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Boyle represented during TOUR SEKY spring trip
SOMERSET — TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky hosted a spring work study trip April 30-May 2 in Boone, N.C. Boone is located in the heart of North Carolina’s High Country and is known for its outdoor recreation opportunities. More than 30...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Travel
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Boyle County sees increase in tourist spending
Boyle County saw a 5.6 percent increase in tourism spending during 2012, according to an annual survey by the Kentucky Department of Travel. The survey, released earlier this week, examines the expenditure, employment and tax impacts generated by the...
Tags: Travel, Steve Beshear
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Trolley tours begin Tuesday
The Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Winchester celebrates National Preservation Month by offering trolley and bus tours to historic places in Winchester and Clark County. Local historian Harry Enoch will lead two tours, one on National Historic buildings...
Tags: Human Interest, Travel
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Wildlife cruises on tap in May at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
jbrummett@amnews.comPLEASANT HILL — Nature- and bird-lovers looking for a unique wildlife experience will find it this spring at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. “Wildlife Cruises to the Blue Heron Rookery” will take place May 4, 11 and 18. An evening...Tags: Cruises, Travel
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CASA at Woodlawn gala set for Friday
For every Kentuckian, the first Saturday in May brings excitement and tradition as the world’s finest thoroughbreds race for the roses in the Kentucky Derby. For a local organization, that excitement and tradition begins the evening before. ...
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BBQ festival named a top 20 event
The Kentucky State BBQ Festival has been named a top 20 event in the United States by the Southeast Tourism Society for September 2013. The Southeast Tourism Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing tourism throughout...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Festive Events, United Way , Travel
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News briefs for April 24
Boyle library will host program about family Bibles Boyle County Public Library will host a program with local genealogist and researcher Carolyn Crabtree at 7 p.m. Thursday. The program is called “Family Bibles as Sources for Legal Documents...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Gaming, Shriners, Science and Technology, Gardens and Parks
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Celebrate, enjoy all city's parks
Springtime has come to central Kentucky, filling our parks, playing fields, sidewalks and streets with people of all ages seeking exercise, fresh air and fun. Millennium Park is in its 13th year as the centerpiece for this activity. And wow has it...Tags: Jackson Park, Millennium Park, Flying Disc, Sports, Disc Golf
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Boyle, Garrard receive grants to enhance playgrounds
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County Fiscal Court has been awarded a $43,900 grant to improve the safety of playground equipment at Whites Park at the county fairgrounds. The funds will be used to enhance the safety and durability of nine areas in which children visiting Whites...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Gardens and Parks, Waste Management Incorporated, Judges
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FLIGHT FROM FANCY: As the world creeps in, many Casey Mennonites are splitting to start anew in Tennessee
tkleffman@amnews.comSOUTH FORK — Paul Martin is a small, wiry man with a higher-pitched voice, sharp features and kind nature that lends him an air of a wizened old elf. Beneath a broad-brimmed black hat, he is dressed in all black, sharp as tack, even though he...Tags: Amish, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation, Netherlands
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Ephraim McDowell Health's HealthRewards plans trips
Ephraim McDowell Health’s HealthRewards program is planning trips for 2013-14 and invites individuals to participate. A HealthRewards membership is not required to participate. The following trips are planned: Heart of the South, Oct. 20-27...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Norwegian Cruise Line, Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations, National Parks
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Stanford mayor suggests merging arts, tourism programs
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — With the prospect of factory layoffs threatening Stanford's potential tax revenues next year, Mayor Bill Miracle says he wants to start a discussion about merging the Stanford arts program and the county's tourism program. Such a merger...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs
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