BOWLING GREEN, Ky.– Local leaders past and present gathered Thursday for the 40th anniversary celebration of Leadership Bowling Green, a program that organizers say has shaped more than a thousand professionals and strengthened the community across four decades.

The event, recognized with an official proclamation, brought together graduates, current class members and community partners to reflect on the program’s legacy and its impact on Warren County.

Charles Fortney, a strategic advisor with Graves Governance Clinic and a graduate of one of the program’s earlier classes, said Leadership Bowling Green offers a deeper look at how the community works, something he didn’t fully appreciate until participating nearly 30 years ago.

“I thought I knew a lot about Bowling Green when I started,”

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