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Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest in Nicholasville celebrates American winemaking heritage
The ninth annual Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest begins Friday, May 18, in Nicholasville, an event designed to celebrate the heritage of American winemaking. Several activities are planned for the weekend. The festival begins Friday morning with the Kentucky …
Flags flying at half-staff in honor of
Kentucky soldier killed in Afghanistan
Flags at all state office buildings have been lowered to half-staff today in honor of a Kentucky soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. According to the Department of Defense, Pfc. Dustin D. Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, died …
Area healthcare providers train for disaster, follow exercise progress on Facebook, Twitter
More than 135 nurses, administrators and other public safety and healthcare providers are joining together to train for a real-life disaster today in Lexington. A simulated disaster exercise will take place at the Leestown Road Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center …
Harry Stephenson, former Transy coach,
teacher, administrator, leaves 63-year legacy
Harry Stephenson, whose relationship with Transylvania University as student, coach, teacher and administrator totaled 63 years, died May 15 in Lexington. He was 95. Stephenson enrolled as a first-year student at Transylvania in the fall of 1936. His association …
Stay-at-home mom reduces environmental
footprint, spending with ‘zero-waste’ lifestyle
Cloth diapering has become popular these days, but cloth toilet paper may be where some people draw the line. Not Christena Little. Little decided to transition her lifestyle to “zero-waste” nearly a year ago, and hasn’t looked back …
As Kentucky primary election approaches,
voters urged to make informed decisions
With primary election day less than one week away, Secretary of State and Chief Election Official Alison Lundergan Grimes urges voters to educate themselves about the candidates for whom they are eligible to vote. “Voting is a responsibility all Kentuckians …
Kentucky Recyclers Association announces
members of 2012-2013 board of directors
The Kentucky Recyclers Association has announced the members of its 2012-2013 board of directors and officers: • Steve Cecil, President • Bob Eviston, Vice President • Bruce Blue, Treasurer • John Fellonneau, Secretary • Guy Witte, member of the …
Area emergency planning, response agencies
staging one of largest mass casualty exercise
It was just a year ago on Sunday, May 22, when a huge tornado struck Joplin, Mo., killing more than 160 people and causing billions of dollars in property damage. The regional medical center in Joplin was struck head-on by …
Amy Sohner: Feeling ‘Mom Power,’ hoping
to use it in only the best ways for the kids
I know that Mother’s Day was last weekend, but as a mother of a 5-year=old and one due in July, it is still on my mind. As any mother, I enjoyed being pampered, cooked for (although this is not really …
Toyota hosts recycling event, nearly 300 tons
of waste diverted from landfills since 1994
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) teamed up with the City of Georgetown and Scott County Fiscal Court this week to present its biennial community recycling event. TMMK, a zero-landfill facility, hosted SupeRecycling Day to increase awareness about household …
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