Derek Operle
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Public library programs – outside of remotely viewed and recorded programs – have bounced back across the board from the COVID-19 pandemic era, according to the latest Kentucky Department of Library & Archives data.
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Tammy Blackwell serves as director for the Marshall County Public Library System in far western Kentucky. She was recently elected as the new chair of the The Kentucky Public Library Association. She hopes to advocate for the state’s public libraries and promote the ways those institutions are evolving to meet the needs of their patrons.
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A geologist-turned-lawmaker is the driving force behind a bill that would change the Kentucky state rock, mineral and gemstone.
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Sen. Danny Carroll, a Republican from Benton and a self-professed “nuclear geek,” sponsored the legislation. “It's important for us to lay a solid foundation to make sure we don't get left behind,” Carroll said.
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Some of the flags carried by the individuals were associated with Patriot Front, which the Anti-Defamation League has identified as one of the “most visible white supremacist groups” in the country and as being responsible for the “vast majority of white supremacist propaganda distributed in the United States.”
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The Paducah City Commission approved last week a pledge of $500,000 to Columbia Art House, the group fighting to save the theater, for the restoration of its deteriorating facade. Those funds are contingent on Columbia Art House raising $1 million by June 30, 2026.
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Senate Bill 188 – introduced by Republican Sen. Max Wise of Campbellsville – would help give Kentuckians better access to prescription medication and aid struggling hometown pharmacies across the state.
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The meeting at Marshall County Public Library’s Calvert City branch followed the recent release of the results of an emissions study that found elevated levels of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, originating from Westlake Vinyls in the Calvert City Industrial Complex.
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More than 200 people stood in the Mayfield town square Monday afternoon, where officials broke ground on a new courthouse in the heart of the Graves County community. It came two years after a deadly tornado swept through western Kentucky.
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Republicans easily won all of Kentucky’s down-ballot races, setting the stage for another acrimonious relationship between the governor and other constitutional officeholders.