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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...