Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick

Kentucky teacher turns invasive carp into food for injured birds of prey 26.09.2025 3:55 ↓

Carp have increasingly become a nuisance in waterways across the country. A southern Kentucky high school teacher and his students are using the invasive fish to feed injured raptors, like bald eagles, vultures and hawks.

Therapy dogs help patients and staff at Baptist Health Lexington 12.09.2025 3:56 ↓

Everyday thousands of patients and family members come thru the waiting rooms and hallways of Baptist Health Lexington, and if they’re lucky, they meet a couple of four-legged volunteers.

A Danville man’s glass art legacy 29.08.2025 4:08 ↓

A feature about the work of Stephen Rolfe Powell

The Vocals and Chords Music Studio 01.08.2025 4:00 ↓

Sam Dick goes off the beaten path to Versailles to see how children are learning music in a unique studio environment

Mom-Mom's Lavender Farm 11.07.2025 4:06 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Fayette County to learn about the inspiration behind a lavender farm

Cripple Creek Farms 27.06.2025 4:17 ↓

Sam Dick travels to Bath County to visit a man who overcame a physical disability to build a thriving farming business

Lexington Choir Has Special Connection to England 13.06.2025 4:13 ↓

Sam Dick visited the Lexington Boys and Girls Club Choir enjoying summer camp in Lee County

Gatton Park on Town Branch 30.05.2025 4:30 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to see Gatton Park on Town Branch, a new public park located behind Rupp Arena

Stable Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery and Hard Work 16.05.2025 4:22 ↓

Sam Dick visited Taylor Made Farm in Jessamine and Woodford Counties to see the impact of a unique addiction recovery program

Wolfe County Couple Restores Victorian Home in Hazel Green 25.04.2025 4:34 ↓

Sam Dick Traveled to Hazen Green, Kentucky to meet a couple who are restoring a victorian home

The Red River Museum in Powell County 18.04.2025 4:01 ↓

Sam Dick visited Powell County to see a former bank which is now a museum

The Fitchburg Furnace 28.03.2025 4:09 ↓

Sam Dick visited an Estill County site which once one of the nation's largest producers of iron.

The Ol' Elkhorn Pickers Club 14.03.2025 4:16 ↓

Sam Dick goes Off the Beaten Path to visit with a church band that travels to entertain seniors in Central Kentucky

Digitizing the History of Enslaved People in Lexington 28.02.2025 4:15 ↓

Sam Dick visited Lexington to see a program that digitizes historical records of enslaved people

Love stories: Two Lexington couples celebrate marriage more than 60 years after they met 14.02.2025 4:18 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to meet two couples with romances going strong after more than 60 years

Cynthiana's Master Pizza Maker 31.01.2025 4:06 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Cynthiana to meet a man who bakes gourmet pizzas and then gives them away

The GED program inside the Pulaski County Detention Center 17.01.2025 4:15 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Somerset to visit inmates who are working on getting an education while incarcerated

Winchester's Mrs. Santa Claus 24.12.2024 4:07 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Winchester to meet a 90-year-old Mrs. Santa Claus

The Todds Road Stumblers 13.12.2024 4:25 ↓

Sam Dick visited the Fayette/Clark county line to see a running club called the Todds Road Stumblers

Kentucky family produces country-cured hams for three generations 27.11.2024 4:13 ↓

Sam Dick visited Taylor County to learn about the Penn County Ham business which has been going strong for three generations

Predicting Flash Flooding in Appalachia 15.11.2024 4:18 ↓

Sam Dick went off the beaten path to a forest in Eastern Kentucky to learn about a new program trying to predict future flooding events in Appalachia

One Lexington woman's mission: educate young African girls 25.10.2024 4:19 ↓

Sam Dick went Off the Beaten Path to learn about a grassroots effort called Kenya Girls Forward, and how they’re trying to change lives.

Saving Kentucky's Stone Fences 11.10.2024 4:22 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Clark County to meet masons who repair stone fences

Lexington couple creates 'Enchanted Forest' for rescued wildlife 27.09.2024 4:13 ↓

Sam Dick traveled to Madison County to meet a Lexington couple on a mission to create a sanctuary for rescued wildlife