MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky.- Mammoth Cave National Park will continue its year-long commemoration of 400 years of African-American history by offering a free concert this weekend. The national park will welcome the gospel music group, Essence in Harmony on Saturday, October 12 at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the park’s outdoor amphitheater. During 2019 and 2020, the national…
EVARTS, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say a special education teacher was arrested for being drunk in the parking lot of his workplace. News outlets report Matthew Hubbard was charged Tuesday with alcohol intoxication in a public place. Arrest citations say Harlan County deputies found Hubbard in the parking lot of Evarts Elementary School. The citation says Hubbard’s speech…
Skylar Wooden joins us to discuss the Bowling Green International Festival that took place just a couple of weeks ago, and the impact an event like this has on the community. Hundreds of people came out to the event this year to enjoy the food, music, dancing and games.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Appalachian Regional Commission has announced $44.4 million for 54 projects affecting coal-impacted communities in Appalachian states. The commission said Tuesday that the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative aims to create or retain over 5,700 jobs. It said the initiative also seeks to leverage more than $39 million in private investment, create…
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky group made up of black lung disease sufferers and supporters is dedicating a memorial to miners who have died of the disease. The Black Lung Association of South Eastern Kentucky is hosting the event in Whitesburg on Sunday. They will dedicate a headstone memorial for miners who have died of the disease in Letcher…
In this week’s edition of Workout Wednesday, Zhock Mason from BGKY Boxing joins SoKY Sunrise to show off some boxing techniques. To learn more about BGKY Boxing, click here.
This week we honor Zack Vance, who signed up to join the U.S. Marine Corps when he was just 17-years-old. Now, he tells how that choice led him to pursue a career in law enforcement after leaving the military.
Just in time for WKU’s Homecoming, alum Darryl Van Leer will be performing live at the National Corvette Museum! To buy tickets, click here or call (301) 213-0854.
The promises can be enticing: lose 30 pounds in 30 days without diet or exercise. Triple your metabolism with one pill. While health supplements make big claims on their labels, health experts say there’s no such thing as a quick fix.
