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Mobility City opens Western Kentucky showroom in Murray
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Mobility City Holdings has expanded its national mobility equipment network into Western Kentucky with a new showroom in Murray.
Wildcat Cabin Rentals wins 2026 Best of Kentucky Regional Award
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Wildcat Cabin Rentals in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, earned a 2026 Best of Kentucky Regional Award on August 14, 2026 for its cabin stays designed around rest, outdoor recreation and a slower pace.
Renfro Valley Entertainment Center wins 2026 Best of Kentucky Award
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Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, has been named a 2026 Best of Kentucky Award winner for its long-running role in live music, hospitality and community connection.
Encore Energy says it plans 10 to 15 more horizontal Berea wells in Eastern Kentucky
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Encore Energy says its horizontal Berea oil program in Eastern Kentucky has delivered three straight successful wells and could expand with 10 to 15 more wells over the long term.
Princeton Drug Store wins 2026 Best of Kentucky Award
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Princeton Drug Store in Princeton, Kentucky, has been named a 2026 Best of Kentucky Award winner for its long-running mix of community pharmacy care and convenience services.
The Dairy Alliance brings dairy exhibits to eight Southeast state fairs
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The Dairy Alliance is taking interactive dairy education to eight state fairs across the Southeast from August through October.
IAOTP names Jill Chitwood Top Travel Consultant of the Decade
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The International Association of Top Professionals will honor Jill Chitwood, co-owner of Sights Unseen Travel Agency, at its annual awards gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in December 2026. The recognition adds to a long list of business,…
Kentucky tourism leaders generate $12,000 during Bowling Green meeting
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The Kentucky Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus brought tourism professionals to Bowling Green for its second-quarter meeting, producing an estimated $12,000-plus in direct visitor spending over three days.
Patty Abell’s career spans EY, community service and lifelong learning
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Influential Women spotlighted Patricia “Patty” Abell, a Louisville administrative professional whose four-decade career has blended executive support, education, youth mentoring and community service.
Nashville Barrel Company opens first Kentucky location in Louisville
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Nashville Barrel Company opened Louisville Rickhouse Whiskey Co. in Louisville’s NuLu District on July 17, expanding the award-winning whiskey brand into Kentucky for the first time.
Kentucky patients must buy medical cannabis in-state starting July 1
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Kentucky will require medical cannabis patients to purchase products only from licensed dispensaries inside the state beginning July 1, 2026, after Gov. Andy Beshear rescinded an out-of-state access order.
EBAD hardware helps NASA’s Roman telescope complete deployment
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has finished its deployment sequence after launch, with release mechanisms from Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense helping several critical steps.
Georgetown tourism posts record $191.5M economic impact in 2025
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Georgetown/Scott County Tourism says visitor spending generated a record $191.5 million in economic impact in 2025, supporting 1,259 jobs and $14.7 million in local tax revenue.
Castle & Key and Taylor Made Farms launch Kentucky tourism collaboration
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Castle & Key Distillery and Taylor Made Farms have launched a collaboration series that pairs bourbon tourism with thoroughbred experiences across Kentucky.
Paducah tourism sets $326.7 million record in 2025
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Paducah’s tourism economy generated $326.7 million in visitor spending in 2025, a record that also supported 2,435 local jobs and more than $72 million in labor income.
University of South Dakota to host Natalie Christensen photo show
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The University Art Galleries at the University of South Dakota will present Natalie Christensen’s solo exhibition, The Deconstructed Self: Photographic Works by Natalie Christensen, from Oct. 7-30, 2026, in Vermillion.
Festival of the Horse returns to downtown Georgetown with parades, music and vendors
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The 45th Annual Best of the Bluegrass - Festival of the Horse runs Sept. 11-13 in downtown Georgetown, Kentucky, with free admission, live music, parades, food, vendors and family activities.
Le Boat pairs live music with Trent-Severn cruises in September
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Le Boat is tying a week of free live performances to boating trips along Ontario’s Trent-Severn Waterway from Sept. 11-17, 2026. The event is designed to draw travelers into waterfront communities while showcasing houseboating routes that require…
National Quilt Museum nears the close of two major quilt exhibitions
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The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, is in the final weeks of two landmark shows: Twenty Years of Tula Pink closes Sept. 15 and Janet Stone’s And Now I Know My ABCs! closes Sept. 22. The exhibitions bring together Tula Pink’s first…
Handi Quilter to host four days of longarm classes at The National Quilt Museum
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Handi Quilter will bring four days of hands-on longarm quilting classes to The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, from Oct. 21-24, 2026. The workshop series is open to in-person and virtual participants and is designed for beginners…
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