Republican candidate for county judge-executive, Justin Charles, right, listens as his Democratic opponent, Vaché King, reads her opening statement.

Charles wins county leadership as Reed returns as mayor 

Justin Charles will become Clark County’s new judge-exec­u­tive, while JoEllen Reed won anoth­er term as Winchester’s may­or. Daniel Konstantopoulos cap­tured the state House seat, and Jim Caldwell and Kenny Book won places on the city com­mis­sion along­side incum­bents Kitty Strode and Joe Chenault. Jada Brady and Frank Doyle retained their coun­ty offices, and Ben Dorsey won anoth­er school board term.... 
Hannah Toole

Hannah Toole eager to tell Winchester’s tourism story

Hannah Toole is bring­ing her back­ground in sales, hos­pi­tal­i­ty and city gov­ern­ment to her new role as Winchester and Clark County’s tourism direc­tor. She hopes to build on downtown’s progress while draw­ing more atten­tion to out­door attrac­tions, agri­cul­tur­al des­ti­na­tions and local his­to­ry. Regional part­ner­ships, expand­ed access to nature and a revived Beer Cheese Trail are among the oppor­tu­ni­ties she sees.... 

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  • The places my father left behind

    The places my father left behind

    On the roads between Pap’s Place and Sandy Hook, Misty Gay finds reminders of her father every­where: barns he built, fields he tend­ed, and a street where they danced. After his pan­cre­at­ic can­cer diag­no­sis, their remain­ing time brought porch con­ver­sa­tions, shared meals, and an apol­o­gy that made room for grace with­out eras­ing old hurts. A final dance with his grand­daugh­ter and a sim­ple request for a bis­cuit became mem­o­ries she would… 

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  • Hannah Toole eager to tell Winchester’s tourism story

    Hannah Toole eager to tell Winchester’s tourism story

    Hannah Toole is bring­ing her back­ground in sales, hos­pi­tal­i­ty and city gov­ern­ment to her new role as Winchester and Clark County’s tourism direc­tor. She hopes to build on downtown’s progress while draw­ing more atten­tion to out­door attrac­tions, agri­cul­tur­al des­ti­na­tions and local his­to­ry. Regional part­ner­ships, expand­ed access to nature and a revived Beer Cheese Trail are among the oppor­tu­ni­ties she sees. Toole also wants more fund­ing and venues for larg­er events. With… 

    Read more: Hannah Toole eager to tell Winchester’s tourism story
  • Mountain Workshops captures everyday life in Clark County

    Mountain Workshops captures everyday life in Clark County

    College stu­dents from around the world came to Clark County to doc­u­ment every­day lives through Mountain Workshops, a sto­ry­telling project root­ed in Western Kentucky University. Working from The Hannah McClure Cardinal Community Center, par­tic­i­pants cre­at­ed 70 sto­ries that read­ers can explore online, with a print­ed book planned for next year. Project direc­tor James Kenney describes an effort that has grown from a class­room assign­ment into an annu­al gath­er­ing of stu­dents and… 

    Read more: Mountain Workshops cap­tures every­day life in Clark County
  • Frances Figart’s Clark Co. roots shape Smokies writing

    Frances Figart’s Clark Co. roots shape Smokies writing

    Clark County native Frances Figart’s new book, Word from the Smokies: A Nature Reader, gath­ers 24 pieces from her week­ly col­umn explor­ing the nat­ur­al world of the Great Smoky Mountains. Steve Flairty traces Figart’s path from a child­hood in Trapp, Kentucky, through work in Lexington, life in the Daniel Boone National Forest and even­tu­al immer­sion in Southern Appalachia. Along the way, Figart’s love of wildlife, con­ser­va­tion and place deep­ened into a… 

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