Kentucky People

Girls (and apparently, this guy) just wanna have 1980s fun.

Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is now peaking at the top of the Billboard charts.

My grandfather, Don Smith, has always been a world traveler. A retired Navy captain, he was stationed from Connecticut to Hawaii. He also traveled while working for Ford Motor Company.

When Kentucky’s The Everly Brothers first appeared on the music scene in the 1950s, they were singing about girls with names like “Sue” and “Cathy.” Soon, today’s artists may be singing about girls named Everly.

Empty nest syndrome can be hard for parents, but one Kentuckian channeled that feeling into a positive goal and healthy lifestyle changes. His success was featured in a national magazine.

Katy Yocom was born in Kansas but discovered her fascination with tigers in an unlikely place: Kentucky.

Mouth-watering foodie pics may be an obvious draw on Instagram, but one Insta-famous Kentuckian is illuminating more than just great food.

If you loved Eleven in “Stranger Things,” check this out. Lexington author Gwenda Bond grabs “Stranger Things” fans by the collar and pulls them into 1969, into the history of Eleven’s mother – a college student in a small Indiana town who volunteers for a mysterious government project and uncovers an unspeakable conspiracy.

You can’t take the Kentucky out of Colonel Sanders, even when he’s in France.