July 9, 2025

What's next for State Rep. Daniel Grossberg, the Trump administration plans to slash ARC's budget by 93%, another Republican announces a bid for Kentucky's sixth congressional district, and we go behind the scenes of one of the biggest car shows in North America.

Episode Transcript

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[♪♪]
>> AN ETHICS COMMISSION'S
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT STATE
REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL GROSSBERG.
AND WHERE DOES THE INVESTIGATION
GO FROM HERE?
>> THE NEAT THING ABOUT THE CAR
CULTURE IS IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
YOU'RE RICH OR POOR, BLACK OR
WHITE, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER-YOU
GET DOWN HERE, AND THAT
TRANSCENDS ALL THAT.

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>> WE'RE ON THE ROAD IN
SOMERSET, HOME OF ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CAR SHOWS IN AMERICA.
WE'RE DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR
KIDS AND SOMETIMES KIDS MAKE
NOISE WE GET EXCITED FOR IT.
AND SOME SOMERSET STUDENTS ARE
ON THE MOVE...
AND THEY WON'T BE STOPPING FOR
GAS.

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>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
KENTUCKY EDITION FOR WEDNESDAY,

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JULY 9TH.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE CONTINUE OUR ON THE ROAD SHOW
FROM SOMERSET, KENTUCKY...
HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY.
TODAY WE'RE INSIDE THE VIRGINIA
THEATRE...
WHICH HAS BECOME THE ANCHOR OF
DOWNTOWN SOMERSET.
COMING UP...
HOW SOME LOCAL STUDENTS ARE
SHINING BRIGHT AS THEY COMPETE

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IN A SOLAR CAR COMPETITION.
AND WE TAKE A TRIP TO NEARBY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO SEE HOW THE
CITY OF BURKESVILLE IS SHOWING
THOSE WHO COME FOR FISHING AND
BOATING...
THEY HAVE THINGS TO OFFER ON DRY
LAND, TOO.
BUT FIRST, IN THE NEWS TODAY...
SOME APPALACHIAN LEADERS WANT
CONGRESS TO STOP PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S PLAN TO CUT THE

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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
BUDGET BY 93 PERCENT.
THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 WOULD CUT
THE ARC'S BUDGET FROM 200
MILLION DOLLARS TO 14 MILLION.
THE KENTUCKY LANTERN REPORTS
MORE THAN 80 ELECTED OFFICIALS,
SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES,
AND NONPROFITS SENT A LETTER TO
CONGRESS OPPOSING THE PROPOSED

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CUT.
THE ARC PROVIDES THE APPALACHIAN
REGION WITH MONEY AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION,
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IS RUNNING
FOR CONGRESS IN KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT.
THE SEAT WILL BE OPEN IN 2026
BECAUSE THE INCUMBENT, ANDY

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BARR, IS RUNNING FOR THE U.S.
SENATE.
DEANNA GORDON SAYS SHE WILL RUN
FOR THAT SEAT.
GORDON IS A MEMBER OF THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SHE'S A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE 81ST DISTRICT, SERVING PART
OF MADISON COUNTY.
SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2018.
HERE'S SOME OF REPRESENTATIVE
GORDON'S STATEMENT ANNOUNCING

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HER CANDIDACY:
"I'M A CHAMPION OF AMERICA FIRST
POLICIES THAT WILL ALLOW OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES TO FLOURISH AND
GROW.
WE NEED A CONGRESS THAT NEVER
BACKS DOWN FROM TRIMMING
GOVERNMENT, ENDING FAILED
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES PUSHED BY
IVY LEAGUE INSTITUTIONS, AND
SECURING THE BORDER BY HAVING
THE BACKBONE TO NOT ONLY BUILD A
WALL, BUT DEPORT THOSE HERE

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ILLEGALLY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED."
THE RACE FOR KENTUCKY'S SIXTH
DISTRICT COULD SOON BECOME MORE
CROWDED.
PLUS, THERE'S NEW INFORMATION
ABOUT AN ETHICS INVESTIGATION
INVOLVING A SITTING STATE
LAWMAKER.
OUR LAURA ROGERS DISCUSSED THAT
AND MORE TODAY WITH NPR'S RYLAND
BARTON.
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS WITH
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S RYLAND

