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Jun. 23—If you've tuned in lately to WLEX 18, central and eastern Kentucky's NBC affiliate, and noticed a familiar location on your television screen — yep, that was Burnside. The City of ...
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– With so much rain this winter, Lake Cumberland is reaching stunning levels. Some people who live in Burnside tell LEX 18 they haven’t seen the water this high ...
Annexing the tranquil banks of the Cumberland River, Burnside sits on a scenic bend of Kentucky's southerly waterway. A hotspot for outdoor recreation, the sleepy settlement attracts adventurous ...
Chip visits Burnside, Kentucky's only island state park. The Commonwealth of Kentucky isn't necessarily known for its islands, but down south on Lake Cumberland sits an island home to a park ...
BURNSIDE, Ky. (FOX 56) — The possible Lake Cumberland drowning victim has been identified. Officials confirmed that 53-year-old Sonny Ehrsam died during a family outing to Lake Cumberland ...
Rain has been coming down heavily in parts of southern Kentucky. It has closed some roads in Pulaski County and access to Lake Cumberland is limited. The Burnside Island boat ramp was closed ...
BURNSIDE, Ky. (WKYT) - Efforts to place a resort at a southern Kentucky state park on Lake Cumberland could be a step closer to reality. A study released last week shows the benefits of a resort ...
In 2021, the City of Burnside took a riverboat gamble. Four years later, those cards are being held a little closer to the vest, but Burnside hasn’t folded. At an April 2021 Burnside City ...
Crews have retrieved the body of a man from Lake Cumberland. ... Associated Press. BURNSIDE, Ky. — Crews have retrieved the body of a man from Lake Cumberland ... His body was found near Burnside.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A person died in Lake Cumberland after a boating accident on Saturday, according to Russell County Search and Rescue. Emergency crews responded to a boating accident on ...
The elevation of Lake Cumberland at Wolf Creek Dam on June 5 was 714.9 feet, compared to the typical target of 723 feet by mid-May. The 723-foot level is near the tree line on the shore of the ...
Oct. 14—BURNSIDE — In the small town of Burnside, Ky., on a given Saturday night, the air is filled with the smell of high octane race fuel and the sounds of 900+ horsepower Late Models ...