No horsing around on trail idea

BROOKSVILLE | Bracken County magistrates have an idea to create a recreational use for the Bracken County Industrial Park property on Kentucky 9.

Column: Trail riding an enjoyable form of exercise

I was delighted to read the Jan. 24 article in The Shelbyville News, "Cyclists work with City for Trails".

TripAdvisor's Top 15 U.S. Destinations On The Rise For 2012

NEWTON, Mass. , Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP - News), the world's largest travel site*, today announced the top 15 U.S. destinations on the rise for 2012, according to TripAdvisor ...

State of Kentucky acquires 2,500 acres of forestland in Union County

The state has acquired nearly 2,500 acres of mostly woodland in southwestern Union County that is intended for forest preservation, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation including hunting — and hopes to complement that later by acquiring an additional 6,500 acres across the Tradewater River in Crittenden County.

Potter column: Trees face a canopy of threatening diseases

America's trees are under siege. It took the Great Chestnut Blight, which obliterated 99.9 percent of the American chestnut trees, to teach us that our valuable forests face greater threats than forest fires.