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6 Questions with Edible Brands Leader Matthew Walls

6 Questions with Edible Brands Leader Matthew Walls

I’ve been so fortunate to spend my career at the intersection of strategy, operations, and people, building and scaling franchise businesses in a way that prioritizes the success of those at the heart of the brand: the franchisees. Today, as...

Owner:  Mountaingate Capital
Florida volleyball’s Lily Hayes named the SEC’s Co-Freshman of the Week

Florida volleyball’s Lily Hayes named the SEC’s Co-Freshman of the Week

Florida freshman libero Lily Hayes was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, earning her first career SEC honor and marking the Gators’ first conference weekly award of the season. Hayes becomes the 20th player in program history to receive the...

Owner:  Campus Communications Inc
Senior defender Gracie Falla serves as key defender, strives to compete, win championships

Senior defender Gracie Falla serves as key defender, strives to compete, win championships

As the No. 10 South Carolina women’s soccer team continue on with their season, holding a 10-1-4 record, senior defender Gracie Falla has proven to be a key contributor on the defensive side of the ball. Preserving a 0.47 goals-against average...

Owner:  University of South Carolina System
No. 9/10 Redbirds Return To Kentucky For Conference Game Against The Racers

No. 9/10 Redbirds Return To Kentucky For Conference Game Against The Racers

Story Links SETTING THE SCENE Date: October 11, 2025 Time: 6 p.m. CT Site: Murray, Kentucky Stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium Capacity: 16,800 Series: Illinois State leads 7-1 Last: ILS won 40-32 (Oct. 19, 2024) Watch/Stream: ESPN+ Listen: WJBC 1230 AM...

Owner:  Illinois State Government
List of Highest U.S. Mountain Ranges Across All 50 States: Check Complete List Here!
Lexington Named Among Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Small Cities in the U.S.

Lexington Named Among Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Small Cities in the U.S.

Lexington, Kentucky, has once again earned a spot on "Condé Nast Traveler’s" list of “Best Small Cities in the U.S.” — marking the second consecutive year the Horse Capital of the World has received the honor. “To be named one of the top small...

Owner:  Chuck Creacy & Chris Eddie
Local tourism offices greet Mammoth Cave National Park visitors amid government shutdown

Local tourism offices greet Mammoth Cave National Park visitors amid government shutdown

While many national park visitors across the country have been met with shuttered visitor centers and limited availability amid the federal government’s shutdown, a unique partnership in southern Kentucky has ensured that Mammoth Cave visitors are...

Owner:  Western Kentucky University & American Government
Emergency Response Rushed In After Golf Cart Crash Leaves Passenger Hospitalized

Emergency Response Rushed In After Golf Cart Crash Leaves Passenger Hospitalized

A golf outing turned scary in Eddyville. Last Saturday, just before 6 p.m., A rented golf cart flipped on Holiday Hills Drive, leaving a juvenile injured and sending local authorities rushing to the scene. This marks the second golf cart accident...

Owner:  Full Spectrum Services LLP
Purdue, Houston lead Andy Katz's preseason men's college basketball Power 37 rankings
Rolling roadblocks expected Monday as crews conduct skid testing on I-71/75

Rolling roadblocks expected Monday as crews conduct skid testing on I-71/75

Rolling roadblocks expected Monday as crews conduct skid testing on I-71/75 NOW AT NOON -- HOSTAGES -- RETURNING HOME... AFTER TWO YEARS OF WAR -- ISRAEL AND HAMAS -- HOSTAGES RETURNING HOME AFTER TWO YEARS OF WAR. ISRAEL AND HAMAS ENTERING PHASE...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Travel: Explore jaw-dropping scenery and Kentucky’s coal mining heritage

Travel: Explore jaw-dropping scenery and Kentucky’s coal mining heritage

(StatePoint) Kentucky is known the world over for its bourbon, horse racing and its jaw-dropping scenery, however on a deeper level there is so much more to the Bluegrass State. Literally. Much of the coal that helped fuel the nation and the world...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
October marks fall forest fire hazard season in Kentucky

October marks fall forest fire hazard season in Kentucky

WOODBURN, Ky. (WBKO) -According to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, it is officially fall forest fire hazard season. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, it is illegal to burn anything between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of any woodland or...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
From Texas to Kansas: The States Tornadoes Hit the Hardest

From Texas to Kansas: The States Tornadoes Hit the Hardest

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) doppler radar studies have shown that wind speeds aloft in many tornadoes can exceed those inferred from ground damage surveys, highlighting the limits of current measurement methods. This...

Owner:  Jeremy Phillips
Adam Cayton-Holland to headline Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival in Gypsum

Adam Cayton-Holland to headline Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival in Gypsum

Vail Comedy Show returns to Eagle River Brewing Company in Gypsum on Thursday with Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival. The late-night television comedy-themed festival will be in Gypsum, Frisco and Georgetown this year. Thursday night’s show will...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Joe. W. Nanney

Joe. W. Nanney

Benton | Jun. 02, 1939 | Oct. 10, 2025 Joe W. Nanney, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Gaither Suites assisted living facility. Born on June 2, 1939, in Wingo, Kentucky, Joe lived a vibrant and purposeful life, leaving an...

Owner:  Nininger Family
Plane traveling from Kentucky crashes in Florida, killing all 3 on board

Plane traveling from Kentucky crashes in Florida, killing all 3 on board

Three people are dead after a small plane traveling from Kentucky crashed in Florida.According to Flight Aware, the plane took off from the Lebanon-Springfield Airport just after 1 p.m. Sunday.The flight was expected to arrive around 4 p.m. at the...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Charles Eugene Starnes, Sr.

Charles Eugene Starnes, Sr.

Paducah Nov. 28, 1929 | Oct. 10, 2025 Paducah | Nov. 28, 1929 | Oct. 10, 2025 Charles Eugene Starnes, Sr., a man of unwavering faith and boundless love for his family, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025, at the age of 95 in Paducah,...

Owner:  Nininger Family
KSP identifies 2 people killed in multi-vehicle collision on Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County
Young people fed up of living with housemates from hell in shared accommodation
KSP identifies two people killed in Wolfe County crash on Mountain Parkway

KSP identifies two people killed in Wolfe County crash on Mountain Parkway

UPDATE: WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police have released the names of two people killed in a crash Monday afternoon on the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County. According to KSP, 56-year-old Robbin Burchett and 27-year-old...

Owner:  Charles H. Morris

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