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When a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq takes his or her boots off, that soldier might be wearing a pair of Kentucky Proud socks from Flaggy Meadow Fiber Works in Springfield.
The small fiber mill, the only one in the state, turns soft fleece sheared from alpacas into the yarn to make its new outdoor Adventure Sock. In less than a month, nearly 1,500 pairs of Flaggy Meadow’s rugged yet comfortable socks have been sent to American troops serving in the Middle East through a grassroots volunteer organization called the Alpaca Sock Brigade.

The closing of a local manufacturing operation has left 47 people unemployed.
North American Pipe Corporation, a Houston, Texas-based company, announced on Tuesday that it would close the doors of its Springfield plant. Production has reportedly already stopped at the local plant.

Kentucky Educational Television is coming to Springfield!
KET will have a camera crew in town today to film one of its “Our Towns” segments.