16th annual City Fest to take place tonight at EKU
Tonight the Richmond Chamber of Commerce will host ins annual City Fest event which takes place on EKU’s campus. This will be the 16th year of this one of a kind event which gives local businesses, nonprofit organizations, local leaders and friends the opportunity to connect with students on EKU’s campus. The event is free […]
Legendary EKU Football Coach Roy Kidd being moved to Hospice Care
When you think of EKU Football there is really one name that sticks out, Roy Kidd. Coach Kidd served as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1964 to 2002, going 314–124 with eight ties during that span. Kidd’s Eastern Kentucky Colonels won NCAA Division I-AA Football Championships in 1979 and 1982 and were […]
City of Richmond set to strengthen competitive edge with purchase option on property
The City of Richmond has finalized a purchase option on 600 acres of property located off I-75 at Exit 83. This option provides the opportunity for Richmond to be a stronger competitor to attract and retain large manufacturing investment as the tract of land is prepared to meet the needs of future manufacturing interests. The […]
EKU Football to host Playoff Game on Saturday
RICHMOND, Ky. – In a year where the team faced adversity before the season even started, EKU Football battled through and for the 22nd time in school history, the team will compete in the FCS Playoffs, hosting Gardner-Webb at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium. The Colonels (7-4) earned one of […]
EKU Athletics agrees to partnership with Nike and BSN Sports
In a press release EKU Athletics today announced that it has entered a five-year partnership with Nike and BSN SPORTS. Through this partnership, BSN SPORTS will serve as the official apparel and equipment provider to the Colonels while outfitting all EKU student-athletes and coaches in Nike competitive gear. “EKU Athletics is incredibly excited to announce our partnership with Nike through BSN,” […]
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Crime Stats on the Rise in the Bluegrass…Are you safe?
Are You Safe? : A Special Report Community Editorial by JT Elliott Police officers uphold the law and protect citizens, saving lives every year. Nevertheless, in Kentucky, the Federal Bureau of Information’s latest statistics show an increase from 2019 of 220 violent crimes per 100,000 people to 259 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2020. […]
After tough loss on the road, two Colonels earn POW honors.
Courtesy EKU Sports RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU redshirt junior quarterback Parker McKinney and redshirt sophomore placekicker Patrick Nations have been named the ASUN Players of the Week for their performance at Eastern Michigan on Friday night. McKinney, a native of Coalfield, Tenn., earned ASUN Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Nations, who hails from Tamasse, S.C., was named the ASUN Special Teams Player […]
School Board approves lower tax rate for second straight year
The Madison County Board of Education held a tax hearing and regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 25. The tax hearing was held first. The board approved a tax rate of 62.1 cents per $100 dollars of assessed real estate value and 63.8 cents per $100 dollars on personal property. This is the second year […]
Shooting occurs in Jackson overnight
During the overnight hours around 3:00 am, the Jackson Fire Department in Breathitt County was on scene of a fire alarm activation in downtown Jackson on Main Street. The Jackson Police Department was notified by one of the firefighters on the scene that one male subject had sustained a gunshot wound. Officers of the JPD immediately […]
New Neighborhood for Waco passes first reading hurdle
The Madison County County Fiscal Court held its monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, August 23rd. The Court heard from Treasure Glenna Smith concerning the finance report. The court currently has a $31,581,163.86 general balance. This represents the first thirty days for the fiscal year. The Treasure’s Report is only presented on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The […]
EKU to host kickoff event prior to first game.
RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU will celebrate the start of football season with its kickoff event at Apollo’s on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30 p.m. The event will be the first of the weekly football coach’s show, where fans can hear from head coach Walt Wells and featured Colonel players, enjoy food, and have a chance to win prizes and […]
EKU Volleyball hosts “Fan Day” Event
The EKU volleyball team hosted fan day on Saturday. Activities included a maroon/white scrimmage, poster giveaway, and autograph session. The Colonel volleyball team begins their season at home, Friday, August 26 against IUPUI in the Colonel Classic. Start time is schedule for 12:30pm.
