BOWLING GREEN Ky.- The National Corvette Museum held a welcome party Tuesday afternoon for its new president and chief executive officer. Dr. Sean Preston has been with the Corvette Museum for four months, but Tuesday night was the night where he was officially welcomed to the Corvette family. The former president and CEO Wendell Strode will officially finish his duties…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The morning of Nov. 12 brought a wintry gift that shattered snow and temperature records here as people woke up to snow dappled yards and wintry temps. School was cancelled for many kids in the region and people headed out to work had to get an early start to scrape windshields. “I had to wake up super early…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Potential Western Kentucky University students made a visit to the hill for an event called Head for the Hill. Head for the Hill is an event where high school students with an interest in attending WKU spend time on campus as a collective group. During the event, university staff guide the potential students through information sessions…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Veterans Day was established on Nov. 11, 1918, when the nation celebrated the end of World War I. Fast forward to 2019, and the observance of Veterans Day still goes on. Locally, the Veteran of Foreign Wars post in Bowling Green held a ceremony. “We celebrate it every year of course, but it’s always special no matter…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The World Karting Association accelerated toward the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park today. The association is based in Concord, N.C. Every year, its members travel to different racetracks around the country to see who has the fastest kart. Everyone hit the track to test out their karts to make sure everything is in working order for…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Due to factors like smaller graduating high school classes and students opting to work full time after high school, student headcount traffic has taken a hit. A 6.6% hit to be exact. But that hasn’t stopped the Big Red campus from having the student retention rate at an all-time high. School officials said the high retention rate comes…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Lovers of the National Corvette Museum gathered Thursday night to celebrate the accomplishments of Executive Director Wendell Strode, who has been the executive director for the past 23 years. Through the event, museum officials spoke on Strode’s accomplishments during his time as executive director. Strode said it was also a good time for him to reflect on…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Computer coding. All around the world, the language of coding is the same, meaning everyone can start fresh. For the coding showcase, all eyes were on the interactive games that the students created. Teachers said there’s an added benefit for students to see their fellow wolves work. “I have some kids that don’t talk a lot in class….
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A local community college is being recognized as one of the best in the country. The Aspen Institute has named South Central Kentucky Community and Technical College as one of the top 150 colleges eligible to receive the $1 million Aspen prize. The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. The prize…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The birth of a child or adoption is a huge moment and can be stressful when it comes to work. Western Kentucky University is in the process of looking into a paid parental leave policy for the university staff. If it passes, new parents would be given 16 weeks of paid leave within the year that they have…
