CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 26 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced Gov. Andy Beshear, of Kentucky, as its 2024 States' Co-Chair. Beshear was elected to serve as States' Co-Chair by the DRA Board of Governors during its annual Quorum. In this role, Beshear will work directly with the agency's Federal Co-Chairman on economic development and growth in the DRA region. "DRA is pleased to have Gov. Beshear serve as ou  more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, March 26 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following story: Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and Somerset Community College (SCC) are proud to announce a collaborative partnership to enhance educational opportunities for students pursuing careers in social work. The two institutions have entered into an agreement to establish an articulation and transfer plan through the University Center of Southern Kentucky (UCSK), facilitating a seamless transfer pathway for stud  more

ASHLAND, Kentucky, March 26 -- Kentucky Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Kentucky Power announced the successful completion of a significant upgrade to the electric system in Hazard that ensures continued delivery of reliable and resilient power to the community and beyond. The centerpiece of this comprehensive transmission project was the retirement of Hazard substation's aging transformer, which had kept the power flowing to customers in the area   more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 26 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: An exploration of the campus informational fair during her first week as a first-year student on campus led Brittany Moster Bergonzi, PhD (WKU/MHC '15) to a Hilltopper experience like no other. Speaking with me from her Birmingham, United Kingdom home via Zoom, Brittany recounted how a brochure of Harlaxton College caught her attention, describing "when you open it up, there's this unbelievable view of H  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 26 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: SunSketcher, a smartphone app developed by WKU faculty and students as part of a NASA-funded citizen science project to capture images of the total solar eclipse on April 8, is available in the App Store for iOS devices and on Google Play for Android devices. Volunteers in 12 states along the path of totality will use the app to record eclipse images of Baily's Beads (bright points of sunlight that brie  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 26 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: WKU Forensics took first in open and combined sweepstakes at the College LD Grand Prix March 16-17, hosted on campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team also won sweepstakes at the Asynchronous Speech Championship hosted online March 19-24. At the Grand Prix, WKU advanced 88 percent of its entries to elimination rounds, represented by students in the Top 4 of all divisions by experience level (novice,   more