
Snow watch; western Ky. could possibly get several inches of snow this weekend
Snow lovers are eagerly watching the forecast, as western Kentucky could see its first significant snowfall of the winter this coming weekend. This winter event is still several days out, so Meteorologist Andy Lesage with the National Weather Service in Paducah says plenty can change between now and then, but

KYTC crews begin pretreatment for area roadways as possible snow approaches
With the threat of our first significant snowfall of this winter set for this weekend, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is preparing by getting the pretreating of roads process underway. That means you’ll see crews and trucks out on state highways and roadways across the aera, speaking a salt brine mixture
Roughly $540 million approved for Kentucky priorities in federal funding bill
Numerous Kentucky priorities have been granted funding through the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations for Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment and Energy-Water. Roughly $540 million in federal funding was passed by the U.S. Senate and now heads to the President to be signed into law. Some of that funding, according to a news release
Applications being accepted now for engineering scholarships through KYTC
The Kentucky Governor’s Office is now accepting applications for aspiring engineers and construction managers, with up to 25 scholarships being made available to those students. This will be a highly competitive scholarship opportunity, with the Civil Engineering Scholarship, the Civil Engineering Technology Scholarship and the Construction Management Scholarship all up

Book and Bottle Shop looking for authors as they launch literary magazine, “By the Glass”
The Book and Bottle Shop in Hopkinsville is putting out the call—they’re looking for writers from across western Kentucky to feature in their first-ever literary magazine, “By the Glass”. According to a news release, this new literary magazine is designed to showcase what western Kentucky has to offer in the

2025 marks strong year for Donate Life Kentucky organ donor registry
Donate Life Kentucky Trust had one of the strongest years on record for Kentuckians who signed up to join the cause and became organ donors in 2025. According to a news release, more than 75,000 Kentuckians joined the donor registry and more than $1.7 million raised to support the lifesaving