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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W.W. Banks was a noted Black scholar, businessman
I find it heartening to learn the achievements of people who rise from humble beginnings. Few are more inspiring than the life of William Webb Banks (1862−1928), the Winchester native who was born into slavery and became a noted scholar, journalist, businessman, churchman, civil rights activist and historian. It seems appropriate to begin with his unusually long obituary in the Winchester Sun.
Just another day in Fulton County, Georgia
An FBI agent walks into the foyer of the Fulton County, Georgia Registration and Election Center. She is identified by the blue vest she wears, sporting “FBI” on the front and back in large gold letters. She is accompanied by two other agents equally identified. They approach the receptionist’s desk.
“We have a federal warrant to secure documents relating to the 2020 election,” she asserts.
‘Mountain Democrat’ Stevenson brings listening tour to Winchester
Ending excessive tariffs and harsh immigration enforcement.
Preserving the Affordable Care Act and reproductive rights.
Enacting election reforms to make it easier for people to vote.
These were some of the things Clark County Democrats told Cherlynn Stevenson they wanted when she brought her Mountain Democrat Listening Tour to Winchester Saturday. Stevenson, a candidate for the open 6th District congressional seat, told them they were less likely to get what they wanted unless Democrats flip the House this...
In praise of whimsy
We are living in a time of heavy headlines and high stakes. Every day seems to demand urgency, outrage, productivity, and proof that we are informed.
But this solemnity must be balanced with playful silliness. We need more whimsy, a powerful cue to our nervous system that, no matter how brutal or grief-filled our current lives, awe and beauty and safety exist as a parallel. Whimsy might feel like a frivolous luxury we can’t afford and a...
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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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