Aug 27 Local News Community Dedicates Flight 5191 Memorial by Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Kentucky Arboretum this morning to remember the 49 lives lost when Comair Flight 5191 crashed at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington. The five year anniversary ceremony included the dedication of a sculpture of 49 silver birds flying upward. “If a memorial can […] By WFPL News Aug 27 Local News Community Dedicates Flight 5191 Memorial WFPL News
Apr 28 Local News Group Seeking Funds to Maintain Comair Flight 5191 Memorial by Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio A memorial group organizing a tribute to the victims of Comair Flight 5191 is making sure a special sculpture will have a lasting place in Lexington. In the wake of the August, 2006 plane crash that killed 49 people, hundreds of thousands of dollars poured in to help grieving […] By WFPL News Apr 28 Local News Group Seeking Funds to Maintain Comair Flight 5191 Memorial WFPL News
Jun 4 Local News Flight 5191 Memorial Design Unveiled by Kentucky Public Radio’s Brenna Angel A group dedicated to honoring the memory of 49 victims of a Lexington plane crash has unveiled its choice for a permanent memorial. The Comair Flight 5191 Memorial Commission says artist Douwe Blumberg will create a sculpture featuring 49 silver birds. The memorial will stand in the Hospice Reflection […] By Stephanie Crosby Jun 4 Local News Flight 5191 Memorial Design Unveiled Stephanie Crosby
May 31 Local News Fundraising Continues For Guard Memorial From WFPL’s Cassidy Herrington The Kentucky National Guard is collecting funds for a new memorial to be located at the entrance to the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort. Memorial Fund Secretary Jason LeMay says the memorial will include a statue of Daniel Boone on the site in addition to the names of Guard personnel […] By Rick Howlett May 31 Local News Fundraising Continues For Guard Memorial Rick Howlett
Sep 10 Local News 9/11 Memorials Set in Louisville A number of ceremonies throughout Louisville will honor those who lost their lives seven years ago in the terrorist attacks of September 11th. One of those remembrances will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Second Street. It will consist of silent reflection from 8:46 a.m. to 10:28 a.m., the time the first plane hit […] By Stephanie Crosby Sep 10 Local News 9/11 Memorials Set in Louisville Stephanie Crosby
Aug 26 Local News Memorial to Mark Two Years Since Deadly Plane Crash The two-year anniversary of the plane crash that killed 49 people in Lexington is tomorrow. Hundreds of people are expected to remember the victims of Comair flight 5191 in a memorial service. The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the wrong runway at Bluegrass Airport in Lexington. Mayor’s office spokesperson Marianne Blodgett says the […] By Stephanie Crosby Aug 26 Local News Memorial to Mark Two Years Since Deadly Plane Crash Stephanie Crosby