Kentucky by Heart: ‘Good Works’ of the Kentucky Colonels remains a tradition state can be proud of
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune I sure got excited several years ago when a trip to my mailbox netted…
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Kentucky By Heart: Travis and Christie Lynch provide hope to young people who have no one else
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune Spouses Travis and Christie Lynch each grew up as an “only child” in…
Kentucky by Heart: Irma Gall, Peggy Kemner join to ‘lend a hand’ to the less fortunate in Knox County
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Irma Gall, amazingly spry to be in her mid-eighties, was only too happy to show…
Kentucky by Heart: Mike Howard goes from ‘black sheep’ to beloved ‘Mountain Santa’
This story is taken from Steve Flairty’s 2013 book, Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes #3. It was originally published in by KyForward…
Kentucky by Heart: Seasoned journalist Michael Embry finds new voice through fiction in retirement
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune For decades, journalist Michael Embry pretty much had what he wrote assigned to him;…
Kentucky by Heart: Thanksgiving brings back fond memories of friends, family and feasts of rich food
I’m in favor of the Thanksgiving season to be termed the most important holiday that Americans celebrate. The theme of…
Kentucky by Heart: Writing, faith in God help Rita Setness cope with unexpected loss of son
By Steve Flairty KyForward columnist Writing a book called Surviving Child Loss was, for Nicholasville resident Rita Setness, part of…
Kentucky by Heart: Didn’t go to kindergarten so everything I needed to know I learned close to home
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Author Robert Fulghum got a lot of mileage out of his 1988 book, All I…
Kentucky by Heart: Harrison County’s friendly Cynthiana has always been a community of interest
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I figure I’ve passed through the town of Cynthiana in Harrison County, a couple of…
Kentucky by Heart: Biographies of humorist Cobb, iconic Still among newly released Kentucky books
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Every several months, I look forward to driving to the Kentucky Monthly office in Frankfort…
Kentucky by Heart: Hatton has an incurable need to help people, all with a smile on his face
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Reading Dale Hatton’s posts on Facebook are sure to put a grin on your face….
Kentucky by Heart: Woodford Quilt Trail allows community to give tribute to their heritage
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When Debbie Tichenor was growing up on a farm in Owen County, she spent a…
Kentucky by Heart: Local fall festivals provide colorful way to mark the change of seasons
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Autumn is right there with spring as my favorite season of the year. After the…
Kentucky by Heart: Books demonstrate history is best explained by good stories told well
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It’s been said that the learning of history is most effectively done when taught in…
Kentucky by Heart: Sampling small town newspapers shows lots of good things going on around the state
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Part of the fun of traveling around Kentucky is to sample small-town newspapers along the…
Kentucky by Heart: Versailles teen learns Scouting program is all about service to others
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Recently a Versailles friend told me about her teenage son, Jack Landin, who was working…
Kentucky by Heart: While known more for basketball, state played key role in baseball’s most tragic story
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When we’re talking sports in the Bluegrass, the state is likely most known as a…
Kentucky by Heart: Saved by adoption, Lane dedicates his life to uplifting vulnerable children
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Some 25 years ago, Deborah Lane, Winchester, decided that she wanted a fourth child, this…
Kentucky by Heart: Vision, determination of a girl named Bruce brought college to Cynthiana
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Years back when Johnny Cash sang about a “boy named Sue,” he might just as…
Kentucky by Heart: African American Encyclopedia calls needed attention to contributions of Dunnigan
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I recently picked up another in my collection of Kentucky-related encyclopedias. With The Kentucky African…
Kentucky by Heart: A close encounter of the bear kind will put a little pep back into your step
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In the summer of 2002, I decided to indulge my hiking interest in a big…
Kentucky by Heart: Mary Holmes, largely forgotten, another star for Kentucky’s rich heritage of writers
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Recently, I paged through a copy of an old book I noticed at a yard…