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The summer of 1962 I discovered small town America up close and personal...

With the wind at my back as I, a newly minted 14 year old, walked into downtown Clinton, Kentucky, I mentally contrasted the world of my grandparents in Clinton to my world in Jacksonville, Florida.

The New Kentucky Project founders Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) and former Kentucky Auditor Adam Edelen brought their roadshow on Wednesday evening to the historic 1857 Hotel in downtown Paducah last week.

They brought news of a change in the media landscape in 2017.

They are launching a news site for Kentuckians unconnected to traditional networks and outlets.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 12, 2017) - Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow California, was one of three soldiers who died June 10, 2017 of gunshot wounds.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 12, 2017) - Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, was one of three soldiers who died June 10, 2017 of gunshot wounds.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 12, 2017) - Corporal Dillon C. Baldridge, 22 of Youngsville, North Carolina was one of three soldiers who died June 10, 2017 of gunshot wounds. He was promoted to sergeant posthumously

Gov. Matt Bevin recognized the sacrifice of three Fort Campbell soldiers--Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29 of Barstow, California; and Corporal Dillon C. Baldridge, 22 of Youngsville, North Carolina--who died while supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.