News
While COVID remains a threat, Beshear says we are no longer in crisis
On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear marked his final regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing by thanking Kentuckians for their hard work and sacrifices that saved countless lives ...
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Health
‘Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today’
June is Men’s Health Awareness Month BY DAN MCKAY Ephraim McDowell Health President & CEO We’ve all heard the age-old saying, “women tend to live ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:53 am
Opinion
Recalling Saturday matinees decades ago
BY SHERRON WESTERFIELD Community columnist I recall downtown Lexington from my childhood when I was permitted to ride a bus alone from our home on ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:09 am
BREAKING NEWS
Danville Police investigate water bead shooting incidents; SplatRBall Blasters seized
The Danville Police Department has investigated several reports in the downtown area of pedestrians and vehicles being struck by water bead projectiles. The perpetrators have ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:24 am
News
Lady Rebels roll to fourth straight region title
By STEVE CORNELIUS Commonwealth Journal SOMERSET – A one-hit shutout and two home runs were all Boyle County needed to extend its string of regional ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6:50 am
finance
Avoiding financial abuse
BY DON SPENCER Kentucky Baptist Convention Becoming a victim of financial abuse can happen too easily. The effects of aging make this even more of ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Sunday, June 6, 2021 10:30 am
Opinion
Could you handle it?
Again this year we will read of incredible loss and sorrow caused by those who stupidly decide to drink and then drive. They’ve heard all ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:50 pm
Opinion
Let us not take freedom for granted
BY SENATOR RICK GIRDLER (R-SOMERSET), 15TH DISTRICT At this time last year, we were all experiencing an absence of normality due to COVID-19. At that ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Friday, May 28, 2021 8:19 am
Opinion
Visibility of hate in full focus
BY GREGORY CLAY We recently discovered a phenomenon that’s even more bizarre than UFOs. That is, many respondents in a new survey couldn’t name a ...
by Special to The Advocate-Messenger, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 10:52 am
Opinion
Broadband, education, economic development, and water lines
BY MARK WOHLANDER One important lesson which has been learned over the past months when it comes to education, is that without high-speed broadband, many ...
