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Why You Should Own A Ball Retriever

Rob Garrett — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:48:44 +0000

Attention All Golfers: please be careful when approaching rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans. Or you can go the safe route and by a ball retriever. I recently went on vacation to Ohio and on my way up there I stopped to visit a few friends of mine in Kentucky. Of course we went golfing as [...]

Waitress Discovers Ancestors' Photo on Wall of Restaurant

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:30:24 +0000

The biscuits are warm at Cracker Barrel, but the fuzzy feelings you can get are even warmer.

A woman who works at one of the chain’s restaurants in Owensboro, Kentucky recently discovered a long lost photo of her great-great-great grandmother on the wall of the eatery, according to a report from area radio station WBKR.

Noah's Ark Theme Park One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality

Amory Gritta — Sat, 21 May 2011 12:00:30 +0000

With some believing the end of the world is scheduled to occur sometime this month, officials in Kentucky have decided to embrace one of the Bible's great tales.

The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority has given the go-ahead to issue $40 million in tax rebates in order to build a biblical theme park based on Noah's Ark, called The Ark Encounter.

Man Walks Into Interstate Traffic to 'Kick Dad's Butt'

Amory Gritta — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:30:47 +0000

Louisville resident Boris Simic was so angry at his dad for sexually neglecting his mom that he actually walked onto Kentucky's heavily trafficked I-264 in the pouring rain.

Simic's mission: to find his father (who lives 10 miles away) and kick his you-know-what.