Lake Cumberland is located in the state of Kentucky and has established itself as one of the premier tourist destinations and offers a multitude of outdoor activities, such as camping, fishing, lodging, house boat rentals, wildlife watching, and a choice of other recreational pursuits. The magnificent Lake Cumberland has a surface area of 102 square miles and more than 1,200 miles of shoreline.

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The Kentucky Derby is often touted as "the most exciting two minutes in sports." More than 150,000 spectators attend the event each year, with millions more watching from their televisions. The in-person crowds have included famous celebrities, US presidents, and even members of European royal families.

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A Doll’s House to shoot here too

The new Ben Kingsley “A Doll’s House” won’t just be shooting in Northern Kentucky. The feature film also will be using locations all around Cincinnati after today’s announcement that the production will receive about $800,000 in Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credits from the Ohio Department of Development. (We can chat about that today noon during [...]

New Hope For Future Of Kentucky Kingdom

There is a new potential owner for Kentucky Kingdom.

BG to host Miss Kentucky USA pageant

The Miss Kentucky USA pageant will be coming to Bowling Green this month.

'Justified' might exaggerate, but many in Harlan like the TV show

Despite less-than-positive portrayals of Harlan County residents, the TV drama Justified has a lot of fans locally. The FX network program is about a deputy U.S. Marshal who grew up in the iconic Eastern Kentucky county and now battles its criminal elements.

Kentucky Bourbon Trail sets visitor record

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail reported Thursday that a record 11,757 people visited all six distilleries last year in the tourism-promotion effort, beating the previous mark of 9,402 from 2010.

State of Kentucky acquires 2,500 acres of forestland in Union County

The state has acquired nearly 2,500 acres of mostly woodland in southwestern Union County that is intended for forest preservation, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation including hunting — and hopes to complement that later by acquiring an additional 6,500 acres across the Tradewater River in Crittenden County.

Kentucky agencies purchase 2,500 acres in Union County

Kentucky's Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources and Division of Forestry have acquired nearly 2,500 acres of mostly woodland along the Tradewater River in southwestern Union County. The land is intended for forest preservation, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation including hunting, and the state hopes to complement that by eventually acquiring an additional 6,500 acres in adjoining ...

No horsing around on trail idea

BROOKSVILLE | Bracken County magistrates have an idea to create a recreational use for the Bracken County Industrial Park property on Kentucky 9.

Kentucky museums boast unique collections

Six museums have made the initial list of 31 unique attractions featured in the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism’s “There’s Only One” campaign.

Personnel File

Engineering Kentucky Bank: William Amrhein has joined Stantec's Lexington office, where he w