Casting Crowns Coming To KY Early 2019 Casting Crowns is bringing their tour to Corbin, Kentucky in 2019.The Only Jesus Tour will come to The Corbin Arena on Saturday, March 16.The tour will feature openers Austin French and Zach Williams.The new album titled “The Only Jesus” will be released on November 16.Presale tickets will…
Eastern KY Pastor Leading KY Baptist Convention An Eastern Kentucky pastor has been elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.Kentucky Today reports, as president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Pastor Tom Searcy of Allen Baptist Church near Prestonsburg will use the voluntary unpaid position as a pulpit to call Kentucky Baptists back to humility.Searcy…
KY High School Marching Band Takes Top Honors The Bourbon County High School Marching Band of KY was named the best band of its size in the nation Saturday at the 2018 Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis.Bourbon County won the competition’s Class A championship, which includes schools that have up to…
KY Teacher’s Retirement System Is OK The Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky had 57.7 percent of the money it’s expected to need to honor its future pension obligations as of June 30, bringing its unfunded liabilities to $14.3 billion, the agency’s trustees were told Tuesday.The pension system’s funding level is up slightly from the…
Kellogg Saying Farewell To Some Snack Favorites Kellogg may say farewell to Famous Amos and Keebler cookies. The cereal maker says that it’s exploring a sale of its cookie and fruit snack businesses so it can focus on “core” parts of the company. “These brands have had difficulty competing for resources and investments within…
The Compassionate Caravan Is On The Streets Of Lexington The Compassionate Caravan started making nightly runs this week to help people on the streets who are vulnerable to the cold.The Caravan is a van sent by the Catholic Action Center. Each night it’s loaded up with donated coats, sleeping bags, and other winter gear.…
KFC Now Has Chicken And Waffles You may have tried an upscale brunch favorite: chicken and waffles.It’s a popular salty-sweet mix of fried chicken paired with maple-syrup covered waffles.Now it’s no longer just a fancy menu item.Kentucky Fried Chicken is introducing its own version of chicken and waffles.It includes the Colonel’s extra-crispy chicken atop…
More Exercise Is Needed Guidelines recently released by the federal government show that most Americans are not getting the exercise they need, costing the health care system over $100 billion each year. The new standards are similar to those released 10 years ago, but the government is scrapping a recommendation that physical activity occurs…
Facebook Scam In Time For The Holidays Police departments are again warning you about the “Secret Sister” gift exchange scam. The scam is making the rounds on Facebook. It begins with a Facebook post asking you to buy a gift of $10 or more. You’re asked to add your name to a list. In…
Coal Industry Likes the Coal Employee Numbers A report shows coal jobs in Kentucky are down since President Trump took office. The number of people working went from 6,550 at the beginning of 2017 to 6,381 in mid-2018.”Coal in Kentucky is doing great,” said Tyler White, the President of the Kentucky Coal Association.White said…