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Heritage Christian Academy placed 21st of 36 teams Saturday at the Class 1A state cross country meet in Lexington with 607 points, led by junior Aaron Hensley who finished 93rd in 18:41 in the boys' 5,000-meter race.

Easton Bourland won Dawson Springs' first individual state cross country title Saturday, taking the boys 5,000 at the Kentucky Beef Council Class 1A meet at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington in a school-record 15:40; it was his second individual state title of 2026, finishing more than 16 seconds ahead of Grant Greenwell.

University Heights Academy finished eighth among 36 teams at the Kentucky Beef Council Class 1A state cross country meet in Lexington on Saturday, scoring 299 points; sophomore Graham Conrad led the Blazers with a personal-best 17:05 for 3.1 miles (21st of 261), and the five scorers averaged 18:16.

Caldwell County lost 30-17 to Murray on Friday to finish the regular season, and the Tigers (8-2) will host Hancock County in a playoff game next week.

With winter approaching after Halloween and the time change, the Tennessee Valley Authority is urging residents to prepare now by scheduling heating tune-ups, checking vents and ceiling fan rotation, and adding thermal curtains; TVA offers a rebate for tune-ups & posts contractor resources online.

Trigg County junior Veyda Grinols finished eighth in the Class 1A girls state cross country meet in Lexington on Saturday in 19:28 — the best Lady Wildcat state finish since 1993; Trigg County placed 13th of 31 teams with 399 points.

Christian County opens KHSAA State Tournament tonight when the Lady Tigers travel to face Region 1 champion McCracken County at 6 p.m. The winner advances to Friday's quarterfinals at George Rogers Clark High School to play the Louisville Assumption–North Oldham winner.

The Nature Conservancy purchased the 253,000-acre Cumberland Forest Project in 2018 to protect and restore lands across Virginia, Tennessee, and southeastern Kentucky.

In 2024 it sold permanent easements on 54,000 Kentucky acres and will transfer stewardship as soon as 2028 while partners expand hunting, trails, and community grants.