Winchester city manager resigns
Winchester City Manager Bruce Manley has abruptly resigned after less than two years on the job.
In his Feb. 3 letter to Mayor JoEllen Reed and the Board of Commissioners, which was accepted at the board’s meeting Tuesday afternoon, Manley gave no reason for his leaving.
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Roundabouts added to bypass extension plan
When the extension of Veterans Memorial Parkway (also known as the eastern bypass) is completed, it will include three roundabouts and a realignment of Boonesboro Rd with the existing Bypass Road (western bypass) to facilitate traffic between I‑64 and Boonesboro.
Both of these design elements represent changes to the original plan and are designed to facilitate traffic flow.
Being a good neighbor is universal
Any “feed” we open these days screams inhumanity. I wonder why we allow ourselves to be fed, like pigs from slop buckets, with stories of pedophiles, stormtrooper abductions, lawless lawmakers, and the like. End of sermon.
In stark contrast to the hyperbolic culture wars, most of us navigate our days in relationship to a phenomenon we call “neighbors,” ontologically, those who “live nearby,” practically, people we count on.
Konstantopoulos wants to end income tax
As a Republican candidate for state representative, Daniel Konstantopoulos thinks what would move Kentucky forward most is for the legislature to continue to lower the state income tax.
“I’m a big proponent of cutting the income tax,” Konstantopoulos said in a recent interview with WinCity Voices.
“Ultimately, we need to get that down to zero,” he added.
He said the growth generated by lowering or eliminating the tax would make up for the lost revenue needed to fund...
Not in vain: What we forgot a commandment was for
Around here, word travels fast when folks think a line’s been crossed.
Recently, a local middle school drama program performed a song from Legally Blonde—the bright, bouncy opener, “Omigod You Guys.” The kids sang. The audience clapped. And then, not long after, a parent went before the school board to warn that something dangerous had happened. That students had been allowed to curse. That God’s name had been taken in vain. That young souls were now...
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Your Voice: Reader laments loss of Traveling Trail
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.”
Kentucky Black lawmakers’ program reflects on Black history and the need to still teach it
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...
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