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BARTON GETTING US CAUGHT UP ON
THE POLITICAL NEWS OF THE WEEK.
AND A QUICK UPDATE ON THE ETHICS
INVESTIGATION INTO STATE
REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL GROSSBERG
A VOTE MEANS THIS CASE WILL MOVE
FORWARD?
>> YEAH.
THE ETHICS COMMISSION VOTED
THERE'S PROBABLE CAUSE THAT
GROSSBERG VIOLATED THE ETHICS

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CODE ALLEGATIONS THAT HE SENT
WOMEN WEIRD OR CREEPY TEXT
MESSAGE THAT HE ACTED IMPROPER
IN INVITING A WOMAN TO HIS
OFFICE AND OFFERING HER DRINKS
AND ALSO THERE IS A FEW OTHER
THINGS AT A STRIP CLUB AND
ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH ONE OF THE
STRIPPERS.
AND WHEN HE WAS KICKED OUT BY

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THE OWNER, THREATENED THE OWNER
HE COULD HAVE THE PLACE SHUT
DOWN BECAUSE OF HIS PLACE OF
POWER.
HE LIKELY VIOLATED THE CODE ON A
FEW GROUNDS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER
PUBLIC HEARING IT WILL LOOK LIKE
A COURT HEARING AND THAT COULD
TAKE PLACE LATER THIS MONTH.
>> AND THIS CASE PROMPTED THE

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ETHICS COMMISSION TO ASK THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADD SEXUAL
HARASSMENT TO THE CODE AS A
VIOLATION?
>> YES.
THEY RECOMMENDED THIS IN THE
JUNE NEWSLETTER AND THIS HAS
BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS.
THE LAST TIME IT CAME UP WITH
FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER JEFF HOOVER

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ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY
A STAFFER AND THE COMMISSION WAS
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FIND AN
ISSUE WITH HIS CONDUCT AND THERE
IS NO SPECIFIC VIOLATION OF THE
SEXUAL HAD HARASSMENT IN THE
CODE.
LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN AND HOOVER
WAS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION FOR
IMPROPERLY USING HIS OFFICE.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THE PUBLIC

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AND LAWMAKERS OFTEN HAVE BEEN
SURPRISED THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT
IN THE STATE ETHICS CODE IT'S UP
TO THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS A LAW
TO MAKE IT SO.
A BILL HAS BEEN PROPOSED SEVERAL
TIMES AND GOT AS FAR AS PASSING
OUT OF ONE CHAMBER AND WILL
STALL IN THE OTHER AND FORGOTTEN

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IN RECENT YEARS AND SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND
THE ETHICS COMMISSION IS OFTEN
THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR HANDS ARE
TIED WHEN SOME OF THE
ALLEGATIONS ARE BROUGHT UP
BECAUSE SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS NOT
A VIOLATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE
ETHICS CODE RIGHT NOW.
>> AND LET'S MOVE NOW TO SOME UP

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COMING ELECTIONS INCLUDING THE
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
RACE WHICH WE KNOW THAT IS GOING
TO BE AN OPEN SEAT BECAUSE
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR IS RUNNING
FOR THE SENATE.
AND A FORMER SENATOR COULD BE
REENTERING POLITICS TO RUN FOR
THAT SEAT.
>> A FORMER STATE SENATOR MOVED

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TO TENNESSEE NOW THE HEALTH
COMMISSIONER OF TENNESSEE RALPH
ALVARADO HE BECAME A LAWMAKER I
BELIEVE IN 2014 AS A STATE
SENATOR FROM WINCHESTER.
HE BECAME THE CHAIR OF THE
SENATE'S HEALTH COMMITTEE AT ONE
POINT AND MATT BEVIN'S RUNNING
MATE THE LAST ATTEMPT TO RUN FOR
GOVERNOR REELECTION.
HE SAYS HE IS INTERESTED IN

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COMING BACK TO KENTUCKY POLITICS
HE MAINTAINS A PRACTICE IN
WINCHESTER AND WILL GET INTO THE
RACE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S INTERESTING ANOTHER
REPUBLICAN HAS GOTTEN IN, STATE
REPRESENTATIVE RYAN DOTSON AND
THERE WAS THINKING THAT AMANDA
MAYS BLEDSOE MAY RUN BUT SHE
WILL NOT AND SOMEONE WILL BE

