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Regional/State

  • Berry Center to hold press conference at St. Catharine College on Feb. 27

    According to a press release from St. Catharine College, the Berry Center is expected to make a major announcement that will impact the future of agriculture and farming in Kentucky at a press conference to be held Monday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in St. Catharine Hall on the campus of St. Catharine College. 

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  • St. Catharine College kicks off The Big Read

     

    Join St. Catharine College as we launch The Big Read for 2012. Share an evening with noted expert on C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Devin Brown of Asbury University.

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  • SCC the only Kentucky location for 2012 Big Read


    A young boy discovers that he has a talent for magic and casting spells. So great is his power, that his abilities soon become legend.

    A dead spirit makes its way into world, attacking the boy and placing a scar on his face. The boy hones his skills by attending a renowned school for wizards, where he quickly learns to master his craft. While this may sound like something straight out of a Harry Potter novel, it isn’t.

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  • Relay’s Concert for Hope is scheduled for Sunday


    Last year was the inaugural Concert for Hope presented by Relay for Life, and with many changes in store, this year’s event promises to take the show to the next level.

    “Basically, what I wanted to do this year was do similar things that worked well (last year), and up the ante a little bit as far as the new things we want to do and make it a little bit better,” said event coordinator Mary Kutter.
    The concert is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Springfield Opera House.

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  • Growers and buyers set for a round of speed dating


    Louisville Farm to Table and Washington County Cooperative Extension are collaborating once again to provide local farmers with an opportunity to meet buyers from Bardstown, Louisville and Lexington.

    Local growers and producers will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential buyers at the Washington County Extension Office on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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  • PHOTO: Kentucky Arts Partnership grant
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  • PHOTO: Council members meet with the governor
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  • Celebrate the birth of Abraham Lincoln


    In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 203rd birthday, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office invite the public to revisit both the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail and the KHS HistoryMobile.

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  • No Child Left Behind gets left behind in Kentucky


    Students, teachers and administrators in Washington County wave goodbye to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) laws, as Kentucky was recently one of 10 states to receive a waiver from the mandates.

    “Kentucky’s public school system will have one comprehensive system of accountability for both state and federal purposes to ensure college/career readiness for all students,” according to a Kentucky Department of Education press release last week.

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  • Three arrested for Web crimes


    According to a press release, Kentucky State Police have arrested three men on charges related to child pornography.

    One of the men involved was from Willisburg.
    The action was the result of search warrants pertaining to illegal Internet activity executed by the agency’s Electronic Crime Branch. One of the arrests followed an investigation spanning two states and involved a nine-year-old victim.

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