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Ben Chandler, beaming like he just won the Powerball, said he has always wanted to teach history. His pride is his library at his home in Woodford County, which has 5,000 volumes. When the former congressman travels, he takes his books with him in a...

Nerves and excitement mixed as Owensboro Catholic High School seniors waited to process into the Owensboro Sportscenter. "Oh, my gosh, we're moving," one said joyfully as the line inched toward the curtain in the arena. OCHS presented 122 graduates at...

The following South Aiken High School seniors and a few underclassmen were recognized at an Awards Night ceremony on Thursday: --Most Outstanding Students as listed -- Laura Bickford (science), Daniel Faison (math), Rachel Beeson (math team, social...

Phyllis Jenness stepped off the podium a long time ago. As founding director of the Lexington Singers and longtime director of the voice program at the University of Kentucky, Jenness set many things in motion that have made vocal music one of the...

The 261 members of the Ohio County High School Class of 2013 made their mark on the school. Principal Greg Decker told them during Saturday's commencement ceremonies that they had pulled off "the best prank ever" of his 25 years at the school. Last...

Majesty Academy graduated six seniors during a ceremony Friday night at First Free Will Baptist Church. The graduates, seated on the stage, listened while science teacher Anna Marie Hall shared some high school highlights and "impressions" about each...

Former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Bill Garmer said Friday he is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year if Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes declines to enter the race against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell. "A lot of...

As illogical as it might sound, the University of Kentucky's first chance to play host to an NCAA Tournament softball regional has the feel of a do-over. UK players and coach spoke of making amends during the four-team NCAA regional, which begins Friday...

University of Kentucky student Jonathan Brigham hoped to become a cardiothoracic surgeon and travel the world giving surgeries to those in need. But a recently diagnosed heart condition killed him after an afternoon jog in Lexington, leaving hundreds of...

Mackenzie Jones can relate to her character, 24-year-old Callie Belle, in Fountain Square Players' presentation of Kelley Kingston-Strayer's "A Southern Exposure." "This 20-something year old is dying to get out of her southern family, spread her...

Heather Skeens, MD, an ophthalmologist from West Virginia Eye Consultants in Charleston will start providing services at Pleasant Valley Hospital starting Wednesday, May 15. Skeens is a cornea fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in the...

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved the next phase of new dorm construction on campus Tuesday, allowing UK to move forward with three new dorms at the old Cooperstown complex near W.T. Young Library. The residence halls are the...