Hardinsburg News

Members from the Clark County FFA chapter traveled to the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center June 23-27 in Hardinsburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Wes Eakin of Hardinsburg, Ky., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Rebecca Lynn, to Alfonso Gonzalez of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Somerset. via Commonwealth Journal

Cindy Baucom is an award winning bluegrass radio personality. Her syndicated show, Knee-Deep In Bluegrass , is broadcast on radio stations around the country . via The Bluegrass Blog

“I mean, I keep my textbooks for my major, but it would be nice to be able to just rent books for classes that don't matter for my major. I'm never going to need this $150 Chemistry 101 book ever again.”

Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: News Even though textbook rental programs can save college students anywhere from $400 to $800 a year, many universities still only offer textbooks for purchase, Southeast Missouri ... via The Murray State News

“Campus Lights is directed, produced, stage managed, performed, etc., all by the students, and it is extraordinary that it all happens at Murray State.”

Next week, Lovett Auditorium will house a true rock 'n' roll superstar. Conrad Birdie was introduced to Broadway April 14, 1960. via The Murray State News

“I'm a great believer in only winding a clock; you don't necessarily fix a clock if it's not broken”

Ken Metz literally grew up in the offices of the Bath County News-Outlook, the weekly newspaper in Owingsville.

His father, Russ Metz, bought the paper in 1960 when Ken was 2 years old and went on to make it a giant among small-town Kentucky publications winning more than 450 national and state awards before his death in 1996.

Ken Metz stepped into his father's shoes, and the News-Outlook continued to be identified with his family and high-quality journalism.

That's why he predicts some readers will be 'shocked' to learn that he has sold the newspaper his family owned for 47 years and resigned from the board of the Kentucky Press Association after 22 years. Read more

“If (students) suddenly show up with their head shaved and 25 piercings, that could be a bit of a shock”

Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: College Life "Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays." To some, the lyrics to this popular Christmas tune might read better as "There's no place like home for an argument ... via The Murray State News

“I think they do a great job out there”

Hardin County District No. 1, which owns the part of city hall that houses the mayor's office, has in its proposal to acquire the town's sewers included not only this space, but also the county clerk's building ... via News Enterprise Online

“I have nobody that can hold me back now.”

In 2004 the US junked its arcane and expensive program of tobacco quotas and subsidies with a 10 billion dollar golden handshake to the existing quota owners. via Mungowit's End