Good morning, Bowling Green.

Franklin’s Small Town Christmas will be Saturday, Dec.

5 in the historic downtown square, featuring the Kiwanis parade themed Unlock the Magic of Christmas, free Polar Express train rides, Santa at the North Pole Pavilion, two Storytime sessions requiring reservations, food vendors, fires for roasting, and downtown shops open.

On Thursday's Sunrise Spotlight, Ashlee Wilson and Magen Siegrist talked about this year's Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade and shared how residents can participate.

Riverview at Hobson Grove will host a Christmas Marketplace on Wednesday, Dec.

2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., with vendors, a bake sale, and two local authors signing books; admission is free with donations appreciated. The museum will offer a Candlelight Tour on Saturday, Dec. 12, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (parking at the ball field; trolley shuttle available) and will close for winter after that tour, reopening Tuesday, March 2, 2027.

WBKO will stream a special, Hometown Haunting, tonight at 6:30 p.m. after WBKO News at 6 as a streaming exclusive on the WBKO News app on Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV and Android TV that digs into local legends and strange sightings.

WNKY News 40’s Throwback Thursday is marking 10 years of spotlighting Southern Kentucky’s spooky local history, collecting five favorite stories from haunted bridges to Octagon Hall.

Catch the weekly segment every Thursday morning on WNKY News 40 Sunrise (brought to you by the Kentucky Museum).

AT&T invested more than $1.2 billion in Kentucky over the last five years, including nearly $60 million in Bowling Green, and expanded AT&T Fiber to more than 480,000 locations in 110 communities.

The company deployed FirstNet Band14 on more than 1,100 cell sites and supports local digital-training programs + community partners.

Western Kentucky University will receive a $2 million award to build a resilient microgrid at the WKU Innovation Campus to keep critical operations running during power outages and to serve as a research and teaching platform.

The system will combine solar, battery storage, backup generators, and advanced controls with EPRI on the project team.

Scottsville is honoring former Mayor Rob Cline, who died Oct.

26, by flying the American flag at the Highway 231/31 East intersection at half staff through Sunday, Nov. 1.

Legacy Christian Academy junior guard Judah Cummings became the school's all-time boys' basketball leading scorer with 1,431 career points and was honored at a ceremony Tuesday night; the Class of 2028 standout, who has played varsity since eighth grade and was voted team captain, aims for 3,000 points.

WKU coach Hank Plona and donors Jim and Eva Martens committed a combined $200,000 in matching gifts—$100,000 each—that will match donations to the men's basketball program through Feb.

28, 2027, giving fans + alumni a chance to unlock the funds and support the team.