St. Jerome Catholic Church's 142nd Fancy Farm picnic will take place Saturday in the tiny western Kentucky town, continuing the long tradition of rowdy political speeches and tons of food. The picnic ...

The St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic, known often as simply ‘Fancy Farm,’ is many things. A humongous church picnic fundraiser, a barbecue mecca and a must-stop event for any aspiring politician, the ...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Friday that he will not be at Fancy Farm next month.He wrote in a tweet, "Britainy and I are visiting the Holy Land in August, giving us the amazing opportunity to ...

FANCY FARM, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Fancy Farm political picnic kicked off a campaign season in Kentucky on Saturday, and the headlining race at the event was Kentucky's race for governor. In front of a ...

Eight years ago, when gas prices hovered around $4 a gallon and the Republican battle cry from Sen. John McCain and Sarah Palin was "Drill, Baby, Drill," campaign operatives for current Senate ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman has made history during St. Jerome’s Fancy Farm picnic. Ashli Watts will serve as the emcee in the picnic’s 145-year history. Watts currently serves as the president and CEO ...

FANCY FARM, Ky. — Kentucky politicians dished out a side of wisecracks to go along with the BBQ at the commonwealth's traditional political picnic Saturday afternoon. Also known as the Fancy Farm ...

(LEX 18) — Kentucky's biggest political event, Fancy Farm, is happening this weekend. But with more and more politicians skipping the event over the years, some question its continued importance in ...

A look at the history of the Fancy Farm political picnic. The annual Fancy Farm political picnic has a long and intersting history. Toby Gibbs takes a look back, including the story behind the town's ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Catholic picnic that's more than a century old is also deemed one of the top political stops each year. St. Jerome Catholic Church picnic in Graves County is known by its ...

Politicians will make their pitches Saturday to a crowd of thousands gathered in the rural western Kentucky community of Fancy Farm for the 143rd edition of its annual picnic. The event that began in ...

Growing up in a political family, state House Speaker Jeff Hoover came to revere Fancy Farm, shorthand for the Western Kentucky Catholic parish picnic each August that marks the unofficial kickoff of ...