Winchester News

A Jessamine County wildlife refuge one-upped the White House tradition of pardoning one turkey this year, "rescuing" two turkeys from next year's dinner table and holding a meatless potluck in honor of them.

Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of $601,000 in federal Transportation Enhancement funding for the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in Clark County - a protected area that once was part of the pioneers' gateway to central Kentucky.

Nathan Lee Jackson nourished his talent with a regimen of piano lessons, church choirs, talent contests and opening slots at shows around Winchester, Ky.

Will I ever get to interview Will Smith? Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 1:13pm CST I'm ashamed to say it, but I'm envious of a teenager.

Mason & Hanger: Theodore Scripps has joined the Lexington-based architectural, engineering, construction firm as director of project management.

Lagging undergraduate enrollment and a huge stock market-driven hit to the school's endowment have taken a toll on Pikeville College's finances, requiring cost-cutting and a layoff last fall.

A question of legality in approving a towing service to set up shop on Imperial Way forced the Nicholasville Planning and Zoning Commission to table the vote until Attorney Bobby Gullette can research the issue.

Morehead State University's teaching artist and assistant professor Jennifer A. Reis will host an embellished textile workshop at the Winchester Opera House, 10 East Lexington Avenue, on Saturday, Nov.

Stuck in a rural Kentucky shelter, Homer was sick, bald and blind. By all accounts, he didn't stand much of a chance.

GECOM Corp., an automotive supplier, plans to lay off 40 percent of the workforce at its Frankfort plant, just several months after it announced plans to shutter its Winchester plant.

Kentucky leads the nation in its rate of children's deaths involving abuse or neglect, according to a study released this week by Every Child Matters Education Fund, a non-partisan children's advocacy and research group based in Washington.

Authorities have released the names of four people from Kentucky killed in a Whitley County crash this week.

Jury selection is expected to wrap up today in the trial of an accused child killer.

Opening statements are ahead in the trial of a man in the sex slaying of a young Winchester boy.

Habitat for Humanity of Madison and Clark County on Saturday conducted a "women's build" Saturday in Berea's Hope Estates subdivision.

With H1N1 flu sickening people across the state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative in Winchester aims to keep its workforce well.

After serving more than 23 years in the National Guard, Judy Greene-Baker of Richmond is very familiar with serving missions.

When teachers crank up the computer lab's air conditioning at Central Elementary School, someone must plop a bucket in the hallway to catch the condensation water that starts falling from the gaping hole in the ceiling.

It shocks me that in the 21st century we still ban books. And Philip Pullman's books, while critical of the Catholic Church, still portray a world with angels in it.

A major milestone Wednesday in the construction of the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital.