HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY! IT BECAME THE 15TH STATE IN THE UNION ON JUNE 1ST, 1792, AFTER SEPARATING FROM VIRGINIA. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES WEST OF THE ...

Paducah, seen here in a file photo, was one of two Kentucky cities named by Southern Living as some of the friendliest cities in the South. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Two Kentucky ...

On a dead-end road that climbs out of the tiny city of Jenkins, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern Kentucky, there stands a large warehouse with a mint green roof.

In recent years, Eastern Kentucky has welcomed a growing collection of moonshine and bourbon distilleries, and more on are on the way. Moonshine has a deep legacy in the mountains, and the ...