Author: Atlee McHeffey

SOKY Marketplace to host Party Under the Pavilion

BOWLING GREEN, Ky – The SOKY Marketplace is offering a day filled with activities and entertainment for the Bowling Green community on May 23. Next Thursday, the SOKY Farmers Market will be opened to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., while craft vendors will also sell handmade items from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free inflatables will be…

Metcalfe Co. Fairgrounds to host tire amnesty event

EDMONTON, Ky – Metcalfe County’s Fairgrounds will host a 2024 Spring Waste Tire Amnesty from May 16 through May 18. The Division of Waste Management offers free waste tire collection events every three years on a rotating basis for each county. The DWM also grants $4,000 to county government entities to dispose of what they collect at their respective events….

Upcoming sensory and adapted swims available at Russell Sims Aquatic Center

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Opening day for the Russell Sims Aquatic Center is May 25, and it will implement a new experience for local families. The Russell Sims Aquatic Center is working towards accommodating local disabled children and their families. The center will provide four days this upcoming summer on June 11 and 25, and July 9 and 23 from…

Kuzma Family Dentistry hosts Free Dental Day

GLASGOW, KY – A Glasgow dental office is giving back to the community to appreciate decades of support. On Monday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kuzma Family Dentistry is offering tooth extractions, oral cancer screenings, and oral hygiene instructions free of cost. Clients are not required insurance, but they do have to be over the age of 18….

Bowling Green Freedom Walkers to host ‘Connecting Our Community’

BOWLING GREEN, KY – The second annual “Connecting Our Community” will be hosted by the Bowling Green Freedom Walkers on May 25. The Bowling Green Freedom Walkers is an organization that supports mental health and Black Lives Matter. The event is open to the public free of charge at the Parker Bennett Ball Courts from 3-7 p.m. for plenty of…

Local student Elyda Hick’s ‘Where Hope Began’ will hang in the U.S Capitol

WASHINGTON – Following high anticipation, Congressional District’s 2024 Congressional Art Competition results were revealed Monday. Kentucky’s 1st District representative, James Comer, was pleased to recognize the top three contenders. “…My office received some incredible pieces of art this year and I want to congratulate Elyda, Rachel, and Elena on being selected as this year’s winners. I am excited to display…

WNKY News 40 Super Sunday Superstars

WNKY News 40 is PROUD to showcase amazing people in our community in our special SUPER SUNDAY SUPERSTARS news broadcast presented by Service One Credit Union and Stephens Manufacturing. Originally aired on Sunday, February 11. Check out interviews with: Caden Veltkamp, former South Warren and current WKU Quarterback Coach Mark Spader and Grayson Newman, State Champion Bowling Green High School…

South Central Kentucky Fireworks Guide

Auburn POSTPONED: Freedom and Family Celebration, originally scheduled for Sunday, July 2 @ Auburn Park Barren County Barren River Lake Fireworks – July 4, 9 p.m. @ 1149 State Park Road in Lucas, KY Bowling Green Thunderfest – July 1, 3 p.m. @ National Corvette Museum Bowling Green Hot Rods – July 4 @ Bowling Green Hot Rods Porter Pike…

WNKY to broadcast Titans 2022 preseason on MeTV

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WNKY News 40 Television, in partnership with WKRN in Nashville, has announced that it will be South Central Kentucky’s broadcast television home of the Tennessee Titans 2022 preseason schedule. The three-game schedule will air exclusively on WNKY MeTV 40 in the South Central Kentucky viewing area. WNKY 40 Television has exclusively broadcasted Tennessee Titans preseason games…