Telia Butler

2 weeks ago | wnky.com | Chris Bratton |Telia Butler

Signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Flood Control Act of 1938 authorized dams, levees and other flood control measures throughout many states, including Kentucky. One of those projects was the Barren River Dam that formed the lake and made the state park there possible. The Glasgow Daily Times proclaimed the dam would create the largest lake in Kentucky, and some hoped it would include a hydro-electric plant.

3 weeks ago | wnky.com | Chris Bratton |Telia Butler

The movement of people and modern transportation shapes the way our cities are established and developed. For Bowling Green, its nearness to Barren River played a critical role in its early history, with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad not making its way to the area for nearly 50 years after its founding. The L&N Railroad completely changed the way people and goods traveled, connecting the smaller communities between Louisville and Nashville with access to bigger city amenities and beyond.

4 weeks ago | wnky.com | Chris Bratton |Telia Butler

As March winds down into April later this week, the calendar turns to the annual day celebrated by pranksters and jokers alike, April Fool’s Day. While origin stories of this special day vary according to different sources, written evidence suggests it originated somewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages. Cultures have been celebrating this day for at least 500 years, perhaps closer to 700.

1 month ago | wnky.com | Chris Bratton |Telia Butler

As Spring season officially begins this weekend, we thought it would be fun to tell the story of a Warren and Edmonson County-based manmade outdoor recreation attraction that’s been around for nearly 80 years. Along the northern Warren County and southern Edmonson County borders is Shanty Hollow Lake, a manmade reservoir constructed from 1947 to 1949 for the purpose of recreational fishing, boating, and watersports.

1 month ago | wnky.com | Chris Bratton |Telia Butler

With Norman’s, Sears, Pushins, and Woolworth’s department stores on Fountain Square, Downtown was the place to be. Bowling Green High School sat between Downtown and Western Kentucky University’s hill. Jonesville and Shake Rag were busy African American neighborhoods. This was the Bowling Green of 1950. In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we revisit what was going on in Bowling Green 100 years ago.