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WPA Pake Horse Library in Lee County

Lee County, Kentucky had no library. So Kentucky put a library on a horse and sent it up the creek beds.    The pack horse library was a WPA project and it ran in …

Hot news flash: Menopause can impact a woman’s heart health

For women, menopause is more than a reproductive health milestone; It can also mark an important turning point for heart health. The years leading up to and through menopause are associated with an …

State Auditor Releases 2025 Lee County Fiscal Court Audit Report

  State Auditor Allison Ball has released the audit of the financial statements of the Lee County Fiscal Court for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. State law requires annual audits of county …

Gov. Beshear Announces Grant Program for Kentucky Communities To Boost Job Growth

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that applications are now being accepted for the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program, which provides state funding to …

Gov. Beshear: Medical Cannabis Now Available Across All Kentucky Licensing Regions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that medical cannabis is now available across all 11 of Kentucky’s dispensary licensing regions following the opening of …
Sports
Madison Southern’s Bryant Brock (10) and Whitley County’s Landen Rose both go for the ball during the Eagles’ win over the Colonels.

Madison Southern routs Whitley County, 48-6

WILLIAMSBURG — Senior running back Semaj DeShields had four rushing touchdowns to help lead the Madison Southern Eagles to a 48-6 win over Whitley County last Friday night. For DeShields, …

Madison Southern falls to West Jessamine, 16-14

Madison Southern fell to West Jessamine, 16-14, last Friday in a tough Senior Night battle. Madison Southern senior quarterback Gabriel Beard was 8-for-17 through the air for 73 yards. He tossed …

Rocky Top and the Art of Expecting the Worst

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Kentucky is 7–1. I'll repeat that for those of you who've spent the last half-century following Wildcat football and are understandably having trouble processing the …

Lady Pirates’ volleyball falls to Rock and Estill

On October 12, the Berea Lady Pirates volleyball team battled with Rockcastle County. They unfortunately took a loss, but that doesn’t tell their story to its full potential. The first set was …
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Winning Ugly Never Looked So Beautiful

(NORMAN, Okla.) — “Statistics are for losers,” Kentucky head football coach Will Stein said after his team stunk it up for much of the game against Oklahoma on Saturday. Too many punts. Not …
Education

Berea College Black Music Ensemble to host fall concert

The Berea College Black Music Ensemble will host its 57th anniversary fall concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 in Union Church to celebrate unity through gospel music and fellowship of brotherly love. The …

100 Years Ago This Month: Historical events from November 1926 

 The month of November has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in November 1926.
This screenshot from the Kentucky Department of Education website shows Berea Independent Schools’ overall performance in the 2025-2026 Kentucky Summative Assessment.

State assessment scores tumble for Berea Community elementary, middle schools

Scores on the state assessment for Berea Independent’s elementary and middle schools tanked for the 2025-2026 school year, dropping by an average of 7.5 percentage points in the areas of math, …
Steve Case (left) and James Ray presented the Madison County School Board with the recent KDA assessment, which saw the district place 24th in the state.

Madison County schools among the best in the state

There were a lot of celebrations around the Madison County school district last week. That’s because the 2024-2025 assessments from the Kentucky Department of Education were released, and …

Richmond students find opportunity at home at EKU

RICHMOND— For students from Madison County, like Mollie Neeley, Chase Shackleford and Kylah DeVore, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is more than a university in their hometown. It is a place …
Features

From Our Archives: Beattyville Enterprise, November 19, 2009

BEATTYVILLE - Major General Charles Beach, Jr. of Beattyville, KY, Chairman of Peoples Exchange Bank & Insurance, expired on Veterans Day, Nov 11, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY …

WUKY, who began in Beattyville, continues legacy as Central Kentucky’s trusted source for news, music

For 85 years, WUKY has informed, inspired and connected Central Kentuckians through award-winning journalism and musical discovery. On Oct. 17, 1940, WUKY (formerly WBKY) officially hit the …

Berea joins global Music Policy Resilience Network

AMP Berea has joined the Music Policy Resilience Network, an international program convened by the Center for Music Ecosystems that works with small and mid-sized communities (towns, cities and …

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New take on factory-built could ease housing crunch, says Kentucky nonprofit
MOREHEAD — In a warehouse in Rowan County sits an experiment that Tom Manning-Beavin and his nonprofit have been brainstorming for years — a wooden rectangular frame he calls one of their “boxes.”  When the Frontier Housing CEO explains the concept, he hearkens back to when he played with Lego bricks growing up. Just like […]
KET announces layoffs in response to loss of federal funds
KET, Kentucky’s statewide public television network, announced a 22% reduction in its workforce on Thursday, including 15 employee layoffs.
World War II ended 80 years ago. A KY vet reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict.
NEW ORLEANS – The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14 on a stage in the cavernous U.S. Freedom Pavilion in the National WWII Museum. With vintage war planes hanging overhead from the ceiling, Sanford L. Jones Sr. of Richmond peered out at an audience of about 300, […]
Kentucky capital’s local courts to return to downtown courthouse following flood damage
The Franklin County courts are moving operations back into the downtown Frankfort courthouse following damage from widespread April floods.  The courts will return to the courthouse on St. Clair Street starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Administrative Office of the Courts said. Flooding inundated communities across Kentucky in April, including the capital city of Frankfort.   It […]
Warren County school board narrowly rejects Bible lessons from Ohio-based nonprofit
At least one Kentucky school district has rejected a proposal from Ohio-based LifeWise Academy which has plans in the works across Kentucky to offer Bible lessons to public school students. The board of Warren County Public Schools voted 3-2 against the nonprofit organization’s proposal, the Bowling Green Daily News reports. If the board had approved, […]
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The Thanksgiving NFL archive: 5 statistical anomalies that defy decades of football logic
SBD reports on five Thanksgiving NFL statistical anomalies, highlighting remarkable performances, odd trends, and historical records from Turkey Day games.
The Thanksgiving NFL archive: 5 statistical anomalies that defy decades of football logic
SBD reports on five Thanksgiving NFL statistical anomalies, highlighting remarkable performances, odd trends, and historical records from Turkey Day games.
What research shows about studying techniques and recall
Quizlet reports that research shows self-testing improves memory retention more than rereading materials, despite students feeling more confident when rereading.
Money-saving energy tips to brave the cold months
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