Korean War veterans to unveil Lexington memorial 'to tell our story'
The Korean War is sometimes referred to as America’s “forgotten war,” but a group of Central Kentucky veterans has quietly spent years working to turn that around. After at least four years of saving and planning, Chapter 219 of the Korean War Veterans Association has succeeded in getting a Korean War memorial in Lexington. The monument marking “the unforgotten war” will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Park. “Nobody knows anything about the Korean War,” said Bob Niles, who served in th..>> view originalJohnny Depp's Kentucky horse farm fails to sell at auction
Actor Johnny Depp’s Fayette County horse farm on Versailles Road did not sell at auction Friday after the bids were rejected for being too low. The property had been listed for $2.9 million. The top bid was $1.4 million. It came from radio personality Rick Dees of the Weekly Top 40, who said he didn’t blame Depp, best known for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise, for wanting more for the property. Dees owns Sweetbrier, a large Boyle County farm. Radio personality Rick Dee..>> view originalBallers: Friday night's top high school football performances
Some of the best performances from the fifth week of high school football season in Kentucky. Tanner Crawford, Boyle County Boyle picked up its second win in a row over a Class 4A contender. The Rebels knocked off Wayne County last week at home before defeating Collins, 45-17, on the road. Boyle piled up 442 yards against the Titans, Crawford accounting for 200 of the Rebels’ 231 rushing yards in that total. He scored three TDs, too. Blake Gamble, Johnson Central The Golden Eagles defeated M..>> view originalUK basketball recruiting thoughts on Barrett, Shittu and more ...
The fall recruiting period for college basketball is almost a week old, and it’s been a busy few days for John Calipari and his assistant coaches. A few UK-related notes on what’s coming up next and what you might have missed during this hectic stretch: Barrett heads to Durham No. 1-ranked prospect R.J. Barrett heads to Duke this weekend for what will be an important 48 hours in his recruitment. Barrett — a 6-foot-7 shooting guard from Ontario — took an official visit to Kentucky earlier this..>> view originalUK basketball players put smiles on faces during afternoon trip to ...
Several University of Kentucky basketball players were seated on the floor of the Picadome Elementary gym Friday afternoon. They were joined by students at the school, and all were listening as UK director of basketball administration Will Barton announced to the crowd of kids and teachers that a game of duck-duck-goose would start off the day’s festivities. The students looked on eagerly. Some of the Wildcats looked confused. They didn’t know the rules. After a brief explanation, a young girl..>> view originalLexington Firefighter To Be Honored At IAFF Memorial
Lexington Firefighter To Be Honored At IAFF Memorial Posted: Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:44 AM EDT Updated: Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:44 AM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - The Lexington Firefighter who fought a brave battle with cancer will be honored in Colorado Springs at the IAFF Fallen Fire memorial.Logsdon passed away in July 2016. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in his liver, lungs, sp, ne and skull. Lexington Fire and Police had rallied around him and had held sever..>> view originalHomicide Investigation Underway In Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) Lexington police say they received a call around 12:30 Thursday afternoon, saying two people were found dead in the 400 block of Blue Sky Parkway. Once officers arrived, a homicide investigation quickly began. As word started to spread in the area, Creekmore Automotive Owner Layton Creekmore says he couldn't believe what took place just down the road from his business. "I was pretty amazed that, you know, that craziness was going on. I mean, we have petty thefts like car b..>> view originalKentucky-born actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91
Kentucky-born actor Harry Dean Stanton, whose eclectic film career spurred Lexington in 2011 to host an annual festival in his honor, died Friday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported. He was 91. Stanton’s last movie, “Lucky,” about the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist, is to have a red carpet premiere at the Kentucky Theater Sept. 28 at this year’s Harry Dean Stanton Festival, said Fred Mills, manager of the theater. “He played parti..>> view originalAccused Pappy Van Winkle bourbon theft leader scheduled to enter ...
The so-called “Pappygate” bourbon-heist case appears to be nearing a conclusion. Gilbert “Toby” Curtsinger, the alleged ringleader in the theft of more than $100,000 worth of bourbon from Central Kentucky distilleries, is scheduled to enter a change of plea at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Franklin Circuit Court, Assistant Franklin Commonwealth’s Attorney Zach Becker said in open court Friday. Curtsinger’s case was on the docket Friday, but his attorney, Whitney Lawson, said there are some details to w..>> view originalVeterans to receive heroes' welcome Saturday in Lexington
Veterans to receive heroes’ welcome Saturday in Lexington 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 09/15/2017 - 9:40pm Tags: Blue Grass Airport, Heroes' Welcome, Honor Flight, Honor Flight Kentucky, Korean War, Lexington, Memorials, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, veterans, Vietnam War, Washington DC, World War II LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam will receive a flag-waving heroes’ welcome home Saturday night at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport ..>> view original
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