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[ July 31, 2020 ] It’s time to grow up and think of others… wear your damn mask! SOKY Events
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[ August 13, 2026 ] Live Horse Racing Returns to Kentucky Downs This Month and Next! Community
[ August 13, 2026 ] Making the Most of Summer: Selling Your Home in Hot Weather with Realtor Perry Thessen Community
[ August 13, 2026 ] Donations Made Easy at the Habitat ReStore! Community
[ August 13, 2026 ] A Clever Visitor – Wild Bird and Nature Store Community
[ August 13, 2026 ] Let Mellow Mushroom Help Match the Perfect Drink to Your Meal Community

What It Means To Me To Be An American As We Celebrate 250 Years of Freedom

June 29, 2026 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, note… America is turning 250… not me… I find myself thinking about what it truly means to be an American – not in the abstract, but right here in […]

Live Horse Racing Returns to Kentucky Downs This Month and Next!

August 13, 2026 0

In addition to great gaming, excellent food and live concerts… in late August and early September live horse racing returns to Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky. For seven days you can experience the majesty and [...]
Making the Most of Summer: Selling Your Home in Hot Weather with Realtor Perry Thessen

August 13, 2026 0

As summer settles into South Central Kentucky, it brings longer days, active buyers, and a fast-moving real estate market. Just like our community thrives in the sunshine, this season can be one of the most [...]
Donations Made Easy at the Habitat ReStore!

August 13, 2026 0

Bringing your donations to the ReStore has never been more convenient! You spoke, and we listened. We now have a dedicated drop-off area located at the front of the ReStore for items that can fit [...]
A Clever Visitor – Wild Bird and Nature Store

August 13, 2026 0

Squirrels are some of the most entertaining visitors to our backyards. Eastern Gray Squirrels are incredibly agile, able to leap up to 10 feet between branches. They also play an important role in nature by [...]

Local brews are liquid artistry flowing from Kentucky’s taps at Mellow Mushroom

June 4, 2025 Comments Off on Local brews are liquid artistry flowing from Kentucky’s taps at Mellow Mushroom

Kentucky is renowned for its bourbon distilleries and rich agricultural heritage, and is now home to a burgeoning and increasingly diverse craft beer scene. From the rolling hills of the Bluegrass region, passionate brewers are [...]
There’s something for everyone at the Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival

September 29, 2023 Comments Off on There’s something for everyone at the Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival

As the leaves begin to change in Logan County, Kentucky, our community celebrates our annual Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival. Each year since 1941, residents of Logan County have come together in the fall [...]
20/20 isn’t always hindsight. Sometimes it hits you right in the face! But keep calm and shop on. With Duck-Duck-Goose right around the corner, there’s something to help you see past this season.

July 31, 2020 Comments Off on 20/20 isn’t always hindsight. Sometimes it hits you right in the face! But keep calm and shop on. With Duck-Duck-Goose right around the corner, there’s something to help you see past this season.

Some changes come without warning: suddenly routines are interrupted, friends and co-workers are separated and society holds its breath waiting for a normal. Other changes are more predictable, expected and bittersweet: children outgrow their clothes, [...]
Volunteers in Action names 2024 Volunteers of the Year

July 12, 2024 Comments Off on Volunteers in Action names 2024 Volunteers of the Year

Outstanding volunteers were recognized on April 21 at the 33rd Annual Volunteers of the Year Awards. The event at the Bob Kirby Branch of the Warren County Public Library was sponsored by WNKY News 40, [...]