Author: Meghann Stamps

Beshear campaigns @ BG Spencer’s Coffee: supporters flood downtown

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wasting no time after winning the primary election, Incumbent Governor Andy Beshear & Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are burning rubber to campaign across the Commonwealth. Traveling to Paducah, Owensboro, and finally Bowling Green all in one day, the incumbent governor is campaigning in 10 different cities in three days. A crowd of supporters spilled out of Downtown…

Snapchat’s ‘My AI’ chatbot: Your teen’s new online BFF?

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Snapchat’s new My AI chatbot feature is the talk of social media. Powered by viral artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT, the My AI avatar replies to your chats and pictures, talking to users just like a friend. Users, you can’t remove the feature from your chat feed… that is, unless you’re willing to pay the $3.99 monthly…

May is Celiac Awareness Month: experts estimate 1/100 affected…. only 30% diagnosed

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – May is Celiac Awareness Month, and experts are asking you to help spread awareness and debunk misinformation about the gluten-sensitive disease. For people with Celiac Disease, gluten damages the small intestine – the effects range from a mild stomach ache to hospitalization.  The hereditary disease affects one in 100 people worldwide, but only about 30 percent…

Tent talks and tasty treats: Med Center Health’s casual job fair

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health launched their first new type of job fair Wednesday in hopes of making themselves more approachable to the community.  The hospital set up tents outside their Bowling Green location, serving up hotdogs from the Bowling Green Ballpark. Applicants got to chat on their lunch breaks, grab some grub, and fill out short-form five-minute…

Alcohol sales on the ballot: Allen County voters decide future of historic dry county

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Allen County voters had an extra checkbox on their primary election ballots Tuesday: a question to determine the sale of alcohol in the historically dry county. The polls close down with a 57 percent yes vote. Allen County’s third wet/dry vote has elicited passionate opinions ever since the petition turned back in January. Allen County Clerk Sarah…

Kelly Craft heads to Glasgow hometown for final campaign before GOP primaries begin

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Here in the final hours until the GOP primary election, Kelly Craft addressed her hometown Monday night at the final stop on her campaign tour. Local candidates Ryan Quarles, Daniel Cameron and now Kelly Craft have all campaigned here in South Central Kentucky these final days before primaries… each hoping your votes will help them turn…

WKU film scholarship opportunity for SKY Arts Film Fest winner

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The WKU Film Department is incentivizing high school students to flex their creative muscles for this year’s SKY Arts Film Fest. Bowling Green video production company Forerunner is hosting this 2nd Annual Film Fest at the Capitol Arts Center to help amateur and professional filmmakers of all ages network and showcase their crafts. Starting this year,…

GOP gov candidates make final rounds; will their efforts combat historically low turnout?

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After a tough GOP gubernatorial debate earlier this week, Republican candidates are making their final rounds across the commonwealth.  With your 2023 primary election just days away, the GOP candidates are wrapping up the last of their campaign tours. But will their efforts be enough to get people to the polls? Attorney General Daniel Cameron, coming…

Help bring students to Mammoth Cave with new match campaign fundraiser

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Are you game to help students explore one of SoKY’s national treasures? Well, now’s your chance! Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park is starting a new fundraising match campaign to make it easier for school systems to afford field trips to the park, and they need your help. Here’s how it works: any donations you send…