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A Look Into Kentucky State's Third Thursday Thing
Community members gathered on the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm on July 17 for the Third Thursday Thing program, a monthly sustainable agriculture workshop. This month’s workshop topics focused on cattle and poultry presented by Dr. Abbigail Hines, Mike Wilson, and Dr. Frederick Bebe.Participants from throughout the Commonwealth attend the workshops, with some attendees regularly coming nearly every month to expand their kno...
Kentucky's first African American and woman to serve as state registrar to receive associate degree from Kentucky State University
A historical figure in Kentucky’s history came back to Kentucky State University for an associate degree. It took some coaxing from her sister, however, to do it. Barbara White, 80, and the Commonwealth’s first African American and first woman state registrar, enrolled at Kentucky State in 1957. White completed the 1957-58 and 1958-59 semesters, then withdrew because of other life obligations. White went back for a semester in 1962...
Kentucky State University football head coach will step down for position at Air Force Academy
Kentucky State University football head coach Charlie Jackson will step down from his role after accepting a job as the assistant head football coach at his alma mater, the United States Air Force Academy. Jackson began as the Kentucky State football head coach in January 2019 and led the Thorobreds to a 14-7 record through two complete seasons. The Thorobreds were 0-10 the season prior to Jackson’s arrival. “We thank Coach Jac...