regret about not playing Herky more. Letter to "Jock" Sutherland.@wildcatnews @CameronMillz pic.twitter.com/l6L4UPwDm9

— bigbluehistory (@bigbluehistory) June 25, 2016

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Massive, $100 million full-scale version of Noah's Ark comes to life in Kentucky. https://t.co/fXj6j4Iwn1 pic.twitter.com/Tc4AqBuEyv

— ABC News (@ABC) June 24, 2016

What was the deal with that cloud over Perry County on Wednesday?

WHOP reports that the house was packed Thursday in Hoptown to discuss a proposal to boost taxes to pay for projects including building an indoor sports complex.

Trunnell's Farm Market is expanding from Utica and into Owensboro.

Burmese in Bowling Green.

Dr. Pruitt goes to Washington: "We wanted to do what was right for students, and not waste money on a meaningless test."

Kentucky for sale:

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Well, you’ve nearly missed the 49th-annual Cadiz Rotary Radio Auction.

But there are still 10 shopping days until Kentucky Writers' Day.

Just in time for the quilt show!

Williamstown's new Noah's Ark theme park plans to start hiring next week, and, when it does, it will require that candidates sign that they "profess Christ as their savior," per this Associated Press story picked up in the Lexington Herald-Leader.

A Paducah couple saved their lives, the family Bible and a John Calipari-signed basketball before fire took their home.

Love's Travel Stops--age 52 and originally of Watonga, Oklahoma--is expanding its Kentucky footprint. There are already nine locations here, and new stores are planned for Elizabethtown and Hanson, at least.

Condé Nast ranks Hebron Field as the nation’s third-best airport. 

Friends of Hopkinsville's forthcoming dog park (and walk along the Pennyrile Rail Trail) are stepping up efforts this weekend.

Rest in peace, Mr. Jones, former state representative, M.C. Napier High Navajo standout and Hazard's "Pizza Man."

Oh, Kentucky

It’s WHACK #BlackFriday as shoppers fight for bargains https://t.co/BnjJX3Q3NK via @MailOnline

— VIDEO2FONE (@VIDEO2FONE) November 27, 2015

Thanksgiving in Cadiz.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville and Walton, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton and Nicholasville, Dec. 12.

It's Friday, but I'm still celebrating #ThrowbackThursday ...

It really is amazing, the transformation that is taking place in Hopkins County's schools and, really, in Kentucky schools generally.

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HeathPo: Tune in. Turn on. Drop out.

Happy 175th, Berea Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)!

Good Dippin' Dots, associated specialty foods and jobs news from Paducah.

The feds have reportedly negotiated a natural-gas feud between Todd County and Tennessee.

But a fight between Po Boy's Raceway and its neighbors on Hickory Smokehouse Road in Christian County is at an impasse.

Thirteen school districts in the state have been approved for e-education in emergencies. (And the Kentucky desk is reminded to apologize for its historical dearth of Campton, Louisa and Williamstown coverage.)

Tomorrow is National Feral Cat Day, and Bardstown is ready.

Rest in peace, Dr. Barnes, a South Dakota native who appears to have come to love Kentucky at least as much as any of us.

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On sale now at the Paintsville Ramada and the World Wide Web:

Planting a row for the hungry in Winchester.

All Ballard County school kids are offered free breakfast and lunch.

Kentucky's fastest-growing county economies are found in the northern tip of the state.

It's a beautiful morning to catch a Paducah Tilghman football practice. pic.twitter.com/Azy8RmBhMB
— Mike Stunson (@Mike_Stunson) July 24, 2014

"This is no minority view," Middlesboro.

Pipe down, Fancy Farm.

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Obama-2012: 479-479 in Calloway County.

Romney-2012: Uncommitted didn't fare nearly as well in the Republican primary, but it did finish second to the nominee-to-be in both Lawrence and Whitley counties.

GOP-2012: Tea time, still, in Kentucky.

Paducah-2012.

Turnout was a state-low 5.59 percent in Todd County.

"There is nothing we would be more proud of than that, in the general election of 2012, Adair County should have 100% of eligible voters registered, and that turnout would be 95-100% of the voters."

Lack of insurance and registration short-circuits a KKK recruiting trip to Beaver Dam.

204 spankings for Jefferson Davis.

Another milestone in Wickliffe Mounds history.

Summertime, finally, in Providence!

For some reason, Bowling Green's Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, which came in No. 1 nationally in Newsweek's ranking, was not included in the U.S. News & World Report rankings--leaving Louisville duPont Manual as the state's top-rated high school in that magazine.

Bump ahead for Floyd County employees.

Fewer teachers in Hazard.

Help pick Union County High's next principal.

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The ants are walking under the ground, 

And the pigeons are flying over the steeple, 

And in between are the people.

Resurrecting Elizabeth Madox Roberts.

"The Christian Churches and Churches of Christ — which includes one of the largest churches in the nation, Southeast Christian, and several other large congregations — rose 164 percent in the metropolitan region and 29 percent throughout Kentucky, the survey said."

"He is a true American hero and we hope that everyone in the community who rides four-wheelers and side by sides will come up, show their support, and donate to this great cause."

"I think what they're telling us is either that they are uncomfortable with the Affordable Care Act, they're not aware of what it contains, or they think it may have approaches that aren't consistent with their preferable approaches to solving those access and cost problems."

Bad jobs news from Lebanon.

Elizabethtown's new farmers' market kicks off Saturday.

BULLY in Paducah.

Roger Harden is the new boys' basketball coach at his wife's alma mater.

Cycling update.