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Five years of stories, and a future together

Five years ago, WinCity Voices began with a com­mit­ment to free, inde­pen­dent, local jour­nal­ism. Now we have a book in print, a grow­ing audi­ence, and a com­mu­ni­ty that keeps show­ing up. Our anniver­sary din­ner brought con­trib­u­tors and sup­port­ers togeth­er to cel­e­brate Our Stories, Our Voices, a col­lec­tion of writ­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art. For the author, the evening also marked a... 
John Chaney (right), pictured with Rotary Club of Winchester President Carson Hunt

Launch Lab helps Clark County teens build businesses

Clark County teenagers are turn­ing ideas into oppor­tu­ni­ty through Launch Lab, a nine-ses­sion intro­duc­to­ry pro­gram from the Winchester Clark Entrepreneurial Academy. Founder John Chaney wants young peo­ple to build skills, con­fi­dence and busi­ness­es with­out leav­ing their home­town. Participants devel­op prod­ucts or ser­vices, learn basic finance and mar­ket­ing, and pitch to real audi­ences for seed prizes. Local men­tors pro­vide coach­ing, while... 

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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… 

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  • 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… 

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  • 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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