BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At Diddle Arena, the Hilltopper Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams partnered up with Bowling Green Special Olympics to host Unified Basketball Night, a way for the athletes to hit the court with their favorite Hilltoppers. “This is my first time participating in this, so it was awesome just seeing the joy in their faces and knowing…
GLASGOW, Ky. – In Barren County, the community came together to honor local farmers, with help from two special guests: Ag Commissioner Jonathan Shell and the USDA Director of Rural Development for Kentucky. “We’re working closely with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and Commissioner Jonathan Shell… and we want to be a partner in that and finding more ways to…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Simpson County Animal Shelter is seeing some overcrowding, and they’re asking for the community’s help in adopting, as some of their animals have been there for nearly a full year. “We have seen, just like every other shelter in the area, lots of intakes. Some of ours are owner surrenders or moving into apartments, they can’t…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Hadley Jo Foundation held their second annual Masquerade for Mitochondria Friday evening. It’s a fun night benefitting the foundation, as they look to fight a very rare mitochondrial disease with only 20 known cases worldwide. The night featured a silent auction, food and drink as well as entertainment from the Dueling Pianos… but it’s all…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Blood Assurance is looking for donors during Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and there are two upcoming drives where you can help. Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people, primarily African-Americans, and many patients need blood transfusions every few weeks. September is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local nonprofit is bringing music and community together to help grow a greener Bowling Green. Re-Tree BG is hosting “Small Farm Aid” Friday night at the Capitol, starting at 6:30. Local farmer and musician Wille Huston will lead the concert, featuring several local performers, along with Grammy Award winning songwriter Aaron Raitiere. All proceeds will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – During his Team Kentucky update, Governor Andy Beshear announced a new company coming to Bowling Green as well as a new venture he’ll be taking soon. Caza Innovations will be investing $270,000 to create 15 new jobs by relocating its headquarters to Bowling Green. They also plan to start a research and development partnership with Western…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s been under construction for over a year now, but a new section of Bluegrass Farms Boulevard, right near Camping World, is now open as it’s set to connect Scottsville Road to Plano Road near the I-165 exit. “The property owner approached city leadership… think it was the end of 2022, early 2023, and we were…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Three animal organizations are coming together in Logan County to host a fundraiser benefitting each other, as they look to Pawty with a Purpose. “We are coming together to help raise money. All the money is going to go right back into Logan County animals to help with spays, neuters, increase adoptions… help the organizations kind of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – As September begins, spooky season is officially here, and one unique way to celebrate is a haunted tour of Western Kentucky University’s campus. Dr. Tamela Smith, a paranormal researcher, has been investigating some of the campus’s mysteries, like a construction worker haunting Van Meter Hall, or a professor roaming Cherry Hall. The tours focus on the…
