EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 56 MIN
Spotlighting the Lake Cumberland Region
from Kentucky Tonight · host KET
Renee Shaw discusses progress and opportunity in the Lake Cumberland region in taped interviews with Somerset Mayor Alan Keck; Bobby Clue, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce; Lonnie Lawson, The Center for Rural Development; State Sen. Rick Girdler (R- Somerset); State Rep. Ken Upchurch (R- Monticello); Michelle Allen, Lake Cumberland Tourism, and Carey Castle, Somerset Community College.
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