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Lone Fancy Farm Democrat takes on Comer, as GOP allies hint at Kentucky representative’s future
While many eyes were on Kentucky’s US Senate candidates at this weekend’s Fancy Farm Picnic, there was another story to watch ...
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Republicans spar over chance at McConnell's seat at 145th annual Fancy Farm picnic
With only one Democrat speaking at the western Kentucky political event, the jabs and jeers of Fancy Farm turned inwards as ...
Is Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic still relevant in a changing political climate?
The annual Fancy Farm picnic has long been Kentucky's political event of the summer. But in the modern political world, does ...
Who had the best zingers? Here's a round up from Fancy Farm
Kentucky's politicians came out swinging on stage in West Kentucky at the 145th Fancy Farm Picnic. Here's what they said.
Democrats largely a no-show at Fancy Farm. Voters say it harms their message
Republicans mocked the Kentucky Democratic Party’s absence at Fancy Farm this year. Some Democratic voters saw their absence ...
Who is the first female speaker to ever emcee at Fancy Farm?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman has made history during St. Jerome’s Fancy Farm picnic. Ashli Watts will serve as the emcee in the picnic’s 145-year history. Watts currently serves as the president and CEO ...
Fancy Farm Picnic kicks off Friday
Saturday, August 2 marks Kentucky’s 145th Fancy Farm Picnic, but the celebration started on Friday. The “blessing of the meat” was held early in the day, followed by a fish fry, 1-mile and 5K runs and ...
Al Gore, blood hounds, the Terminator. Photos of Fancy Farm from over the years
In a 2015 interview with Kentucky Educational Television, Mark Wilson, the then-chairman of the political speaking for the ...