Author: Meghann Stamps

SKYCTC and others honor 9/11 20th anniversary

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday afternoon, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green paid tribute to 9/11 on its 20th anniversary.  The college honored Bowling Green Police officers, paramedics, firefighters as well as veterans who served.  They also had a display showing the timeline of events on 9/11 to map out how the day unfolded.  SKYCTC Veteran Affairs’…

New Life Jacket Loaner Station opens at Phil Moore Park

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tuesday, September 7th, at Phil Moore Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources showed off their brand new Life Jacket Loaner Station. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Parks and Recreation teamed up together to build this new station when they noticed more and more people taking to the water…

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Saturday, September 11th, South Central Kentucky’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s begins at Bowling Green Ballpark.  The walk begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Bowling Green Ballpark. For those who don’t feel comfortable coming in person, the Alzheimer’s Association also offers a Walk From Home option.  As of right now, they’ve raised close to $53,000. This…

Kentucky Downs day two races kick off Monday

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Monday, September 6th marks day two of the Kentucky Downs races, the second day of the six day meet. The crowd had a big turn out Monday as they watched the jockeys and their horses race across the course’s newly renovated turf course.  The horses ran for the richest purses in America, including a million dollar race…

NCM 27th Anniversary final events

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The National Corvette Museum is kicking off their 27th anniversary celebration with a couple of different events on the last day of celebration this Saturday. Some of the main attractions people can catch are the car shows, replays of seminars they’ve had all week long with racing legends, their Year Member Recognition and of course the…

Study shows Labor Day 2nd deadliest driving

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One study shows that Labor Day is the 2nd deadliest holiday for drivers. According to autoinsurance.org, Labor Day is 20% more dangerous for driving than the average holiday. Drunk driving accounts for as much as 38% of fatal crashes during holidays. That study says, up to 52 percent of traffic deaths during holidays involve someone not…

Horse Cave organizations treat healthcare workers to Happy Meals

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A couple of local organizations stepped up to help give healthcare workers McDonald’s Happy Meals and hand-made snack bags. All throughout the week, a few thankful groups of people have hopped from one healthcare center to another showing their appreciation through food. Sponsoring groups banded together to pay for Happy Meals and handmade candy-filled goodie bags to…

National Guard sends soldiers to Med Center Health

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In July, The Medical Center at Bowling Green reported one case of COVID-19. As of Wednesday, September 1st, there are close to 80 patients with the virus inside these doors.  To combat these rising virus cases, Governor Andy Beshear announced that the National Guard would deploy to different hospitals across the state. “We are going to…

KSP Post 3 sees 12 times as many wrecks in last 24 hours

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – As of mid afternoon August 31st, Kentucky State Police Post 3 said that a day prior, they drove to only two wrecks. In the last 24 hours, they’ve worked 25 collisions, almost all of those on I-65.  KSP Post 3 Trooper Daniel Priddy said that in heavy rain, it’s important people start slowing their cars down…