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MAKING AAND ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE
COMES DAYS AND MANY ASSUME THAT
WILL BE RALPH ALVARADO AND SHE
IS CLEARING THE WAY FOR HIM TO
RUN.
DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCED THEIR
CANDIDACY, FORMER REPRESENTATIVE
CHERLYNN STEVENSON, FORMER
LEXINGTON CITY COUNCILMAN
KLOIBER AND THEY HAVE A CHANCE

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OF WINNING THIS SEAT THE
LEXINGTON AREA'S CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT AND IT'S BECOME MUCH
MORE REPUBLICAN AND HELD BY ANDY
BARR OVER THE YEARS WHO STAYED
IN OFFICE FOR A LONGTIME AND
GOTTEN NAME RECOGNITION AND
DEMOCRATS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO
MOUNT A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE

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AGAINST HIM.
SINCE 2018 WHEN AMY McGRATH
RAN FOR THE SEAT BUT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO HOLD ON TO IT.
IT WILL BE AN OPEN SEAT AND OPEN
ELECTION A VACANT SEAT THAT ANDY
BARR WILL BE LEAVING.
IT MIGHT BE THE DEMOCRATS' BEST
CHANCE BUT RALPH ALVARADO HAS
NAME RECOGNITION RAN A

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STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN AND AND
REPUBLICANS THINK HE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO KEEP THE SEAT FOR
REPUBLICANS.
>> AND MITCH McCONNELL'S SEAT
AND NATURE CONSERVANCY RUNNING
IN THAT --
NATE MORRIS IS RUNNING IN THAT
PRIMARY AND HIS CAMPAIGN IS
ABOUT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY
GETTING HIS MESSAGE OUT THERE.

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>> THE CAPE IS SPENDING --
CAMPAIGN IS SPENDING BIG MONEY
ON THE CAMPAIGN.
HE RUNS RUBICON A WASTE AND
RECYCLING COMPANY THAT HE
FOUNDED BASED IN LEXINGTON.
HE IS LAUNCHING THIS
SEVEN-FIGURE AD BUYS THAT WILL
RUN IN EVERY MARKET STATE-WIDE
ON TV AND IT WILL BE MAILERS

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ACCORDING TO THE SPOKESPERSON IT
IS AN AD THAT IS CRITICAL ABOUT
GOING REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATOR
MITCH McCONNELL AS WELL AS
FELLOW CANDIDATES ANDY BARR AND
DANIEL CAMERON, ALL OF THESE
FIGURES HAVE HAD CONNECTIONS TO
McCONNELL AT ONE POINT IN
TIME.
MORRIS SAYS HE CASTS OFF THE

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CONNECTIONS TO McCONNELL LONG
BEFORE THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
AND ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ARE
TRYING TO PORTRAY THEMSELVES AS
THE ONE CLOSEST TO PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP.
BARR'S CAMPAIGN HAS POINTED OUT
HE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF DONALD
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR AND
POINTS OUT THAT MORRIS SUPPORTED
NIKKI HALEY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE BACK AND

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FORTH HERE EARLY ELECTION
STARTING OFF WITH A LOT OF MONEY
BEING SPENT IN THE ELECTION AND
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL
CAMERON IS RUNNING IN THIS RACE
AS WELL.
WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
ELSE THAT WILL GET INTO THE RACE
BEFORE THE DEADLINE IN JANUARY.
BUT ALREADY A LOT OF BIG
FIGURES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND IS THERE A THOUGHT THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP MIGHT ENDORSE

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ONE OF THE CANDIDATES?
>> THEY ARE ALL SEEKING THAT
SOMETHING WE SAW IN THE
GOVERNOR'S RACE WHEN DANIEL
CAMERON AND KELLY CRAFT WERE
RUNNING AND CAMERON SNUCK IN
WITH THE EARLY ENDORSEMENT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHICH HE
CREDITED WITH HIM WINNING THAT
NOMINATION THAT YEAR.
ALL THE CANDIDATES WILL BE
HOPING FOR THAT.
>> RYLAND BARTON WITH NATIONAL

