Courtesy WKU BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Three WKU student teams of public relations majors earned first place Parthenon Awards at PRSA Nashville’s 34th annual competition. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony from Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. This year’s awards marked the eighth consecutive year for public relations seniors to earn Parthenon Award distinctions. In their 2019 senior capstone…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – According to a press release issued Thursday, DSSKY will present “Drive Up for Down Syndrome Car & Vendor Show” on Saturday, November 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cars and trucks of any make and model are welcome to participate in the show, which will be held at the National Corvette Museum. Spectators will be…
GLASGOW, Ky. – One person died and a small child was injured following an early morning wreck Thursday on the Cumberland Parkway in Glasgow. Kentucky State Police were notified about the wreck just before 7 a.m., Trooper Daniel Priddy said. The wreck occurred at the 14 mile marker, and the parkway was shut down in both directions while police investigated….
This week we’re stepping back in time more than 200 years before Bowling Green was founded. These were the days when southern Kentucky was a frontier wilderness, unexplored by Americans newly-independent from British colonial rule. Many colonists who fought in the Revolutionary War continued their journey westward as pioneers. Bringing their families along, five of the eight McFadin brothers from…
WNKY’s Morgan Reagle continues to preview the upcoming WKU Football season, including Tyson Helton’s big announcement on the starting quarterback job. Tyrrell ‘Piggy T’ Pigrome is a graduate transfer from Maryland, playing in 34 games for the Terrapins.
Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky is awarding $100,000 to 14 different non-profit organizations. We spoke with Jennifer Wethington about the decision to adjust grant money to 14 different organizations, not just one.
While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, the pandemic is far from over. Distributing a vaccine, however, could be more complicated than anyone imagined. As today’s Living Well explains, it might be hard to get the public to buy-in to the vaccine.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Briarwood Elementary principal Lori Morris sent a letter to parents Wednesday notifying them of two staff members who tested positive for COVID-19. The staff members attended school on Aug. 28 and Aug. 31. Morris said parents of students who may have been exposed would revive a notification letter Wednesday. “The safety of our staff and students…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has announced that the 2020 Frankel Fiduciary Prize honoree is Dr. Ron A. Rhoades, Associate Professor of Finance and the Director of the Personal Financial Planning Program at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Rhoades is one of the most prolific authors of papers and comment letters on fiduciary duties for investment…
