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Berea Police Department Phases Out Neighborhood Grandmothers in Favor of AI-Powered Flock Cameras

A $340,000 camera network is taking over for the porch-watch grandmothers — and getting outperformed by a possum named Chester.

The Society Pages

Unemployed Berea Man Furious at Lack of Workers at Lee's Famous Recipe

Brennan Huff says he's just four to five visits a week away from buying the place outright, just as soon as his online gaming career pays off.

Matters of Commerce

Construction of Buc-ee's Travel Center Halted Amid Ethics Investigation

A Berea business owner insists it's true love. His own inbox tells a very different story.

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Richmond city officials in wrestling masks and gear amid a destroyed commission chamber under a banner reading Richmond City Commission, No Contest

Richmond City Commission Meeting Erupts Into Full-Blown Wrestling Match

One man was fired without a reason, one was un-fired without an apology, and the meeting went so far off-script even the referee stopped enforcing rules.

Construction underway on the former Whitfield farm

Data Center Proposed for Madison County; Family Farm Chosen as Build Site

A 900-acre hyperscale data center could be headed for a 113-year-old family farm — and 94-year-old Loretta Whitfield is not going quietly.

Crowds lined up in Richmond

Thousands Line Up in Richmond to Vote for New York City Mayor Candidate, Zohran Mamdani

Residents showed up to polling places that were not open, attempting to cast votes in an election that does not exist in Kentucky.

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A live turkey in the Richmond Walmart

Live Turkey Found in Richmond Walmart Meat Cooler Triggers Nationwide Recall

A fully alive turkey was discovered wandering the refrigerated meats section, prompting a nationwide recall.

The site of Berea's second Walmart

Berea to Get Second Walmart Before First Kroger

City officials confirmed Thursday that a new Walmart Supercenter will be constructed on the west side of town — marking Berea's second Walmart facility.

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Jim Caldwell, former WKYT meteorologist

Jim Caldwell Leaves WKYT After Altercations With Sentient AI Radar System

The station's AI-integrated Doppler system, Climatron 3000, reportedly seized control of the forecast — and its human coworker.

Sasquatch interviewed near Owsley Fork Reservoir

EXCLUSIVE: Sasquatch Breaks Silence Ahead of Big Hill Line Hearing

The Observer sat down with one of Berea College Forest's most elusive — and longest-standing — residents.

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Blue Grass Energy celebration

Blue Grass Energy Hosts “Rate Increase Celebration” at Jeff Ruby's

Employees were reportedly gathering in Lexington this week for what attendees described as a “rate increase celebration.”

A tractor stuck in the mud near a pond as police officers investigate at Berea Country Club

Berea Man Arrested for Using Tractor to Retrieve Ball from Groundhog Hole

Four under par, one very smug groundhog, and a post hole digger later, the Berea Country Club's sixth hole will never be the same.

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