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What's up Bowling Green! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bowling Green professor's scholarship is reshaping one student's future
  • Why joining Rich Pond Baptist in Bowling Green takes serious preparation.
  • How WKU lit up the scoreboard in Bowling Green's home opener

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
  • Tuesday: Warm with abundant sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Retired SKYCTC professor's scholarship helps former student pursue IT career (wnky.com) — A retired Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College professor in Bowling Green is still changing lives through a new scholarship for information technology students. One recipient, visually impaired student Jackson Blackford, is using the support to pursue an IT career, afford costly assistive technology, and work toward living independently while helping make technology more accessible for others.
   

• Church membership guidelines bear spiritual fruit for new Baptists • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org) — Rich Pond Baptist Church in Bowling Green carefully interviews and teaches every prospective member, especially those coming from other denominations, to ensure they understand believer's baptism and the church's doctrine. Pastors there say the detailed process sometimes costs them members but often deepens people's faith and clarifies what it means to commit to a local Baptist congregation.
   

• Rodney Tisdale Jr. throws 4 TDs as Western Kentucky routs Mercyhurst (cbssports.com) — Western Kentucky fans in Bowling Green finally got their home opener, and the Hilltoppers delivered with a 52–7 rout of Mercyhurst behind Rodney Tisdale Jr.'s four touchdown passes. Twelve different receivers caught passes as WKU dominated from the opening 72-yard score, giving local supporters a convincing first look at this year's team.
   

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  • Franklin-Simpson High School has annual homecoming parade (wnky.com)
  • Raiders earn 31-28 road win at Franklin (bgdailynews.com)
  • Traffic pattern change coming to Franklin County road to support one-way to two-way conversion (wkyt.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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