Montpelier
Kroger has rules that are easy to miss, and some can cost you a little every trip. Kentuckians who shop there can avoid most of those surprises by knowing where to look. Here’s what to check before you pay. 1. Estimated Pickup Totals. The total at Kroger’s pickup checkout...
One farmers market on this list started out with just six vendors. Today it counts more than 90. I love that kind of glow-up, because it means a whole town kept showing up on Saturday mornings. Another market here pairs local chefs with nearby farmers for special tasting events. A...
Horse-drawn buggies share the two-lane roads here with pickup trucks, and nobody seems to mind. Hand-painted signs point down gravel lanes toward farm stands, furniture shops, and bakeries run by Amish families. The community here ranks among the larger Amish settlements in Kentucky. Shops sit on family farms instead of...
You know that moment when you open the freezer and find nothing but ice cubes and a lonely bag of peas? It happens to the best of us. Feeding a family these days can feel like a part time job. Grocery prices keep climbing, and your cart seems to shrink every week.
Drought conditions heading into winter are significant for much of the Southeast as shown on the drought map below. Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi are good examples of the geographical differences for drought conditions. These three states have about 2.2 million beef cows total. The chart below shows each state’s share of beef cows by drought category over the past year.
Greg Davenport says he’s not opposed to progress. But he has serious misgivings when it comes to a proposed 16-inch natural gas pipeline that a public agency wants to run through his family’s Christian County farm, property his family has owned since the 1940s. “Basically, they said, ‘Sign...
Norfolk Southern used one 26-hour maintenance window on the W Line for six major projects in southern Indiana and Kentucky. The railroad describes the work as a recent window on a line that carries intermodal and automotive traffic between Midwest and Southeast markets. The account is dated October 27, 2026. It does not give the calendar day the window occurred.
One Kentucky dairy says its milk comes from a herd of mostly Brown Swiss cows, and you won’t find another single-sourced cream line milk in the state. I had to read that twice. Cream line means the cream rises to the top, the old-fashioned way. That little detail sent...
Federal officials are setting up two new disaster loan outreach centers to help Kentucky business owners, community organizations, and residents impacted by deadly storms and flooding in June.
Campari and MGP report their latest sales, Sazerac plans nearly $606 million in Kentucky projects, and Green River offers a limited number of $20 game-day refunds. We also have giving programs from Wild Turkey and Crown Royal, distribution news from Bacardi, a new Whiskey House customer portal, a 15 STARS single barrel program, and more, including Diageo’s quarterly results, Sazerac’s purchase of Full Sail Brewing, Redwood Empire’s appointment, Larrikin’s Arizona expansion and Whiskey Thief’s new Guild House events space. Read this week's Bourbon and Distillery News to learn more!
IMPORTANT NOTICE – SCHEDULED SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. As we prepare for our move to our new Somerset headquarters, South Kentucky RECC will be conducting scheduled system maintenance beginning Friday, November 6, at approximately 5 pm ET. During this time, several services will be temporarily unavailable, including:. 🔵Payments: SmartHub, payment kiosks...
OWENSBORO, Ky (November 2, 2026) — For her efforts in support of electric reliability and affordability, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives announced that Rep. Suzanne Miles has been recognized with its 2026 Power Partner Award. “Rep. Miles is a long-standing advocate for the consumer-members of electric co-ops,” said Chris Perry, president...
CRG Residential is celebrating an exciting milestone after unveiling three multifamily communities, representing $167.5 million in investment across three states. Three multifamily communities by CRG Residential have added 600 apartments across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, the Indiana-based developer announced this week. At least one of the communities, The Slate Apartments...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A forum on electricity bills, rates and initiatives coming to the area that could affect utilities aimed to provide clear and reliable information Thursday night. Jenna Rector, with Bluegrass Greensource, said that Kentucky is trending back toward using more coal while using it in new ways.
The distillery in question is MB Roland, the Pembroke craft operation in Christian County that helped put western Kentucky on the craft whiskey map, and it is headed to an online auction rather than
- Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) has named Brandon and Taylor Henning of Breckinridge County as its 2026 Outstanding Young Farm Family. This annual award honors a young couple or individual who demonstrates exceptional management skill, innovation and leadership in production agriculture while remaining deeply involved in their community and the Farm Bureau organization. The Hennings placed second in the 2025 contest.
November is a special and noteworthy month for Appalachian Wireless, the regional provider of telecommunications services. "It was November '91 when we had the first calls placed by the public. That's when we were first accessed by the public officially," Appalachian Wireless CEO Mike Johnson said as he reflected on the company's history. "At that time when they went online, they had six towers."
SOMERSET, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2026) — Somerset Community College is partnering with the Geothermal Drillers Association to launch a hands-on training program that will prepare workers for geothermal drilling careers and help develop the region’s energy workforce. The Geothermal Drilling Intensive will take place Jan. 11-23, 2027, at...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green mall is under new ownership and management. According to a release, a local ownership group has purchased Greenwood Mall. Spinoso Real Estate Group has been selected to oversee the mall’s management, leasing and ongoing operations. The release does not identify the...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - “Cadillac Jack,” the bull at Leachman Auto Dealership on Scottsville Road, is set to return Sunday after being away for a makeover, according to the business. More than 10 people have called the business in recent months to ask where he went, Leachman...
