LANDEN HIGGINBOTHAM Contributing Writer

Kentucky’ s Finest Barbershop is located in downtown Richmond, KY at 102 N 2nd St, in front of the Madison County

courthouse. Gabriel Kope is the owner and has been in business since 2020. He has been a resident of Madison County his whole life, and he graduated from Madison Central High School in 2017. He is proud to live in and

be from Madison County, and he feels obligated to give back to his community that raised him by providing a variety of services to his clients who are primarily college and high school students, but his barber

team still serves anybody who walks through the door. They also serve women with short-length hair. Included in his various services and most requested are what he calls“ modern-detail” haircuts such as fades,