Just over seven million dollars in federal funding is coming to R.J. Corman Central Kentucky Lines. The freight railroad system carries more than 17,000 carloads per year.

On this week’s edition of Eastern Standard:How Senate Bill 1, passed in the most recent session of the Kentucky General Assembly, encourages teachers in Kentucky public schools to avoid classroom discussion of controversial topics and untruths. Education contributor Cynthia Resor talks with Russell County public school social studies teacher Donnie Wilkerson. LexPhil director Allison Kaiser fills us in on the 2022-23 season with some new twists in both programming and concert venues. ArtsConnect founder Kate Savage begins a new arts series on Eastern Standard in conversation with Lexington muralist Wylie Caudill. Magnolia Boulevard’s Maggie Noelle on emerging from the hard times of the pandemic and the loss of a beloved band member to take their Southern Rock groove back to the stage. LEXToday.com editor Molly Thompson visits with Nini Edwards of Edwards-Harkness vineyards to discover fun and interesting day trip destinations in and near Winchester.