Kentucky News Roundup (8/24/25)

Kentucky adds two EV chargers: New 160-kW fast chargers at Love’s locations in Grayson and Sparta bring the statewide total to five, with dozens more on the way — find out where to charge.

Kentucky’s 2024 top baby names: Charlotte claimed the No. 1 girls’ spot and Liam held strong for boys amid a dip in national birthrates — find out which names made the top 20.

Burnt Tavern reborn in bourbon: Chip Tate teams with William Berkele Distillery to revive an 18th-century stagecoach tavern in a smoke-kissed, double-barrelled 7-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, arriving in Kentucky this September — find out.

Best slice in Kentucky: The Food Network names Louisville’s The Post as home to the Commonwealth’s top New York–style pizza, from classic cheese and pepperoni to daily specials like bacon, giardiniera and pineapple on beer cheese — find out where to grab yours.

Little-known ribbon-winning categories: The Kentucky State Fair logged more than 8,000 entries this year, yet niche contests—from canned applesauce to christening outfits—drew just one competitor, making them prime real estate for next year’s ribbon-hunters — find out where to score your blue ribbon.

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