The award recognizes a person’s endeavors to promote the cause of African Americans in higher education and the commitment to promoting equal opportunity.
At the core of the Kentucky Derby, it is all about the race - less than two miles until horse and jockey are forever draped in the victory roses of Churchill Downs. But, of course, not everything stays the same.
Governor Andy Beshear, fresh off a business trip to Germany, said the Derby’s a great opportunity to show off the best of the Commonwealth and sell businesses on what Kentucky can offer.
The Silver Antlers may be going up the Ohio River with the Belle of Cincinnati, but Mayor Craig Greenberg was happy to declare it a fifth straight victory for the Belle of Louisville in the 61st Great Steamboat Race.
WKYT spoke with a Jewish student on campus who says demonstrators have a right to voice their concerns, but he says leave the antisemitic rhetoric out of the discussion.
Letcher County Tourism, Pine Mountain Partners, and EKY Heritage foundation hosted a grand opening at the Ermine School in Whitesburg, celebrating the new home for the three organizations.
Now, just weeks until Memorial Day weekend, the day often marked as the unofficial start of the summer boating season, TWRA is using the guilty plea to renew calls for safe boating.