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The money would help make residential solar energy more available to underserved and low-income communities across the Commonwealth.
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Lexington/Richmond News
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Lexington’s Veterans Affairs Health Care held an awards ceremony and luncheon Thursday for the people who volunteer at the two Lexington campuses and outpatient clinics.
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A ceremonial groundbreaking in Lexington Thursday marked the start of what amounts to a one-stop-shop method of cancer care at the University of Kentucky. It comes with work beginning on the $781 million Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building.
Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick
Sam Dick
Sam Dick visited a Franklin County farm featuring artistic sculptures from across the globe
Sam Dick visited a Winchester Couple who took a hobby and built it into a thriving art business.
Eastern Standard
Historian Clayborne Carson, keeper of the papers of Martin Luther King, Jr: One person’s wokeism is another’s democracyA safe method to remove toxic lead paint from pre-1978 homesA new book about the nation’s oldest non-ticketed Shakespeare Festival. It’s here in Kentucky.Crystal Jones investigates the ways we listen to music and how technology has changed both listening to and creating music.
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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“The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers” showcases photos, art and video interviews of around 100 Black jockeys, trainers and owners from the early 19th century to modern times. It was previously on display in the Keeneland library throughout 2023.
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Northern Kentucky log cabin makes for a unique gallery to showcase the work of local artists
Today's Interview
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Our monthly conversation with EKU President David McFaddin
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Kate Savage talks with Freelance Writer and Photographer Kevin Nance.
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The end of April has no shortage of events in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Upwards of 90,000 people will converge on Kentucky Horse Park grounds over the next few days for the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian.
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This Saturday offers opportunities around the Commonwealth to get old and unused prescription medications out of the house. One of the med toss events will be held in Lexington.
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Nearly 20 central Kentucky communities got a little cleaner over the past few weeks, thanks to hundreds of volunteers for a program called Main Street Clean Sweep.
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The Kentucky man credited with innovative jail construction and operational methods is being remembered. Ray Sabbatine died earlier this week at the age of 74.
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Eastern Kentucky University just received millions in federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding process.
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