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PUBLIC RADIO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
>> TODAY, KENTUCKY'S ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANNOUNCED A NEW
DEVELOPMENT IN BODY ARMOR
EQUIPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS ACROSS THE STATE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN
AND OTHER STATE LEADERS MET IN
COVINGTON TO ANNOUNCE THAT
NEARLY TWO THOUSAND OFFICERS,

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DEPUTIES, AND TROOPERS HAVE BEEN
FITTED OR EQUIPPED WITH BODY
ARMOR.
TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT TOOK PLACE
AT THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL, WHICH
BEARS THE NAME OF FALLEN
OFFICERS.
CAMPBELL COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE
JANSEN, WHOSE BROTHER WAS KILLED
IN THE LINE OF DUTY, SPOKE ABOUT
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
INCREASED PROTECTION.

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>> THANKS TO PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
NO PORE NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO
THIS MEMORIAL WALL.
I'VE SERVED JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS
WHEN I LOST MY BROTHER.
I COULD HAVE STEPPED AWAY AT
THAT TIME FROM THIS CAREER BUT
THERE WAS NEVER AN OPTION.
JANZEN'S NEVER GIVE UP.
>> WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS
PROGRAM SOMETHING THAT IS

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WORKING IN GOVERNMENT AND
WORKING AS WE COLLABORATE,
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL WE TEAR
DOWN SILOS.
OFFICERS THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE.
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
CREATED THE BODY ARMOR GRANT
PROGRAM LAST YEAR AFTER THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEDICATED 15
MILLION DOLLARS TO THE CAUSE.

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THE OFFICE PLANS TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO INCLUDE SHIELDS,
HELMETS, AND MORE.
KENTUCKY HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED
MEASLES CASE...
AS THE CDC DESCRIBES THIS AS THE
WORST YEAR FOR MEASLES IN THE
U.S. IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS.

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KENTUCKY'S 12TH CASE IS IN
FAYETTE COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
AND THIS IS THE NINTH CASE
CONNECTED TO AN OUTBREAK IN
FAYETTE AND WOODFORD COUNTIES.
FIVE OF THOSE ARE IN FAYETTE
COUNTY.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE
PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE UNDER
QUARANTINE, AND THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL RISK TO THE PUBLIC.

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[♪♪]
NOW... AN UPDATE ON FLOODING
REPAIRS, AND A UNION COMPLAINS
ABOUT AN EFFORT TO SCARE
WORKERS.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS MORE IN THIS
LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY.

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>> UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION
WANTS THE NATIONAL LABOR
RELATIONS BOARD TO INVESTIGATE
FORD AND THE SK PLANT IN
GLENDALE, THE UAW ACCUSES FORD
OF VIOLATING LABOR LAWS THROUGH
AN ANTILABOR CAMPAIGN MEANT TO
SCARE WORKERS.
THE UAW WANTS AN INVESTIGATION
BEFORE IT SETS THE DATE FOR A

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UNION VOTE.
BLUE OVAL CALLS THE MOVE A LEGAL
MANEUVER DESIGNED TO THWART THE
ELECTION PROCESS.
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
REPAIRS CONTINUE AFTER FLOODS
THE ELECTRICITY IS BACK ON.
TWOLE VISITORS ARE WORKING AND

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WORKERS ARE WAITING ON PARTSES
TO FIX THE HEATING AND AIR
SYSTEMS.
THE COUNTY IS HOLDING CRIMINAL
COURT IN THE JAIL GYMNASIUM AND
CIVIL COURT BY ZOOM.
WITH HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY
I'M TOBY GIBBS.
[♪♪]

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>> FOR 25 YEARS, SOMERSET HAS
PLAYED HOST TO ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CAR SHOWS IN NORTH
AMERICA.
SOMERNITES CRUISE IS A MONTHLY
GATHERING FOR CLASSIC CAR
ENTHUSIASTS THAT RUNS FROM APRIL
TO OCTOBER EVERY YEAR.
THE EVENT HAS BROUGHT IN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE LOCAL
ECONOMY AND BECOME AN IMPORTANT
PART OF LOCAL CULTURE.
FOR SOMERNITES ORGANIZERS, IT'S

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ALL ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
IN OUR OPINION SOMERNITES CRUISE
IS A GATHERING OF PEOPLE.
CARS ARE A BACKDROP A MECHANISM
TO GET PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

