This Friday night, guests at Hopkinsville Brewing Company will be greeted with chairs that are painted, embroidered, cut out from barrels, and even home to gardens. It’s all part of a fundraiser in which local artists “funkify” chairs to auction for local non-profit, Sanctuary, Inc.

If you’ve ever driven in the river counties, you’ve probably seen the “green blanket” of vines covering parts of the landscape - from thickets of trees to abandoned buildings. With nicknames including the ‘mile-a-minute vine’ and ‘the vine that ate the south’ – kudzu seems here to stay in parts of the region.But what is it exactly? And where did it come from?

Murray-based retro rock band Melanie A. Davis & the Madness returns to Live Lunch on Friday, June 5, in support of their new album, 'It's a Beautiful Day on the Troll Farm'.

The Jesse Williams Band makes their WKMS Live Lunch debut on May 15, 2026, bringing their unique mountain blues sound to Studio B.

The two-day festival in Paducah’s Lower Town neighborhood will feature two stages, live music, crafts, vendors, and food. Festival Music Director Seth Murphy said he is glad the festival is back, and that he thinks it will be better than ever. This year’s headliners are two Grammy Award-winning artists: renowned pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph and Cajun-flavored rock musician Louis Michot.

We’re all paying more at the pump these days. In this week’s installment of Question of the Week, we asked community members - and experts - how gas prices are impacting day-to-day routines across the region.

Michael Pape, a Murray State graduate who served for over two decades as field director for former Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield and currently serves as chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural utility service, is the featured speaker at this year’s Harry Lee Waterfield Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs taking place Tuesday evening.

This year’s Four Rivers Watershed Sustainability Festival includes events like a biodiversity art exhibition, a wild game supper, a research symposium, and a screening of a documentary film in partnership with MSU Cinema International that highlights the work of environmentalist Rachael Carson.

The life of the Puerto Rican ballplayer is the subject of the 2024 documentary “Clemente,” which is being screened this week by Murray State University’s Cinema International.

Femme Fest, an annual celebration of women in music in western Kentucky, returns to Paducah Beer Werks this week in celebration of Women’s History Month – this time showcasing an all-female-led lineup over two nights in downtown Paducah.