Winchester city manager resigns

The sub­ject of this let­ter is the future of what we Clark Countians know as The Traveling Trail, and at its con­clu­sion, I wish to make two appeals. The own­er of this trail prop­er­ty is The Greater Clark Foundation. Part of the foun­da­tion’s Mission Statement describes it as “a health lega­cy foun­da­tion” and states that it favors “invest­ment in peo­ple over projects” and “ambi­tion for a vibrant com­mu­ni­ty.” It goes on to say that it believes in the abun­dant capac­i­ty of peo­ple to cre­ate com­mu­ni­ties they cher­ish,” and that it inspires “vision and action for a com­pelling future.” 

Speakers reflect­ed on the past, looked to the future and urged courage in the present dur­ing the annu­al Black History Celebration pre­sent­ed by the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus. Keynote speak­er, edu­ca­tor and researcher Roger Cleveland encour­aged the crowd at the Kentucky History Center Tuesday to com­mit to build­ing a future that is inclu­sive to all while meet­ing the cur­rent “uncer­tain times” with courage.  Black History Month is a reminder that progress is nev­er acci­den­tal, Cleveland said. “It has always been a result of peo­ple … who act­ed, and peo­ple who have held them­selves and their insti­tu­tions account­able.” Cleveland said that Kentuckians cannot...