They call her Miss Congeniality – but I wouldn’t if I were you. But, as Katie Himes says, the parallels are uncanny. “You’d be surprised how often I get that,” she says. “Just call me Gracie Lou.” It’s a reference to the Sandra Bullock character in the movieMiss Congeniality, and it’s appropriate because, like Bullock’s […]
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NKU Student Wants to Be FBI Agent, Miss America
They call her Miss Congeniality – but I wouldn’t if I were you. But, as Katie Himes says, the parallels are uncanny. “You’d be surprised how often I get that,” she says. “Just call me Gracie Lou.” It’s a reference to the Sandra Bullock character in the movieMiss Congeniality, and it’s appropriate because, like Bullock’s […]
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Trinity Episcopal Offers “Ashes to Go” on Wednesday
Trinity Episcopal Church in Downtown Covington will be repeat its “Ashes to Go” offering on Ash Wednesday, March 5. The church calls it a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition and throughout the day in locations such as the Covington Public Library on Fifth and Scott Street, the Embassy Suites Hotel on Rivercenter Blvd., and outside the […]
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Trinity Episcopal Offers “Ashes to Go” on Wednesday
Trinity Episcopal Church in Downtown Covington will be repeat its “Ashes to Go” offering on Ash Wednesday, March 5. The church calls it a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition and throughout the day in locations such as the Covington Public Library on Fifth and Scott Street, the Embassy Suites Hotel on Rivercenter Blvd., and outside the […]
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Pop-Up Shop Appeared in Covington Over the Weekend
On Saturday night, Covington retailer District 78 hosted a pop-up shop for local clothing brand SPKNG In Tongues in its space at 33 W. Pike Street. The brand, which was launched in 2010, hopes “to one day be one of the largest charities in the world.” For more information on the brand, visit their Facebook page. To […]
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Pop-Up Shop Appeared in Covington Over the Weekend
On Saturday night, Covington retailer District 78 hosted a pop-up shop for local clothing brand SPKNG In Tongues in its space at 33 W. Pike Street. The brand, which was launched in 2010, hopes “to one day be one of the largest charities in the world.” For more information on the brand, visit their Facebook page. To […]
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Video: Rattlesnake that Killed Kentucky Pastor Returns to Church
A week after inflicting a deadly bite upon a snake-handling Kentucky pastor, a rattlesnake returned to the service at a Bell County church, this time handled by the fallen pastor’s son. Jamie Coots, 42, featured on the National Geographic reality TV show Snake Salvation, died on February 15. His last words: “Sweet Jesus.” On Saturday, the […]
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Video: Rattlesnake that Killed Kentucky Pastor Returns to Church
A week after inflicting a deadly bite upon a snake-handling Kentucky pastor, a rattlesnake returned to the service at a Bell County church, this time handled by the fallen pastor’s son. Jamie Coots, 42, featured on the National Geographic reality TV show Snake Salvation, died on February 15. His last words: “Sweet Jesus.” On Saturday, the […]
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Snake-Bitten Preacher Hoped to Pass on Church Leadership to Son ‘Before It’s Too Late’
KY Forward Staff Report George Went Hensley lasted longer than Jamie Coots before succumbing to a snake bite while practicing the religious ritual the East Tennessee native either invented or spread or both. He was nearly 75 when he died from snake bite in 1955. Kentuckian Coots was only 42. Coots, known for his starring […]
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Snake-Bitten Preacher Hoped to Pass on Church Leadership to Son ‘Before It’s Too Late’
KY Forward Staff Report George Went Hensley lasted longer than Jamie Coots before succumbing to a snake bite while practicing the religious ritual the East Tennessee native either invented or spread or both. He was nearly 75 when he died from snake bite in 1955. Kentuckian Coots was only 42. Coots, known for his starring […]