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  • Fort Boonesborough State Park on the road to recovery

    Erika O’brien

    By Dillan Combs Email the author Published 2:55 pm Monday, June 28, 2021 Between Covid, the ice storm and flooding, the last year-and-a-half has been unfortunate for For Boonesborough. The park’s campground isn’t slated to reopen until August of this year; meanwhile the pool is closed for the rest of 2021 and the picnic area…

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  • Brewery aims to be ‘anchor of Winchester’ with major downtown expansion

    Erika O’brien

    BY MATT WICKSTROM CONTRIBUTING WRITERJUNE 21, 2021 06:00 AM, UPDATED JUNE 21, 2021 11:14 AM Two years after launching as Winchester’s first brewery, Abettor Brewing Co. already has plans to expand. Renovations began in January inside an 8,000-square-foot building at 126 North Highland Street that’s set to open this summer. The major expansion will feature a beefed up brewing…

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  • Ale-8-One Brings Orange Cream Soda Flavor Back to Cincinnati for a Limited Time

    Erika O’brien

    Cult favorite Kentucky soda brand Ale-8-One is offering fans a literal taste of summer with the limited-time release of their Orange Cream flavor. BY CITYBEAT STAFF JUN 14, 2021 12 PM Cult favorite Kentucky soda brand Ale-8-One is offering fans a literal taste of summer with the limited-time release of their Orange Cream flavor.  Available while…

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  • Kentucky’s Ale-8-One launches Orange Cream Ale-8-One just in time for the Summer

    Erika O’brien

    NEWS PROVIDED BYHGPR Inc.June 08, 2021, 13:00 GMT WINCHESTER , KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, /EINPresswire.com/ — The iconic soda brand, Ale-8-One, is bringing back the summer fan favorite, Orange Cream Ale-8-One, while supplies last. This popular seasonal addition to the current Ale-8-One family of products delivers a dreamsicle inspired flavor that evokes a sweet sense of…

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  • Rock the Block returns with Beer Cheese Shop

    Erika O’brien

    By Dillan Combs Downtown Winchester will see the return of its Rock the Block concert series Friday, June 11, from 5-9 p.m.Previously, June’s Rock the Block was accompanied by Winchester’s signature Beer Cheese Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival had to be postponed. It is slated to return in 2022.Joining in the event’s stead…

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  • Sweet success – Ice cream social raises funds for theater, homeless shelter

    Erika O’brien

    By Randy Patrick Published 4:54 pm Monday, May 24, 2021 Saturday was a good day for ice cream. And art. During the noon hour, there was a steady stream of people who came by the Leeds Center for the Arts to pick up ceramic bowls they had pre-ordered, along with individual servings of Blue Bell ice…

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  • A sip of summer – Orange Cream Ale-8

    Erika O’brien

    By Winchester Sun Email the authorPublished 4:04 pm Monday, May 17, 2021 Huge Ale-8 fan and Smoke Signals sports editor Sawyer Broeking gets in on a special treat – the first production day of this year’s Orange Cream Ale-8 BY Sawyer Broeking, GRC Smoke Signals Sports Editor When you think of summer, what is the first…

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  • D. Boon killed an elk? Fort Boonesborough Foundation member researches carving, antler

    Erika O’brien

    By Winchester Sun Email the author Published 11:53 am Friday, May 14, 2021 BY TAYLOR SIX Richmond Register For decades, generations of the Langston family took an odd heirloom to their school’s show and tell days. Andra Gyor recalled the days she, and her now adult son, Langston, both proudly displayed before their peers what appeared…

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  • Kentucky State University to kick off 135th anniversary celebration with giving campaign, new partnership with Ale-8-One

    Erika O’brien

    NEWS PROVIDED BYHGPR Inc.May 12, 2021, 15:49 GMTSHARE THIS ARTICLE WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — After navigating the effects of a global pandemic for the last year to deliver access to education, Kentucky State University has more reasons than ever to celebrate its 135th anniversary as an institution of higher education.…

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  • D. Boon kilt an elk? Fort Boonesborough Foundation member researches carving, antler

    Erika O’brien

    Fort Boonesborough Foundation member researches carving, antler Taylor Six tsix@richmondregister.com For decades, generations of the Langston Family took an odd heirloom to their school’s show and tell days. Andra Gyor recalled the days she, and her now adult son, Langston, both proudly displayed before their peers what appeared to be a large horn, or antler,…

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  • Downtown making progress despite pandemic; city earns 2021 Main Street accreditation

    Erika O’brien

    By Randy Patrick Email the author Published 3:46 pm Monday, April 12, 2021 Things are looking up for downtown Winchester after a year of COVID-19 setbacks. Main Street Winchester has received a certificate of accreditation as a 2021 Kentucky Main Street Program from the Kentucky Heritage Council, and on Monday, the city was interviewing candidates for…

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  • Fort Boonesborough State Park Closes Campground to Repair Flood Damage

    Erika O’brien

    BY CRYSTAL SICARD KENTUCKYUPDATED 6:30 PM ET APR. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:30 PM ET APR. 02, 2021 RICHMOND, Ky.- With Spring weather around the corner, the outdoor activities becomes more popular. Unfortunately this year, those outdoor activities will not include the campgrounds at Fort Boonesborough State Park. Will Adams, Deputy Commissioner of Kentucky Department of Parks says being so close to…

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