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Good vibes in abundance at Hope for Northern Kentucky rally

2 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Mark Maynard

COLD SPRING, Ky. (KT) – Josh Schmidt could not help but smile as he surveyed the Christian Life Center at First Baptist Church Cold Spring where people were lining up at different stations to be part of Hope for Northern Kentucky. “Look at all these people,” said Schmidt, the chairman for Hope for Northern Kentucky and the pastor at Burlington Baptist. “Man, this is great.
Baptist Bikers have successful Ride to the Ranch, provide $9,258 donation to Sunrise project

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Mark Maynard

WINCHESTER, Ky. (KT) – A former member of Hell’s Angels, whose life made a drastic turnaround after he accepted a relationship with Jesus, rode five hours each way from west Kentucky on Saturday to present a donation to the Solid Rock Children’s Ranch. Chris Davis represented Baptist Bikers of West Kentucky and was part of the Baptist Bikers of Kentucky “Ride to the Ranch” to support the Sunrise Children’s Home project in Winchester.
HUD allocating $1.5 million to Ky. recovery housing program

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

WASHINGTON (KT) – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, announced on Monday the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $1,501,532 to Kentucky for the Recovery Housing Program. This program was created by Sen. McConnell’s Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act.
Click It or Ticket campaign in effect through Memorial Day weekend

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentuckians are reminded to buckle up and properly secure children in car or booster seats to keep themselves safe throughout the year and during the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, which runs May 12 to June 1 and includes the Memorial Day holiday. “It only takes two seconds to fasten your seat belt, and those two seconds could save your life,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “We want everyone to buckle up, every trip.
Back to school: More than dozen state lawmakers attend Electric University

3 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

SOMERSET, Ky. (KT) – More than a dozen Kentucky lawmakers went back to the classroom and toured a working power plant as part of the Second Annual Electric University, providing members of the Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Caucus the understanding and real-world experience they need to make informed decisions on energy policy.
Baptist Campus Ministry at WKU recognized with ‘Best of Hill’ award

4 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Mark Maynard

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (KT) – The Baptist Campus Ministry at Western Kentucky University was awarded with the Best of the Hill recognition by the College Heights Herald, the campus newspaper. It was selected for the award from more than 200 non-Greek student organizations and was the second time being recognized, said Regional Campus Minister Tommy Johnson who said it was “pretty cool” and that they were “encouraged by it.”The students in the BCM are engaged and involved in campus life, Johnson said.
Recreational swimming advisory issued for Levisa Fork

4 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Tom Latek

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) have issued a recreational swimming advisory for the Levisa Fork of Fishtrap Lake in Pike Count, after recent data showed an elevated risk of exposure to pathogens.
Scavenger hunt, entity offerings, other ministries on tap in SBC 2025 Exhibit Hall

4 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Diana Chandler

DALLAS (BP) – Registration bag in hand, walking shoes on, mind regulated for all things spiritual in the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall, 250,000 square feet with more than 250 exhibitors. Messengers retrieve from their registration bag a card marked Scavenger Hunt and let the game begin.
A life dedicated to teaching and giving

5 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Mark Maynard

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Pat Brownfield’s heart for children knows no bounds. An educator of 32 years, the past nearly 30 years have been dedicated to putting together Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoeboxes. Not only are children from Kentucky and across the globe receiving a gift, but they also receive the life-changing gospel in that little package. OCC estimates that the gospel has been shared with more than 60,000 children because of the boxes.
FIRST-PERSON: ‘It is very well with my soul,’ says amazing woman in dying days

5 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Mark Maynard

Pat Brownfield does not talk like someone with days to live. She speaks of her life with no regrets, of her love for helping others and understands death is not the end for her but more of a beginning. This Christian woman has a legacy of her own but, more importantly, she has a Savior whose love covered the world. “It is very well with my soul,” she told me Thursday on her eighth day in palliative care after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.