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In memoriam: Remembering community members lost in 2022
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 30—Every year, Pulaski County says goodbye to some of its most notable community members, and 2022 was no different. It was a particularly hard year for the Somerset High School faithful ...
‘Old negatives everywhere.’ Photographer has trove of historic photos of this KY town
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoHistory peers out from hundreds of old photos in David Rogers’ studio. A crowded political rally at...
Striking Truckers picket Roads near Somerset
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 4—COMMONWEALTH JOURNAL Sometimes we find ourselves longing for the "good old days," but would we really want to go back to some of our old ways? It depends, I suppose. Forty years ago, ...
One PAC launched a $600K ad in KY race for governor. Many more are on the horizon.
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoA political action committee (PAC) supporting former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Kelly...
Local man escapes Israel following Hamas attack
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 10—As of Tuesday afternoon, Somerset's Alan Dodson was on an airplane headed to Cairo. It was news which many people in Pulaski County had been fervently praying to receive. Dodson was ...
Pam Morris crowned 1973 Miss Pulaski County Fair
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoJul. 29—Talk of the town 50 years ago was centered around the need for a new hospital, as we have seen over the last several weeks of Pulaski's Past. By the end of July 1973, although a solid ...
Despite growing concerns about AppHarvest, SPEDA's Girdler sees ripe opportunity
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoJul. 26—Despite AppHarvest's current financial drought, SPEDA boss Chris Girdler is confident that the seed his organization planted in Pulaski County with the arrival of the agribusiness will ...
A slice of local history: Community reacts to news of Mr. D's closure
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 7—In 1977, Jimmy Carter was President of the U.S. The first "Star Wars" movie hit theaters. And there weren't a lot of places in Pulaski County to get a pizza ... but there was Mr. D's.
Top 10 Stories of 2022: A Year of Change for Pulaski County
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 31—After a couple of years of headlines dominated by COVID-19, 2022 felt very much like business as usual for Pulaski County while skimming the year's pages to sort out its top stories.
Juneteenth Jubilee brings history into focus June 18
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—"This process has been an adventure and will continue to be in the years to come." The planning and organization of this community's latest summer celebration, the Lake Cumberland Juneteenth ...