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UK, WKU, U of L bowl games set

Messenger-Inquirer 04 Dec 2023
The Kentucky, Western Kentucky and Louisville football programs learned their respective postseason destinations Sunday after all three programs earned bowl eligibility for the third straight season. Kentucky (7-5) will head to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl to face ACC foe Clemson (8-4) on Dec.
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Holiday Stroll: Downtown event adds additional way to support local during Christmas

Messenger-Inquirer 03 Dec 2023
With Christmas shopping underway, several downtown business owners continued the tradition of the Holiday Stroll on Saturday as a way to offer residents additional sales and goodies ... “We have our holiday menu up now and we offer a student discount and a veteran discount.” ... For McMullen, the holiday season is about togetherness.
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The Kentucky Main Street Program launches the Peppermint Trail to boost local shopping

The Kentucky Standard 02 Dec 2023
FRANKFORT — This holiday season, all 25 Kentucky Main Street communities are preparing to spread joy and magic with the launch of the Peppermint Trail — an initiative to increase community support around the holiday season to small towns, local businesses and artisans.
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Holiday Highlights

The Daily Independent - Ashland 02 Dec 2023
Holiday Sweets and Treats Bazaar, by the Ladies Fellowship at Raceland Christian Church; lunch of soup, hot dog, cookie and drink will be available for $5; wide variety of sweets, treats and gifts available ...Kentucky Folk Art Center’s Appalachian Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, Laughlin Building, Morehead State University.
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Holiday Stroll returns today from 10 a.m. to midnight

Messenger-Inquirer 02 Dec 2023
Downtown merchants are bringing back the Holiday Stroll today for the 16th year ... People can go to the Downtown Owensboro Holiday Stroll event page on ... In 2013, the Kentucky Travel Industry Association named Holiday Stroll to its Top 10 Festivals & Events for Winter/Holiday.
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Hanukkah celebrated this month worldwide

The Bryan Eagle 02 Dec 2023
In Hebrew, Hanukkah means "dedication," and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying foreign forces ... The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar.
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'Local 'Nutcracker' performance with Kentucky Ballet Theatre a dancing dream come true for local teen

Commonwealth Journal 01 Dec 2023
On Tuesday night, the Kentucky Ballet Theatre brought "The Nutcracker" to life on The Center for Rural Development stage ... Fourteen-year-old Melody Epperson danced in the beloved holiday favorite, as part of her work with the Kentucky Ballet Theatre, a professional ballet company serving central Kentucky.
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Local 'Nutcracker' performance with Kentucky Ballet Theatre a dancing dream come true for local teen

Cleburne Times-Review 01 Dec 2023
On Tuesday night, the Kentucky Ballet Theatre brought "The Nutcracker" to life on The Center for Rural Development stage ... Fourteen-year-old Melody Epperson danced in the beloved holiday favorite, as part of her work with the Kentucky Ballet Theatre, a professional ballet company serving central Kentucky.
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Managing parental stress during the holidays

The Richmond Register 01 Dec 2023
She wondered how she would get it all done while still managing her two children who seemed to be getting a little too excited about the upcoming holiday season ... The holidays add another layer of responsibilities ... This is why many parents consider the holidays as one of the most stressful times of year.
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Research explains why we lie when returning that unwanted holiday gift

Phys Dot Org 01 Dec 2023
That's according to new research by David Hardesty, the Carol Martin Gatton Endowed Chair of Marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky ... With holiday shopping underway, Hardesty's advice is to review the refund policy thoroughly before buying ... Provided by University of Kentucky.
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Melodies of the Season....

Cleburne Times-Review 30 Nov 2023
... a glimpse of humor and the childlike innocence of the holiday season. In keeping with that theme, the Southeast Kentucky Chorus will ring in their musical version of the holiday season with a concert on Sunday afternoon.
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CSX Train Derailment in Kentucky Was Avoidable, Lawsuit Claims

The Epoch Times 30 Nov 2023
... railroad operator could have prevented a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in remote eastern Kentucky on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Lawsuit: Negligence in train derailment, chemical fire that displaced residents

ABC News 30 Nov 2023
A lawsuit filed in federal court is alleging negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents of a Kentucky town from their homes just before the Thanksgiving holiday ... .
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Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

The Seattle Times 30 Nov 2023
A lawsuit filed in federal court is alleging negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents of a Kentucky town from their homes just before the Thanksgiving holiday ... .
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Battle of Richmond to host holiday service

The Richmond Register 30 Nov 2023
The Battle of Richmond will host a special Christmas service at Mt. Zion Christian Church on Dec. 9, featuring a holiday sermon and music from the Central Kentucky Brass Quintet. Reverend Roger Hurt said the sermon will promote the true “reason for the season with a mixture of scripture and Christmas carols ... .
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