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FRIENDS AND FAMILIES AND CHECK
OUT THE SHOPS DOWNTOWN AND THE
BUSINESSES WE HAVE DOWNTOWN.
DISCOVERING WHAT SOMERSET IS
ABOUT.
WE STARTED THIS 25 YEARS AGO WE
HAD OUR THOUGHTS AND DREAMS WHAT
WE WANTED TO DO BY THE END OF
THE FIRST YEAR WAS TO HAVE 500
CARS AND 5,000 SPECTATORS WHICH

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WE DID.
AND AT THAT POINT WE STARTED
CATCHING THE ATTENTION OF THE
NATIONAL TELEVISION SHOWS ALL
THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOWS.
THEY STARTED REACHING OUT AND
SAYING WE WANT TO DO A SEGMENT
ON YOU GUYS AND MAGAZINES
STARTED RUNNING ARTICLES ON US
AND THINGS CAUGHT FIRE.
OUR LARGEST SHOW IS 2086 CARS.

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WE WILL REGULARRY HAVE 8 TO
10,000 PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
WE'VE HAD ATTENDEES FROM 49
STATES AND FIVE FOREIGN
COUNTRIES WITH CARS.
WE'VE HAD SPECTATORS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
>> IT BRINGS A LOT OF ATTENTION
TO THE COUNTY.
THIS EVENT WITH SOMERNITES AND
THE TOURISM ON THE LAKE BRINGS

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PEOPLE IN AND THEY SEE THE AREA
AND THEY WANT TO COME BACK.
>> IT IS A NONPROFIT WE'RE NOT
IN IT FOR THE MONEY BUT TO HELP
OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU COME TO TOWN AND SPEND YOUR
MONEY WITH THE HOTELS,
RESTAURANTS AND THE GAS STATIONS
AND DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
AND THAT BUSINESS PLAN HAS
WORKED.
AND WE'VE BECOME IF WE'RE NOT

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THE LARGEST WE'RE ONE OF THE
LARGEST MONTHLY ORGANIZED
CLASSIC CAR EVENTS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
WE HAVE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 10 TO 12 MILLION A YEAR
ECONOMIC IMPACT.
AND YOU FIGURE THAT OVER 25

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YEARS THAT IS OVER A QUARTER OF
A BILLION DOLLARS.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LOT
OF MONEY TO ENJOY THIS HOBBY.
GET OUT AND BE PRODUCTIVE AND
CREATIVE WITH YOUR HANDS.
LET YOUR MIND GO WILD.
THIS IS A '68 ROAD RUNNER IT WAS
ROUGH ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
AND I DONE ALL HAND PAINTED THIS

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IS ALL ROLLER PAINTED AND THESE
ARE HAND PAINTED BY ME.
SO I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT MY WHOLE
LIFE.
IT'S JUST FUN.
FAMILY FUN BRING YOUR FAMILY
DOWN.
FIND A SHADY SPOT AND ENJOY.
PASS THE LOVE OF AN AUTOMOBILE
ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
>> YOU CAN COUNT ON IT RAIN OR

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SHINE WE WILL HAVE THE SHOW AND
PEOPLE KNOW THAT AND PUT OUT THE
WORD A LOT OF PLACES I GO THEY
WANT TO MENTION I'M FROM
SOMERSET AND THAT IS WHERE THE
CAR SHOW IS AT.
>> IT'S NEAT WHEN SOMEBODY WILL
CALL YOU FROM OUT OF STATE AND
SEND YOU A PICTURE WITH SOMEONE
IN A SOMERNITES T-SHIRT OR IN

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CALIFORNIA AND SEND YOU A
PICTURE OF A NICE CAR OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE REACHED A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
SO WE'VE BEEN TRULY BLESSED.
THE CAR CULTURE IT DOESN'T
MATTER IF YOU ARE RICH OR POOR,
BLACK OR WHITE, REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT, YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T
MATTER.
YOU GET HERE AND THAT TRANSCENDS
ALL THAT.