Madison school board addresses youth suicides among other items
Story by J.T. ElliottThursday evening, August 11, the Madison County Board of Education held their monthly meeting. The meeting began without any audience member comments concerning agenda items. Though the opportunity was made available. All consent agenda items were passed, including two approved out of state field trips for the Madison Central High School cross country […]
Apollos Pizza owners denied alcohol vote in Madison County
Apollo Pizza co-owner Wesley Browne had filed a letter of intent with the Madison County Clerk’s Office seeking an alcohol vote to place alcohol sales on the ballot in November for the B109 South-Whitehall/Daniel Boone precinct in Northern Madison County where the company’s Apollo Pizza at Little Sack restaurant is located. The company had hoped […]
KSP still on search for missing Breathitt County women
KSP identifies 2 still missing individuals from Breathitt Co flooding The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 13 in Hazard is continuing to search for two individuals out of Breathitt County who have been missing since the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky that occurred on July 28th. Vanessa Baker, a 60-year-old female from the Lost Creek […]
Eastern Kentucky Flood Theme Song released from Berea Singer/Song Writer
The flood of 2022 provides us all with a way to give back to Eastern Kentucky. Today that giving back comes with a song. The team of Kentucky Proud’s, Tree of The Field, requested a theme song for the Kentucky Disaster Relief and Madison County musicians reponded. This is a new song by singer/songwriter Kristi […]
EKU to retain Jane Worthington as Head Softball Coach
In an official release from Eastern Kentucky University today, the athletic department announced the results of the investigative review into the softball program. The decision was made to retain Jane Worthington as EKU’s head softball coach. The investigation, which began immediately following allegations made in a July 4th Twitter post by a former softball student-athlete, […]
EKU Athletics Releases Latest Statement on Softball Situation
After more former EKU softball players have come forward with allegations against current softball coach Jane Worthington and another member of the coaching staff, Director of Athletics Matt Roan released another statement about the Universities investigation. “Less than 72 hours ago, Eastern Kentucky University opened an investigation regarding allegations of misconduct within our EKU Softball […]
ASUN Announces 2023 EKU Conference Schedule
From WBONTV Correspondent and EKU SID Kevin BrittonEastern Kentucky University’s men’s basketball team will play 18 ASUN Conference games during the 2022-23 season, the league announced recently from its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters with the release of the complete conference schedule. The ASUN portion of the schedule includes at least one game against each of the […]
EKU Basketball adds more talent to already loaded recruiting class
Courtesy EKU Sports:David Onanina, a three-star, 6-foot-8 center, will join the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball program, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced today. Onanina has a 247Sports composite three-star rating. He is ranked as the 48th-best center in the nation by 247Sports and as the 13th-best prospect in the state of Virginia. As a senior […]
Berea Tourism looks back on a successful 2021/22
Courtesy WBONTV Correspondent Andy McDonald The 2021-2022 fiscal year has been challenging for the city of Berea Business and Tourism Development Department, but despite emerging from the global pandemic, tourism managed to tally some accomplishments, said officials. During the director’s report at last week’s business meeting, Donna Angel took a moment to reflect on […]
A.W. Hamilton pulling all the right strings with top 65 Recruiting Class
Taelon Martin, a four-star recruit coming out of high school, will join the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball program, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced today. Martin, rated as the 35th best junior college prospect by JUCORecruiting.com, averaged 12.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a sophomore at the College of Southern Idaho […]
New Entertainment District coming to downtown Richmond, Vote to take place tonight at Commission Meeting
An ordinance establishing an Entertainment destination center in the downtown area of Richmond is set to be approved tonight by the City Commission tonight in their bi-weekly meeting.The Ordinance will authorize the issuance of an entertainment destination center or EDC. The thought is that this will aid in economic growth of tourism in the city […]
