‘The Paris 3’ to be honored in Bourbon County 65 years after arrests

The Paris 3 is the name for a group of three girls that took a stand in Bourbon County 65 years ago. This weekend, the community is honoring the actions of those three women and how it changed the town.

One of the three, Weida Allen, used to tell her grandkids a story.

“I used to joke with them. I said, you know, your granny has been in jail when she was 14,” Allen shared. “They put me in jail with a bunch of men.”…

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