People and Milestones

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (38+ words) Richmond pastor and breast cancer survivor Patricia Gould-Champ turns 80 with a gospel concert benefiting scholarships and outreach programs. Richmond pastor and breast cancer survivor Patricia Gould-Champ turns 80 with a gospel concert benefiting scholarships and outreach programs....

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (48+ words) For three years, 19-year-old Keithvell Martin has danced at the corner of Belvidere and West Leigh streets in Richmond to spread joy to passersby. For three years, 19-year-old Keithvell Martin has danced at the corner of Belvidere and West Leigh…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX News) — A Laurel County student has won Kentucky's 2026 "I Voted" Sticker Contest, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Thursday. Ryker Asher, a student at Bush Elementary School in Laurel County, created the winning design, which features a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (550+ words) BOWLNG GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Young people from Kentucky’s Zomi community received an official send-off in Bowling Green before heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a national gathering that brings Zomi families together through sports, culture and fellowship. The Kentucky delegation includes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern September 1, 2026 Kentucky leaders and writers, in a chorus of grief over the death of Wendell Berry, called the writer and farmer a “literary giant,” “revolutionary” and a “Kentuckian of the highest order.” The news broke…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) His daughter, Mary Berry, confirmed on Monday that he died in his home in Port Royal, Kentucky. "The world I knew as a boy was flawed, surely, but it was substantial and authentic. The households of my grandparents seemed to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (598+ words) Poet, novelist and essayist Wendell Berry, whose prophetic warnings about nature and the contemporary world from his Henry County farmhouse reached millions of readers across the world, died Monday, the New York Times reported. He was 92. The New York Times…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (662+ words) For generations of Virginians, there was only one Sheriff Steve Draper. Draper, the longtime Martinsville lawman whose 32 years in office made him the longest-serving active sheriff in the Commonwealth, died on Saturday, Aug. 29. His death ended a remarkable run in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. — Five professionals representing businesses and organizations across Kentucky have been named finalists for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Young Professional of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes emerging professionals for leadership, innovation, career accomplishments and service to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags at state offices lowered to half-staff to honor Dolly Parton from Tuesday until Sept. 1, urging public participation. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Appalachian icon and music…...