Author: Carlyle Coppins

The journey of The Grand Victorian Inn

PARK CITY, Ky.- What you may now know as the Grand Victorian Inn Bed & Breakfast, began as a house built during the post-civil war era. The historic home was built in 1885, and over time it experienced many changes. Starting in 1903 when it burnt down and then restored in 1905. The home ended up being owned by the…

Barren County High School begins adding a new meat processing facility

BARREN COUNTY, KY.- Lots of new things are coming on the scene at Barren County High School. The agriculture department is adding a new meat-processing facility to its agriculture pathway program, and it’s impacting current students and the students of the future. A few agriculture students at Barren County High tell us how getting a new facility will do more…

Dance Middle Red raises over $7K at Drakes Creek Middle School

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- All week, the students at Drakes Creek Middle School raised money for pediatric cancer care at Norton Children’s Hospital. Students flooded to the gym, for the 2nd annual Dance Middle Red to celebrate the hard work and impact for those in need. We spoke with Mattox Eanils, an 8th grader, who was a patient at Norton’s ,…

Caveland Exploration Celebration to showcase multi-county tourism

CAVE CITY, Ky.- Celebrating what the cities and counties have to offer doesn’t happen often, but the Caveland Marketing Association is changing that. The Marketing Association is combining counties to showcase tourism and local businesses that anyone and everyone can experience at the Cave City Conference Center. Jennifer McNett, the executive director at the Cave City Conference Center, says, “It’s…

Center for Courageous Kids creating mission minded people at annual luncheon

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Center for Courageous Kids gives organizations and individuals an experience that will enrich their communication to inspire others to amplify and strengthen their communication. Emily Cosby, the marketing officer for C. C.K. says, “Our community is so invested in our community, and this is really an opportunity for individuals to take a little bit of time…

‘The American Dream’ films at Anna’s Greek Restaurant

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The journey of Anna’s Greek Restaurant is long but well worth the work that was put into it. The authentic cuisine created here helped this restaurant land a feature on the T.V. series “The American Dream.” Vilson Qehaja, the owner of Anna’s Greek Restaurant, says, “It’s all the 25 years of hard work. It’s paid off…

Western Kentucky University’s Grow Your Own Summit

BOWLING GREEN, KY.- Entering the education system isn’t always the easiest thing, but Western Kentucky University is making a change. Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences held its second annual “Grow Your Own” summit with lunch and the chance to learn the benefits of apprenticeships and how innovation enhances education. Mae Wilmette, a 5th-grade adult apprentice tells…

Students paint guitars for rockin’ raffle at Barren County Middle School

BARREN COUNTY, Ky.- Three groups of eighth graders at Barren County Middle School Creatively customized three guitars, and they’re raffling them off to pour it back right back into their music class. Mariah Matthews, Barren County Middle School music teacher, told us, “It’s been cool to see some of my guitar students team up with the advanced art students and,…

New app connects Barren County Schools

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – There’s now a new app for Barren County Schools. The new Barren County Schools app is offering all the tools needed with all Barren County communications going directly to parents with the press of a button. From mass communication from the district and one-on-one conversations between parents and teachers, they are conveniently keeping parents up to…