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Largest economic development project in Kentucky history is in …
Dec 5, 2022 · Largest economic development project in Kentucky history is in full swing. Gov. Andy Beshear spoke on Dec. 5, 2022 at the official groundbreaking for the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, KY. The most historic economic investment in Kentucky to date is taking shape off Interstate 65. On Monday, state and local leaders celebrated ...
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Jul 22, 2024 · Johnny Boone, Kentucky outlaw of ‘Cornbread Mafia’ marijuana syndicate, dead at 80. Joe Sonka. , June 17, 2024. Known as the “Godfather of Grass,” Boone was a leader of what was dubbed the “Cornbread Mafia,” which federal prosecutors in 1989 called “the largest domestic marijuana-producing organization in the history of the United ...
Kentucky’s metro areas expected to drive population growth …
Aug 10, 2022 · Kentucky’s population is expected to increase by more than six percent through 2050, according to a new report released by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. Center researchers project 297,397 new residents will move to the commonwealth in the next three decades. The growth won’t be experienced through the state ...
National Weather Service confirms at least two tornadoes moved …
Dec 11, 2023 · At least two tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service. The first began Saturday in northern Tennessee, causing death and destruction in the Clarksville and Nashville areas, before moving across the border into Logan and Todd counties in southern Kentucky. *UPDATE* The storm damage survey crew has found damage supportive of ...
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Kentucky lawmakers expedite medical marijuana licensing, pass on …
Apr 16, 2024 · Richard T | Unsplash. Kentucky patients seeking to receive medical marijuana may be able to do so very early in 2025, helped in part by the passage of a bill Monday to move up the licensing timeline for the state’s new program. The state’s medical cannabis program was created by Senate Bill 47 in 2023 and is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Kentucky's Muslim Population Prepares for First-Ever Muslim Day …
Dec 16, 2019 · J. Tyler Franklin. Kentucky’s Muslim community will gather in Frankfort next month for the inaugural Muslim Day at the state capitol. Muslims from all over the state will tour the building on January 22, meet with legislators, pray in the Rotunda, and receive training on how to advocate for issues affecting the Muslim community.
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The African American Folklorist: African American or American Indian
Feb 28, 2022 · In the first issue of the African American Folklorist printed and distributed the Black History month of 2020, I wrote an article called, “The Copper-Colored Races - Why aren’t Black Indians Part of Black History Month.” The thesis was, with the importance of the celebration founded by Carter G. Woodson, it seemed the same cast of characters were always being celebrated in recent decades ...