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Kentucky Band The Creekers ‘Follow the Sound’ as Their Career Rises Alongside a Roots Music Revival: ‘It Gives Us Hope We Can Make a Living at This’

Just a couple of years ago, the members of six-member Kentucky band The Creekers were balancing gigs in tiny Kentucky clubs with day jobs, as the group’s Tanner Horton (vocals and lead guitar), Anna Blanton (fiddle), Scott Sutton (vocals and banjo), Allen Hacker (vocals and rhythm guitar), and brothers Ashton and Jagger Bowling (bass/vocals/cajon) held down jobs ranging from work at a distribution center and furniture factory, to forestry, music and shoeing horses. Valentín Elizalde's Legacy Gets a New HBO Max Docuseries & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music But over the past year, thanks to their viral bluegrass-drenched hit “Tennessee,” they’ve checked off several bucket list performances, including performing at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and making their Grand Ole Opry debut. “If you would’ve told us that when we were in Pat’s Snack Bar in Manchester, Kentucky, that we would play the Grand Ole Opry in two years, I’d probably say, ‘Give me what you’re drinking,’” quips Hacker. “That was a special moment for us to be able to share that with people we love and play the holy grail of country stages,” adds Horton. Blanton says, “I don’t know if any of us ever

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Empanadas Alchemy, now open for lunch at the Falls City Brewing compound

It has dawned on me just now that I’ve always read the word “Alchemy” as “Academy.” We have (usually) all been here before, as in 2022:. Alchemy food truck to embrace bricks and mortar at Norton Commons. At any rate, Empanadas Alchemy has opened at...

Louisville, KY · 11d

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Concord Stud Farm roster packed with options for buyers

The 88th edition of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company’s annual sale will kick off Monday (Nov. 2), and Concord Stud Farm will once again have a strong presence. In fact, it will be the largest consignment that the Cream Ridge, NJ-based nursery has ever brought to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, with 111 yearlings set to sell.

Kentucky · 9d

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New Era Distillery's Community-Driven Small Batch Bourbon

Nine Minds, Eleven Barrels, One Bottle: Inside New Era Distillery's Marquee Small Batch Bourbon The bourbon industry has always celebrated the solitary genius — the master distiller who pulls a thie

Lexington, KY · 8d

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Kentucky Poker Open Kicks Off November 3 in Franklin With 250K in Guaranteed Prize Pools

FRANKLIN, Ky. (Gambling911.com) - The 2026 Kentucky Poker Open (KPO) is set to kick off November 3 at the Barrel Social Club in Franklin, Kentucky and will feature $250,000 in guaranteed prize pools. The buy-in is $600 with satellite qualifications for $160. The $600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event is the...

Franklin, KY · 7d

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Addington Field — Elizabethtown Regional Airport expands terminal building

Elizabethtown’s Addington Field Regional Airport cut the ribbon on an expanded terminal building on Thursday. State transportation officials joined local elected officials and airport leaders to cut the ribbon on the $2.65 million project. The undertaking, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), was supported by a $2 million...

Elizabethtown, KY · 10d

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CAVA Eyes First Louisville Spot in Springhurst, Next to McAlister's Deli

CAVA, the fast-growing Mediterranean chain known for its build-your-own bowls and pitas, has filed a permit for what would be its first Louisville restaurant. The proposed spot would land in Springhurst, inside the same building as McAlister's Deli near Meijer. The filing was first reported by WLKY, which noted that...

Louisville, KY · 11d

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Grandma-Style Cooking Has Kept These 7 Kentucky Country Stores Busy At Lunchtime For Generations

Some of the best lunches in Kentucky are served next to the gas pumps, the canning jars, and the bread aisle. Country stores have fed farmers, travelers, and neighbors for a long time, and the good ones still cook the way a grandma would, with pies, sandwiches, and sides made the old way.

Kentucky · 11d

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Kentucky artist celebrates Keeneland, Breeders’ Cup with colorful new collection

Lexington artist Kayla Weber Nord celebrated the Breeders' Cup by releasing a new fall-inspired collection and painting the October cover of TOPS Magazine.

Lexington, KY · 11d

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Brown-Forman Launches el Jimador New Mix Pikosito Flavor in U.S.

The beloved spicy tamarind flavor from Mexico is finally stateside. (Louisville, Kentucky) October 30, 2026 – Capitalizing on the explosive growth of New Mix RTDs in the U.S. and the unstoppable surge of spicy flavor trends, Brown-Forman is officially unleashing New Mix Pikosito to U.S. consumers. The bold tamarind flavor, a longtime fan favorite in Mexico, joins New Mix’s growing U.S. portfolio alongside Paloma, Cantarito, and Vampiro.

Louisville, KY · 10d

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Longtime KET Executive Director Shae Hopkins has died at age 69; led network for more than 17 years

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) long-time Executive Director and CEO, Shae Hopkins, died this week after “a brief but courageous battle with cancer,” according to associates.

Kentucky · 10d

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ArtsWave brings Kentucky art teachers to BLINK for inaugural summit

Fifteen high school art teachers from across Kentucky spent two days exploring the Cincinnati region’s arts community during BLINK, taking part in a new program designed to introduce them to resources and opportunities they can bring back to their classrooms. ArtsWave partnered with MeetNKY and Northern Kentucky University’s School...

Cincinnati, OH · 9d

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This Old-Fashioned Kentucky Buffet Serves All-You-Can-Eat Comfort Food With Timeless Appeal

The doors open at 5:30 every morning, and breakfast never clocks out. That alone could win me over. But this place also runs an all-you-can-eat buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Fried catfish is the dish people talk about most here. Peach cobbler and banana pudding wait nearby to finish...

Cave City, KY · 12d

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Kentucky · 8d

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Food City’s Alex Spears Named Kentucky’s Best Bagger

Alex Spears, courtesy clerk at the Food City store in Paintsville, Kentucky, has won the Kentucky Best Bagger competition, held Oct. 24 in Hazard, Kentucky, with 12 contestants. Spears received a $1,500 cash prize, a championship belt and an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas, where he will compete for the national title at the National Grocers Association convention in February.

Paintsville, KY · 11d

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Seven Kentucky Ice Cream Stands That Keep Scooping Even After The Leaves Fall

Plenty of Kentucky ice cream stands lock up when the first cold snap hits, but a stubborn few keep the freezers full all year. These seven spots still serve scoops, shakes, and cones well after the trees go bare. Some sit on working farms, some line small-town main streets, and...

Kentucky · 8d

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This Purr-fect Kentucky Cat Cafe Serves Coffee And Cookies Alongside Adorable Adoptable Kittens

Somewhere in Louisville, Kentucky, there’s a place where your coffee order comes with a side of purring, and honestly, that’s the kind of upgrade nobody warned you about. Purrfect Day Cat Cafe is exactly what it sounds like, and somehow, it’s even better than you’re imagining right now.

Louisville, KY · 9d

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Kentucky animal shelter seeking information about person who abandoned dog at county fairgrounds

NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Nelson County Animal Control and Shelter needs the public’s help in identifying the person who left a dog chained up at the county fairgrounds. The dog was abandoned around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. In security video stills released by animal control, the...

Nelson County, KY · 13d