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YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A SHOT OF
THE GENERAL LEE JUMPING A
FOUNTAIN IN DOWNTOWN SOMERSET IN
THE STORY.
THE CAR STUNT WAS PUT TOGETHER
AS A SPECIAL WAY TO CELEBRATE
SOMERNITES CRUISE'S 25TH
ANNIVERSARY.
STUDENTS AT SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL
ARE PUTTING ENGINEERING SKILLS
TO GOOD USE...
BY BUILDING THEIR OWN

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SOLAR-POWERED CAR!
THE TEAM IS KNOWN AS THE
"SOMERSET SOLAR JUMPERS"-A PLAY
OFF THEIR MASCOT, THE BRIAR
JUMPERS-AND THEY'RE PREPARING
FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION.
OUR EMILY SISK GIVES US AN
INSIDE LOOK AT THEIR WORK.
>> NEARLY EVERYDAY OF SUMMER

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STUDENTS AND ADVISERS CAN BE
FOUND IN THE SHOP BUILDING
SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE
EVERYDAY.
IT IS A SOLAR POWERED CAR FULLY
OPERATIONAL AND DESIGNED BY THE
STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
>> FOR EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING WE
DESIGN THE CRUST ZONE.
>> I CAN WELD A GOOD BIT AND

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CONFIDENTLY SAY I CAN BUILD A
CAR ON MY OWN.
>> TO GO IN AND WATCH THE KIDS
THAT HAVE GONE FROM HAVING NO
MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE TO WELDING
THEIR OWN CASSY, DOING A WHEEL
ALIGNMENT.
>> THE TERMS FROM THE CAR WORLD
NOT THE THINGS AT THAT TIME KIDS
ARE LEARNING.

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>> THERE ARE TOOLS THAT I NEVER
KNEW HOW CARS WORK IN GENERAL.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT THAN
A CAR OUT THERE BUT IT'S COOL TO
GET THIS EXPERIENCE.
>> THE SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE IS A
NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS TO GET STUDENTS
FIRSTHAND ENGINEERING
EXPERIENCE.
BRIAN COLEMAN IS THE ADVISER OF
THE TEAM HE CAME TO SOMERSET

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AFTER STARTING A SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM IN BATH COUNTY.
FOR MANY STUDENTS IT WAS HIS
ENCOURAGE.
THAT LED THEM TO GET INVOLVED.
>> I LOVED MATH ESPECIALLY
SCIENCE, TOO.
HE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO JOIN
THEM AND I WAS KIND OF LIKE I
DON'T KNOW NO GIRLS WERE IN IT
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'D LIKE TO
WORK WITH GUYS.

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I FOUND A PLACE IN HERE WHERE I
DIDN'T FEEL JUDGED.
INTRODUCED ME INTO SOMETHING NEW
AND I WANTED TO DEVELOP NEW
SKILLS.
>> THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
WORKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TRAVEL TO DALLAS, TEXAS FOR THE
COMPETITION.
BESIDES BUILDING THE CAR IT'S
TAKING A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THE
TRIP A REALITY.
>> WE HAVE TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE

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TRIP.
IT COSTS MONEY TO BUILD THE CAR
AND TRAVEL.
I HELP MAKE SURE I OVERSEE THE
PROCESS.
WE GET MONEY THROUGH
SPONSORSHIPS AND MEET WITH LOCAL
BUSINESSES TO GET SPONSORSHIPS
TO BUILD THE CAR.
>> MOST OF THE TEAMS AND NOT TO
KNOCK ON THEM BUT MOST OF THE
TEAMS ARE MAGNET SCHOOLS,

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CHARTER SCHOOLS THEY HAVE A
SPONSOR AND WE WERE THE ONLY CAR
THAT LOOKED LIKE A NASCAR.
HAD A TON OF SPONSORS ON THE
SIDE OF THE CAR.
>> WHEN THE STUDENTS ARRIVE IN
DALLAS, TEXAS, NEXT WEEK THE
WORK IS NOT FINISHED.
THEY WILL GO THROUGH A PROCESS
OF WHAT IS CALLED SECURITY
NEARING WHERE JUDGES SCRUTINIZE

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THEIR WORK AND DETERMINE IF THEY
ARE ALLOWED TO HIT THE TRACK.
>> IT IS NOT A JOKE, HEY GREAT
JOB SO EVERYBODY GETS TO PLAY.
YOU HAVE TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OR YOU DON'T GET ON
THE TRACK.
IT'S THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY.
>> THERE'S DIFFERENT JUDGES AND
DIFFERENT STATIONS AND
CHECKPOINTS YOU HAVE TO PASS AND
MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS QUALIFIED
AND SAFE TO COMPETE.
>> IT'S COLLABORATION OVER

