WMKY Feature Reports

Band with strong ties to MSU has been inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

The McLain Family Band has been playing music for over 56 years and has no intention of stopping.

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14 families displaced by 2022 floods in Breathitt County recently received free homes

Fourteen families who suffered through the deadly eastern Kentucky flooding in 2022 were gifted homes to call their own and a neighborhood surrounded by friends and family who have been through the same trauma.

Local organization helps woman become a new homeowner amidst regional housing shortage

Amidst a housing shortage in the Commonwealth, a Bath County woman recently moved into her new home with some help from a local organization.

Goddard Methodist Church in Fleming County celebrates bicentennial

A small church in Fleming County celebrated its bicentennial in September. The picturesque church framed by the Goddard White Covered Bridge off of US 32 has a rich history.

Public art installation celebrating Morehead Sister Cities now complete

Dozens of people gathered last week to celebrate cutting the ribbon on downtown Morehead’s newest public art installation.

Morehead Optimist Club celebrates long legacy of helping kids in Rowan County

Earlier this month optimists from all over Rowan County came together to celebrate 60 years of goodwill and community charity.

St. Claire and UK celebrate merger, touting economic, health, and education impacts

Physicians, elected officials, education leaders, and community members packed the room, which was decorated with white flowers and balloons, and accented with University of Kentucky blue.

Morehead planning commission approves zoning for medical marijuana businesses in city limits

After Morehead City Council voted not to put the matter of allowing medicinal cannabis businesses in city limits on the November ballot, the issue was taken to the Morehead-Rowan County-Lakeview Heights Joint Planning Commission.

Organizations serving Rowan and surrounding counties highlight resources during Child Abuse Preventi

All through the month of April, blue pinwheels have been spinning in the wind all over the town of Morehead to bring awareness to child abuse and the ways it can be prevented.

Pride of Morehead celebrates successful inaugural Pride Festival, looks to future events

Pride of Morehead’s first-ever pride festival was last Saturday, April 20. Many members of the Morehead community made their way to First Street to celebrate all aspects of pride. Now, people have different ideas on how to move forward next year, but they all tie back to community.

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