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A true journalist. Lexington news anchor Sam Dick retiring after 34 years Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader
May 26 The man at the helm of WKYT s evening newscasts for the past 34 years is retiring.
Sam Dick, who started at WKYT in 1979, will depart in November, he announced Tuesday night. The local news veteran spent all but five years of his career at WKYT. He worked in New York and Orlando in the mid-1980s before returning to WKYT in 1987. When I first walked in the door at WKYT in March of 1979, I was 23 years old. The newsroom still had typewriters, we shot film for news, and there were just four channel options on TV for viewers, Dick said in a statement. A lot has changed since then, but what hasn t changed is my focus as a journalist: be a truth seeker, be fair, accurate, and compassionate.
Grand Rapids junior high speakers attended the virtual speech meet hosted by Rock Ridge School on Tuesday, February 16th. Thirteen schools attended the meet and Grand Rapids came away with
Farley T. Pence, age 77, of Big Clifty, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Baptist Health Hardin.
Farley was born September 17, 1943, to the late Lawrence and Hettie N. Pence. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Helen Ivene Pence and a sister, Verlie Mae Walker.
Farley was a member of the Summit Church of Christ, a full-time farmer and worked for the Hardin Co. Board of Education as a bus driver for 17 years. Farming was his passion in life. He loved what he did, and it was something he took great pride in. Even with all the health issues he had in the last few years, his dedication never failed even through all the pain.