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COMPETITION.
THE RACE IS FUN AND WE CHALLENGE
AND RACING WE ARE TRYING TO WIN
BUT PUSH COMES TO SHOVE IF YOUR
CAR BREAKS DOWN ALL THE OTHER
STUDENTS FROM THE OTHER TEAMS
WILL HELP YOU FIX IT.
>> THE SOMERSET HAVE A
REPUTATION OF SUCCESS IN DALLAS.
LAST YEAR, THEY WERE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS IN THEIR DIVISION.
BUT WINNING DOESN'T JUST MEAN

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THE FIRST TO CROSS A FINISH
LINE.
THE RACE HAPPENS OVER THE COURSE
OF FOUR DAYS.
>> IT IS AN ENDURANCE AND
EFFICIENCY RACE.
THE WINNING TEAM IS THE TEAM
THAT HAS THE MOST LAPS AT THE
END.
>> OUR GOAL WE WISH TO GAIN AS
MANY LAPS AS WE CAN SPECIFICALLY
OUR NUMBER IS 500.

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WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> IN A SCHOOL OF JUST OVER 500
STUDENTS, THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A TON
OF RESOURCES TO COMPETE YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM THE AREA
YOU CAN BE FROM ANYWHERE AS LONG
AS YOU TAKE THE TIME AND
DEDICATION TO GET IT DONE.
>> WE ARE DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR

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KIDS AND IF THE KIDS MAKE NOISE
WE DON'T JUST TOLERATE IT WE
LOOK FORWARD IT.
>> IT IS A BLESSING TO REPRESENT
SOMERSET.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THE STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO
DALLAS FOR THE COMPETITION ON
JULY 15TH.

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MANY OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATED
SENIORS PLAN TO STUDY
ENGINEERING AT UK OR UOFL THIS
FALL.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER CITY IN THE
REGION THAT, LIKE HERE IN
SOMERSET, GETS A LOT OF LAKE
TRAFFIC.
WE INCLUDE BURKESVILLE AMONG
THIS WEEK'S ADVENTURES IN
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
LAURA ROGERS TAKES US ON THE
ROAD TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
INCLUDING A NEW STOP ON THE

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KENTUCKY BOURBON TRAIL.
>> I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
ALWAYS PROUD TO SAY I'M FROM
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
PROUD I'M FROM BURKESVILLE."
>> LIZA TUCKER DISPLAYS THAT
PRIDE AS PRESIDENT OF THE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND A LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNER.
>> THERE'S BEEN A REVITALIZED

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INTEREST IN REALLY JUST
SHOWCASING OUR SMALL TOWN AND
ALL THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE TO
OFFER.
>> TUCKER AND HER HUSBAND
PURCHASED A HISTORIC BUILDING
THREE YEARS AGO.
>> THE BUILDING ITSELF IS OVER
100 YEARS OLD.
MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE
ANY AMOUNT OF TIME PROBABLY KNOW
IT AS THE OLD CURTIS AND MCCOMAS
BUILDING.
IT WAS A GENERAL STORE.
THEY RENOVATED THE FIRST FLOOR,
NOW HOME TO THEIR REAL ESTATE

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OFFICE AND A NEW STORE CALLED
DOWNTOWN DARLIN.
>> WE KEPT THE HISTORICAL
INTEGRITY, SO IT'S GOT THE OLD
WOOD FLOORS, THE OLD SHELVING.
>> I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
>> ELIJAH WILSON ISN'T A NATIVE,
BUT HE MOVED HERE NEARLY TWO
DECADES AGO AND QUICKLY IMMERSED
HIMSELF IN THE BURKESVILLE
COMMUNITY.
>> IT'S A SPIRITUAL THING IN
MANY PEOPLE'S EYES, AND THAT'S
WHY THEY SAY IT'S CALLED DALE

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HALLELUJAH.
>> HE'S REFERRING TO DALE HOLLOW
LAKE, KNOWN FOR ITS NATURAL
BEAUTY THAT DRAWS A LOT OF
TOURISTS TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
>> IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.
THE WATER IS VERY CLEAN.
IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR IN THE
SUMMERTIME.
>> BURKESVILLE'S PRIME LOCATION
ON THE WATER HAS EARNED IT A
REPUTATION AS THE FISHING
CAPITAL OF KENTUCKY.

