LANCE GAITHER

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter The city of Perryville celebrated the 161st anniversary of the historic Civil War battle last weekend. “It’s a fun day in Perryville, lots of folks are out and lots of things happening. We have activities all day,” said Kendal Clinton, executive […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia During the Danville City Commission meeting on Oct. 9, the new Danville-Boyle County Parks and Rec executive director, Tommy Barton, introduced himself to the commission. Barton has 22 years of experience as a parks and rec director including 11 building Muhlenberg County’s first parks and recreation department. He had toured Millennium […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia On Oct. 9, the Danville Dulcimers had an in-home concert with one of their founding members who is under the care of Heritage Hospice. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter “The Danville Dulcimers has been has been going for 20 years now,” said Danville Dulcimers member Gail […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia As one Kentucky’s oldest cities and home to the largest battle in the state during the Civil War, Perryville has a rich history that a tourist could easily spend many days discovering. Many think the echoes of this history can be seen and heard in the town today, with Perryville often […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia On Oct. 30, 1919, more than 200 African American residents of Corbin were forcibly removed from the town and sent to Knoxville, Tennessee after being forced into box cars. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter According to NPR, after reports of a white man being mugged by […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia For those who might not have noticed, central Kentucky is currently experiencing drought-like conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the entirety of Boyle County and several surrounding counties are experiencing moderate drought. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter According to the Kentucky Mesonet Climatological survey, Lincoln […]

NEWS RELEASE Danville High School’s fall play, “A Trip to the Moon,” takes the audience back to the transformative summer of 1969. The vignette-style play tells the stories of people reaching for their dreams of love, of equality and of the stars. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter “Built around iconic […]

By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia During the Danville City Commission meeting on Oct. 23, City Manger Earl Coffey addressed concerns brought forth to the commission at the last meeting by Boyle County Magistrate Tom Ellis and residents of Perryville over what they called unnecessary water shutoffs and challenges communicating with the City of Danville Water Department. […]

Lightwire Theater visits Danville with a new twist on an old tale By Lance Gaither lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter On Friday, Oct. 20, the Boyle County Performing Arts Center hosted a one-day-only showing of Lightwire Theater’s “The Adventures of the Tortoise and the Hare.” Lightwire Theater is not […]

By Larry Vaught Contributing Columnist Kentucky has now lost three straight games and the defense has allowed 122 points in those losses to Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Junior linebacker Trevin Wallace said “part of life is going through adversity” after last week’s 33-27 loss […]