Who has my cheese? Kentucky's Beer Cheese Festival
On Main Street in Winchester, Kentucky each year thousands gather annully on Beer Cheese Bulevard for Beer Cheese Week, held this year on...
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Each month we dig deep into Pulaski County's past to learn more about violent crimes that impacted our society. We select a murder or a mystery and tell the story in our Hometown Murders & Mysteries blogposts below. We also blog about products that interest us and happenings in our local community.
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Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico's Independence Day
Cinco de Mayo, which translates to "Fifth of May" in Spanish, is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Mexican army over the...
Gaboon adder (The Gaboon Viper)
The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) is a large and highly venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa's rainforests and savannas. It is known for...
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival-Step back in history
You might have stepped back into King Robert the Bruce era when you pass thru Northern Kentucky; in 1298, Robert Bruce took over the...
The Russian Kettlebell- Not another fitness fad.
The Russian girya (ги́ря, plural ги́ри giri) has been in existence since the 18th century. The use of such weights by circus strongmen is...
At the Kitchen Table with Kelly Craft
Nancy, Kentucky--- April 26, 2023, Nancy, Kentucky--- April 26, 2023. Craft’s Kitchen Table Tour continued and was her second visit to...
"You had better not swear a lie!"
I grew up in Nancy (Shepola, Kentucky, and have lived here all my life. Growing up as an only child, I had a lot of older generation...
HOLY RELIC TRAVELS TO SOMERSET, KENTUCKY
Credit: Photo by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Shroud of Turin remains one of the world’s most enduring...
The Chalet---Gourmet Dinning in Somerset, KY
Over the years, there have been numerous attempts to establish good dining options in Somerset/Pulaski County. Finally, after many...
The Need to Preserve Historical Documents: A Race Against Time
In today's information-driven world, we must emphasize the importance of preserving historical documents more than ever. Historical...
Rockcastle River Wildlife Management Area opens.
Photo Tommy Baker (C) 2023 With a new announcement in the Spring 2023 issue of Kentucky Afield Magazine. The Kentucky Department of Fish...
Meditation: The Key to Mindfulness and Inner Peace
In today's fast-paced world, stress and anxiety have become common occurrences in our lives. We are constantly juggling between work,...
Product Review: Review of the Christensen Arms Mesa Long Range Rifle .338 Lapua
The Mesa Long Range in 338 Lapua
Ghost of Soules Chapel
Soules Chapel, an abandoned Methodist church, stands about four miles from Somerset, nestled in a valley just off Ky. 80 and a short...
Hometown Heroes: Somerset Police Chief Silas West
Somerset Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, January 16, 1928 On January 15, 1928, Silas West, the police chief of Somerset, and another...
Hometown Heroes: Marshal Charlie Wright
End of Watch: November 15, 1926 Marshal Charlie Wright was appointed to office after Hiram Gregory was shot and killed six months prior....
An Undocumented Serial Killer in Somerset? Possibly.
Hometown Murders and Mysteries | March 2023 Murder of a Somerset waitress February 1959 Mrs. Martha Franklin VanHook was born on December...
A Christmas Murder at Pulaski County Park
Hometown Murders & Mysteries | December 2022 Christmas 2022 has shaped up to be one of the coldest in Kentucky during the last half...
Small Town Tragedy, Big Time Price. September 1947
The last execution case carried out for Pulaski County It has been a while since we posted a murder or mystery case, but we are back! We...
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