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Kentucky’s MED Week celebrates minority business
MED Week of Kentucky celebrates and recognizes the success of minority businesses and those that support minority enterprise development.
LBL to feature ‘Cool and Creepy Critters’
Land Between the Lakes’ Woodlands Nature Station to be filled with activities and critters to delight young minds and hearts. LBL encourages visitors to celebrate nature with an up-close look at all sorts of creatures, especially those that are often under-appreciated. Cool & Crawly Critters Day will be at Woodlands Nature Station, Saturday, July 10 [...]
Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT CAMPBELL, KY: A 101st Airborne Division Soldier died June 21 when a UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter made a hard landing near Gaza Ridge, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk, 25, of Orono, Maine, was a UH-60 helicopter repairer assigned to Company C., 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Silk’s awards and decorations [...]
Green Business Conference: Long term gains for businesses, families and community
Over 50 members of small businesses, local government and non-profits attended the “Go Green, Make Green PAY!” Green Business Conference at the James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, KY. The conference, which was hosted by Kentucky State University’s Cooperative Extension Program in partnership with USDA Rural Development and MEDI of Western Kentucky, Inc., aimed [...]
KSU Conference promotes “green business”
The Green Business Conference, “Go Green, Make Green PAY,” will be held June 17 at the James E. Bruce Convention Center, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The event is hosted by Kentucky State University’s Cooperative Extension Program in partnership with USDA Rural Development and MEDI of Western Kentucky, Inc. This “Go Green” Business Conference is a unique opportunity [...]
Oak Grove to host Spring into Summer Festival
Oak Grove Tourism’s 3rd annual Spring into Summer Festival will be held May 29-30 from noon to 6 p.m. at the War Memorial Walking Trail Park in Oak Grove, Kentucky. The festival continues from 7-10 p.m. with Live at the Vice, featuring local bands. The daytime festival includes the Copper Canyon Wild West Show, “Dr. [...]
101st Airborne colors cased at Fort Campbell
The time for deployment preparations came to an end Wednesday as the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters cased their colors en route to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This is the fourth deployment for the division headquarters since 9/11. The colors for the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion were also cased. “On our watch we’re [...]
Wheels Expo to benefit Wounded Warriors
The Wheels Event and Expo comes to War Memorial Walking Trail Park in Oak Grove, KY, on May 22 from 10 a.m. to 5p.m.. The event showcases a diverse array of classic cars and motorcycles. The event offers $2,500 in show car money and includes a lottery draw with prizes from $25-$100. Twenty-five booth showcase [...]
Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union recognized in Top 100
Commitment to its members has put Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union in the Top 100 credit unions nationwide. In comparison with data from credit unions across the U.S., Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union was ranked 92nd out of 7710 and the only credit union in Middle or Western Tennessee to make the Top 100. The [...]
APSU, HCC to sign dual admissions agreement
Students at Hopkinsville (KY) Community College who wish to enroll at Austin Peay State University after earning their associate degree will be able to transfer with ease, in large part due to a new dual admissions agreement between the two post-secondary institutions. Leaders from both APSU and HCC will sign the dual admissions agreement, known [...]
CFFC completes trip to Washington
Citizens for Ft. Campbell, an initiative of the Military Affairs Committees of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce and Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce, completed a successful advocacy trip to Washington D.C. The group travels to the nation’s Capitol every year to advocate for post improvement projects at Ft. Campbell. The local delegation met with Congressional [...]
BSA celebrates 100 years of scouting
Interactive scouting experience begins nationwide tour For the Boy Scouts of America, 2010 is a year-long celebration and an invitation to the nation to experience Scouting like never before. “This is an incredibly exciting and important time for our organization,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA. “The methods of Scouting continue to [...]
LBL field trip grants available
Tennessee and Kentucky public school systems can enhance their science, social studies, art, and humanities curriculum through LBL educational events. Are you an educator interested in planning a field trip to experience the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) ‘outdoor classroom’? If so, don’t miss out on LBL’s Educational Field Trip Grant for the 2010-2011 school [...]
APSU Spring 2010 Library speaker series kickoff
The Spring 2010 Library Athenaeum speaker series kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, on the 3rd floor of the Felix G. Woodward Library. Library Athenaeum events are free and open to the public, and all Woodward Library Society members are cordially invited to attend. “The Colors of Charpentier” will be presented by Dr. [...]
World peace leader to speak at Murray State University
The latest speaker in Murray State University’s Presidential Lecture Series is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Beginning with his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, Tutu has worked tirelessly to spread peace, justice and democracy, and to end racial divisions throughout the world. Tutu’s visit to Murray is [...]
Murray State Hopkinsville Regional Campus gains new director
Slone Cansler of Hopkinsville became the director of the Murray State University Regional Campus and the offices at Fort Campbell, effective Feb. 1. She succeeds Mike Freels, the director of the Henderson Regional Campus, who had served as interim director. A graduate of Murray State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s degree [...]
Murray Shakespeare Festival presents The Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour
Murray State University invites students, faculty and staff, and members from area communities to see the American Shakespeare Center on Tour from Staunton, Va., portray classic Shakespeare through the talents of the Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour actors. Romeo and Juliet, with Josh Carpenter and Brandi Rhome, will be presented on Feb. 21 at 7 [...]
Green economy newsbits on the Biofuel Front
News tidbits on biofuel industry happenings. Biofuels facility saved from bankruptcy in Wisconsin From South Wisconsin comes news of Valero Renewable Fuels acquiring a biofuels plant facility for $72 million dollars. The facility is an ethanol plant located in Jefferson. The plant had been in business for six years and had a production capacity of [...]
Kentucky’s Cherokee State Resort Park completes first phase of renovation
Kentucky Dept. of State Parks commits funds to renovation of state’s only resort park for African Americans in 1950s. Citizen town hall meetings scheduled to gauge interest on future mission of the park. The Friends of Cherokee State Resort Park along with local and state government officials and Kentucky State Tourism and Parks officials marked [...]
I-40 in Tennessee ranked “best road in nation”
NASHVILLE, TN: At 455 miles in length, Tennessee is home to the longest stretch of Interstate 40 in nation and, for the fourth straight year, the nation’s truckers have rated it the best stretch of roadway in America. In addition, truck drivers rated Tennessee’s overall roadway system third best in the country for the eleventh [...]
Consumer Products Recalls issued
These recalls were issued this week from February 1 to February 4 by various Federal and State agencies. Recall.org is a private 501(c)3 foundation that has gathered this information for the widest dissemination to the general public. This information is provided here in the interest of the safety of our readership and the general public. [...]
Super Bowl fans: use designated drivers
Law enforcement will work overtime to crack down on drunk drivers The Tennessee Department of Transportation Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Department of Safety are once again teaming up to remind Tennessee football fans that real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl weekend. “When it comes to preventing drunk [...]
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