AUBURN Ky.-Journals, headphones, pencils and even haircuts, students who attended the Monday night Auburn back to school bash had a chance to get supplies for the upcoming year. The back to school bash is held annually by New Friendship Baptist Church in Auburn, and the church members said it never gets old. “We’re just happy that we can help make…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Many have bonds with a furry friend, but not many are aware of animal legislation in Kentucky. To increase education on animal legislation in the state, Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society Education Supervisor Tracy Moser spoke to a modern social problems class at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on why Kentucky is ranked last as far as…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- State Representative Michael Meredith requested $2.5 million be appropriated for the design and preconstruction costs for a Bowling Green veteran’s center. The veteran’s center has been years in the making and would provide health and medical services to veterans in South-Central Kentucky Meredith said a local veterans’ center is needed in the community. “It’s just a way…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Some planes took flight over Southcentral Kentucky, but they didn’t take off from an airport, and they weren’t actual planes people fly in. They were model planes from the Southern Kentucky Model Aero Club. The SKYMAC Model Aero Club is where actual pilots show off the model planes they built. The models are constructed to take flight. Members…
Glasgow Ky.- A shortage of teachers will lead to a shortage of learning. The Kentucky Department of Education is emphasizing that Kentucky is currently suffering from a teacher shortage. According to Kentuckyteacher.Org, since Jan. 1, 5,000 open positions have been listed on the Kentucky Educator Placement Service, which is a service by the Kentucky Department of Education dedicated to fill teaching…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The SOKY Fair held a special event for special friends. For the first time, the SOKY Fair held what is called Special Friends Day, where those with special needs had early entrance to the fair. People with the Kidz Club, the Buddy House and Barren River Adult Day Care were treated to lunch, in addition to full access…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- City officials in Bowling Green are teaching residents about an initiative called Keep it Clean Bowling Green. They want residents to remember that the city is known as a karst landscape with many caves below the surface. It means anything left on the ground is carried to the nearest sinkhole by rainwater. Through the sinkholes, the trash…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Over 1,000 volunteers in seven counties participated in the United Way Eleventh annual Day of Caring. The Day of Caring is held by the United Way of Southern Kentucky, and it’s where the partner organizations of United Way take some time to step away from their desks to help out in the community. At Western Kentucky University,…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The Bowling Green chapter of the NAACP is trying to reach out to the younger generation. At South Central Kentucky Community and Technical College, vice president of the Bowling Green-Warren County chapter of the NAACP Howard Bailey came to speak to a sociology class. The topics covered included the history of the organization, and of course, why it’s…
SCOTTSVILLE Ky.- A local extermination company is giving back to kids who need an extra helping hand. Guarantee Pest Control and its sister company, Blankenship and Sons, are holding what is being called, the Be the Change Bag initiative. The goal is to fill up bags with donated items like stuffed animals and blankets. The contents of the bags will…
