Source: Kentucky Department of Education. FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Board of Education presented the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education to Emily Lehman, a fifth grade educator for W.R. McNeill Elementary at its April 10 meeting. Lehman said she is “grateful and humbled” to receive the 2024 Robinson Award. Each year, the board of education…
Source: K105. LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A Cave City woman is facing multiple charges after a drug bust on Monday night in Grayson County. According to a uniform citation, Leitchfield police received a call about reckless driving on the parkway in Leitchfield, Kentucky. The caller followed the vehicle, a gray 2014 Scion tC, to the Taco Bell on South Main Street,…
DRAKESBORO, Ky. – The Tennessee Valley Authority is celebrating the dedication of new state of the art natural gas units at the Paradise Combustion Turbine Plant in Drakesboro, Kentucky. These additional units help power more than 400,000 homes. Construction on these units also had a positive economic impact on the Commonwealth, creating over 375 new jobs. Several people were in…
BOWLIGN GREEN, Ky. – Three people are formally charged on methamphetamine trafficking charges in Warren County. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, Brandy Cardenas, 25, of Bowling Green, Trey Williams, 27, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky and Kelton Withrow, 28, of Bowling Green were all indicted Feb. 14 on charges of conspiring to distribute over 500 grams…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKU ATHLETICS) – WKU Volleyball head coach Travis Hudson and his staff have announced the addition of Camila Adams to the Hilltoppers’ incoming class. A defensive specialist out of Sellarsburg, Indiana, Adams will arrive on The Hill next fall, ready to make an impact in the program. “So excited to add Camila to our 2024 roster, she…
Source: Bowling Green Independent School District. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Superintendent Gary Fields announced Darlene Porter as the next director of instructional programs for Bowling Green Independent Schools on Wednesday. As director of instructional programs, Porter will oversee curriculum and resources for teachers, including standards alignment and reporting for preschool through 12th grade. She will also be responsible for state…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is charged with promoting contraband while employed as a correctional officer with the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center. The Kentucky State Police says it arrested Jose Soto, 56, of Leitchfield, Kentucky, on Tuesday. He is charged with one count of first-degree promoting contraband. Authorities say the arrest was in response to a complaint troopers…
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – The northbound lane of Interstate 65 in Hart County has reopened after an injury collision Wednesday morning, authorities say. According to the Kentucky State Police, Jose Gonzales of Munfordville, Kentucky was operating a 2017 Ford Fusion near the 67 mile marker of northbound I-65 when his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the inside barrier wall….
ALVATON, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to a non-injury collision on Mount Lebanon Road Wednesday morning, authorities say. Warren County sheriff Brett Hightower confirmed the accident involved a single vehicle on the 2100 block of Mount Lebanon Road. Hightower says no injuries were reported.
Former Kentucky Men’s Basketball head coach John Calipari is on the move and will stay in the SEC. On Wednesday, Calipari and the University of Arkansas agreed to a five-year contract that will bring the Hall of Famer to Fayetteville. An official release from the university lays out details of the contract. Calipari has signed a five-year contract to lead…
