In September 2022, regional economic leaders, Todd County officials and Governor Andy Beshear gathered at the Logan-Todd Regional Water Commission — and later the Elkton Rotary Club — to announce a $30 million, 53-mile gas pipeline, set to run from Guthrie to Lamasco, and every county in-betwixt.
In the months that followed, the Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency, and subsequently the renamed “Pennyrile Energy Corridor,” gained ground and vocal support — with several local and regional governments openly in favor.
Almost four years to the day, however, a group seeking answers to lingering questions and opposing its construction has formed, and taken root on social media and television newscasts…