Most folks around town have heard about the flood. A few might bring up the tornado. But hardly anyone talks about the train wreck that rattled Falmouth back in the fall of 1957, maybe because too many people have forgotten, […]
It seems like every time you think the internet can’t get any dumber, someone finds a way to prove you wrong. This time? Kids, some as young as middle school are intentionally shorting out their laptops, all thanks to a […]
Here at The Falmouth Whisper, we hear it all. Some things we dig into and substantiate as best we can; others, we let ride the wind, staying true to the spirit of the whisper. The compliments and yes, the complaints, […]
A quiet pillar standing tall since the very start of Kentucky The Falmouth Baptist Church, originally called The Baptist Church of Jesus Christ at the Forks of the Licking, was founded in 1792, the same year Kentucky became a state. […]
In the quiet expanse of 1973, Kentucky was shaken by a chilling crime spree that started in Lexington and cast a long shadow over Falmouth. It began with the gruesome murders of Reverend John Barnes and his two children, Francine […]
1. The Railroad Changed Everything In the 1850s, the tracks rolled in—and just like that, Falmouth started shifting from sleepy river town to a commercial outpost. Everything started moving faster. Money. People. Power. 2. A Town on the Rise Business […]
This Whisper is loaded with conjecture and yeah, we’re reading between lines that might be blurred. Outside of the raw numbers, we don’t have hard evidence. Yet. Let’s ground it in what we do know. In the 2023–2024 calendar year, […]
Whispered by Someone Who Was Listening a Little Too Closely Well, well, well… what have we here? In a town where secrets echo louder than sermons, the walls of City Hall have been whispering again and this time, it’s not […]
Story context: Satire Have you heard Falmouth, KY may be getting a new police cruiser soon?
On April 8th, Luke Price suddenly bailed out of the Mayor’s office in Falmouth, KY. While the public was just starting to catch on, backroom discussions were already in motion. Over the next week, people from the community and some […]
