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Rescuing Champion Racehorses

by Alanna Nash

"Just look at this boy," says Michael Blowen, gazing with pride across a Kentucky pasture at Ogygian, a champion 24-year-old stallion.

first appeared: 7/15/2007

Telling the Story of Bluegrass

by Kay West

Opening the front door of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Ky. (pop. 54,067), is like lifting the lid of a music box.

first appeared: 6/3/2007

Rockin' Role Models

by Pam Windsor

Seventh- and eighth-graders pour into the gym at South Laurel Middle School in Laurel, Ky., quickly filling the bleachers.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

What Makes Your Hometown Great?

When American Profile posed this question to readers, responses brimming with passion and pride poured in from across the nation.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

Whatta Water Tower!

by Marti Attoun

Hometown landmarks inspire community pride

first appeared: 1/22/2006

Screaming Eagles

by Beverly Keel

After the 101st was established in the 1940s, its national headquarters moved several times before settling at Fort Campbell in 1956. Now every Army unit displaying the trademark 101st Screaming Eagle patch is stationed there.

first appeared: 11/27/2005

The Birthplace of Bluegrass

by Stuart Englert

When Drew Luttrell, 8, takes the stage at the Rosine Barn Jamboree to sing Blue Moon of Kentucky, he’s living proof that bluegrass music is alive and well in the hometown of the man who created the musical style in the 1930s.

first appeared: 5/16/2004

Unusual Lodging

by Michael Nolan

Looking for something more offbeat than standard lodging choices for your next trip? We’ve searched the treetops, ocean floor and coast-to-coast and found eight unforgettable, out-of-the-ordinary options.

first appeared: 4/25/2004

Sharing Life Lessons

by Beverly Keel

Naomi Judd's incredible journey f self-discovery

first appeared: 2/8/2004

The NASCAR Fan

by Keith Dunnavant

The Schadels’ miniature museum includes more than 200 die-cast cars featuring every driver on the Winston Cup circuit, plus bobble-head dolls, posters, caps, sponsor signs, and several tires used in NASCAR races.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

Inside Ott's

by Martha W. Aldrich

Ott’s Grocery, in a small white frame building, continues to thrive, brimming with groceries, supplies, conversation, and memories.

first appeared: 1/20/2002

Farming of a Different Sort

by Niki Hendricks

Her nickname, “Bubbasue,” suggests that Susan Harkins approaches life a bit differently than most women, but when she announced her plans to raise shrimp in a pond on her farm in Fayette County, Ky., many thought she had lost it.

first appeared: 11/18/2001

Delivering House to House

by Silas House

Silas House takes us on his daily route, delivering mail and good will

first appeared: 10/21/2001

Teachers' Helpers

by Kara Carden

Parental involvement helps students make the grade

first appeared: 8/12/2001

The Santa Train Delivers

by Stephen Leon Alligood

What began in 1943 as a thank-you gesture from the merchants of Kingsport to their customers in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky has become as traditional as giblet gravy and cranberry salad at the Thanksgiving meal.

first appeared: 12/17/2000

Quiet Heroes

by Ken Textor

Many towns have learned that a volunteer fire department enables it to spend its limited funds on equipment, not salaries—though sometimes the equipment isn’t grand.

first appeared: 9/10/2000

Unsung Fathers

by Bradwell D. Scott

Fatherhood and what it's meant to five unsung dads

first appeared: 6/4/2000

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