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>> WE'RE JUST OFF THE BANKS OF
THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.
IT'S BEEN PROCLAIMED AS THE
NUMBER ONE TROUT STREAM IN THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
>> AND YOU CAN END YOUR DAY ON
THE WATER WITH A SLICE.
OF PIZZA AND A COLD BEVERAGE AT
SOUND GOODS, WILSON'S BUSINESS
VENTURE.
>> AND WE REALLY DO KIND OF
PRIDE OURSELVES ON A GREAT PLACE
TO GET TOGETHER AND RELAX.

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>> CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS A
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, AND WHEN YOU
DRIVE THROUGH CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
IT'S GORGEOUS.
>> THAT DRIVE ALSO INCLUDES A
NEW STOP ON KENTUCKY'S BOURBON
TRAIL.
>> WE JUST DECIDED TO COME TO
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BECAUSE THAT
WAS CLOSE TO HOME.
WE HAD OPTIONS TO GO A COUPLE OF
OTHER PLACES, BUT WE CHOSE THIS
BECAUSE IT FELT MORE LIKE HOME
TO US.
>> CLINTON COUNTY NATIVES JUNIOR
CECIL, HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND, AND
BROTHER-IN-LAW ARE THE MEN
BEHIND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY
DISTILLERY.
>> WE GET THEM FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY, MATTER OF FACT, ALL

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OVER THE WORLD.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GOING TO
WALK IN AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO BE FROM WHEN THEY WALK IN.
>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF VARIETIES
TO CHOOSE FROM, INCLUDING VODKA,
MOONSHINE, FLAVORED WHISKEYS,
AND RECENT HONOREES FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS
COMPETITION.
>> OUR VODKA GOT SILVER, WHICH
WE WERE PLEASED WITH.
OUR TURBY'S-THE VERY FIRST
CHERRYWOOD BOURBON THAT WE'VE
MADE-GOT GOLD.

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AND THEN OUR HIGH RYE-THE HIGH
RYES THAT WE COLLABORATED WITH A
FRIEND OF OURS ON ANOTHER
DISTILLERY-GOT DOUBLE GOLD.
>> THEY ALSO STRUCK GOLD IN
CONNECTING WITH COUNTRY MUSIC
STAR EDDIE MONTGOMERY, WHO'S A
BRAND AMBASSADOR.
>> EDDIE'S A GREAT GUY.
SO DOWN TO EARTH.
HE LOVES KENTUCKY-KENTUCKY
THROUGH AND THROUGH.
SAME AS WE ARE.
>> I'M PROUD TO BE FROM THIS
SMALL TOWN IN KENTUCKY-A SMALL

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TOWN THAT'S MAKING ITS OWN WAY,
HONORING THE PAST, AND PLANNING
FOR THE FUTURE.
>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD MIX OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE
COMMUNITY AND WANT TO REINVEST
AND REVITALIZE WHAT'S HERE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE NEW IDEAS
COMING IN TOO, AND I THINK WE'RE
A SMALL TOWN WHERE WE EMBRACE
THOSE NEW IDEAS.
>> FOR KENTUCKY EDITION, I'M
LAURA ROGERS.

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>> BURKESVILLE HOSTS ITS ANNUAL
RIVER FESTIVUS NEXT MONTH, WHICH
INCLUDES A FREE CONCERT FROM
MONTGOMERY GENTRY FEATURING
EDDIE MONTGOMERY.
WE CONTINUE ON THE ROAD IN
SOMERSET WITH A LOOK AT THE
MASTER MUSICIANS FESTIVAL.

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>> THE FESTIVAL WAS FORMED TO
BRING MUSICAL EXCELLENCE TO
RURAL KENTUCKY, WHERE IT WAS
OTHERWISE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
>> TOMORROW ON KENTUCKY EDITION,
FIND OUT HOW ONE MUSICIAN HELPED
CATAPULT THIS SMALL MUSIC
FESTIVAL INTO THE BIG TIME.
WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN,
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION," WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT, AND INSPIRE.

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I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND I'LL
SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT
RIGHT HERE FROM SOMERSET.
TAKE GOOD CARE.
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