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[ July 31, 2020 ] It’s time to grow up and think of others… wear your damn mask! SOKY Events
[ April 9, 2020 ] Good news from bad times and thanks to the good guys! SOKY Events
[ October 1, 2026 ] Farewell to a Friend Who Lifted Our Community… Wade McCoy SOKY Events
[ October 1, 2026 ] Med Center Health & CHC Charity Ball and The Huber Family’s Story SOKY Events
[ October 1, 2026 ] Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, October 31 at Warren County Salt Barn SOKY Events
[ October 1, 2026 ] Come to Franklin Kentucky BOOfest – a Free Event With Something for Everyone! SOKY Events
[ October 1, 2026 ] Hometown Christmas Open House • Glasgow, Kentucky SOKY Events

BearCon 2026 Supernatural Festival • May 23, 2026 – Franklin Tourism

April 29, 2026 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

Come join us at Octagon Hall Museum in Franklin, Kentucky to celebrate the life of Museum Director Barry “Bear” Gaunt who passed away Jan. 13, 2025. Barry touched the lives of many over the years […]

Farewell to a Friend Who Lifted Our Community… Wade McCoy

October 1, 2026 0

SOKY Happenings and South Central Kentucky lost a good friend September 7 when Wade McCoy of Shop At Home Carpets passed after a brief illness. Twila and I met Wade nearly 20 years ago when [...]
Med Center Health & CHC Charity Ball and The Huber Family’s Story

October 1, 2026 0

When Marcus and Leah Grace Huber’s son Sterling arrived 71 days early, weighing just 2 pounds, 7 ounces, their world changed overnight. Sterling was placed on a ventilator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) [...]
Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, October 31 at Warren County Salt Barn

October 1, 2026 0

Do you have household hazardous waste you don’t know what to do with? Bring it to the Warren County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on October 31 from 8am to 1pm at the Warren County [...]
Come to Franklin Kentucky BOOfest – a Free Event With Something for Everyone!

October 1, 2026 0

Franklin, Kentucky is known for its events and seasonal decorations, and this October is no exception. BOOfest is a free event that has been going on for years on the downtown Franklin, Kentucky square. Franklin-Simpson [...]

2021 Tobacco & Heritage Festival – “We’re back!”

October 1, 2021 Comments Off on 2021 Tobacco & Heritage Festival – “We’re back!”

October 9th, 2021 That’s right – we’re back! The Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival is Logan County, Kentucky’s largest community event, attended and participated in by an estimated 25,000 people. The festival had its [...]
Start your engines & head to the Holley LS Fest

August 2, 2018 Comments Off on Start your engines & head to the Holley LS Fest

If it is powered by an LS or current-generation LT engine, you will probably find it at the ninth annual Holley LS Fest September 7-9 at Bowling Green’s Beech Bend Raceway Park. Gearheads from all [...]
Tim’s Halloween Ghost Story… and it’s true… I think

September 30, 2022 Comments Off on Tim’s Halloween Ghost Story… and it’s true… I think

Disclaimer: If you follow my columns much, you know I’m a walker. Not because I like walking… hardly… but because my good friend, Doctor Chuck, and my wife insist they would rather me lose weight than [...]
Holiday gifts for the sewing room from The Sewing and Vacuum Center

December 4, 2024 Comments Off on Holiday gifts for the sewing room from The Sewing and Vacuum Center

Holiday gift-giving time is right around the corner! Sewers, quilters, and embroiderers always enjoy finding notions, tools, or machines under the tree. We have some suggestions that would make your stitcher happy. A new sewing machine might [...]