This list reflects the most-viewed stories of 2012 on Kentucky.com  . These are not necessarily the most important stories of the year. This list simply reflects the ones our readers clicked the most. Some stories saw their numbers boosted by links from national websites, such as the No. 1 story on the list, which was linked to by the Drudge Report. To read these stories again, go to Kentucky.com.

1. At UK, Clarence Thomas talks about his upbringing, Supreme Court

2. Same-sex couple barred from Lexington Catholic prom

3. Hatfield-McCoy feud reignited by new book, TV miniseries

4. Complaint filed against Kentucky teacher who wrote ‘You can’t be a Democrat & go to heaven’

5. Storm smashes West Liberty into rubble

6. Black Friday: Know before you go, even if it’s on Thursday

7. Possible candidates to replace Joker Phillips

8. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist talks about future at UK

9. Big man Nerlens Noel chooses Kentucky

10. History Channel vs. history book: Facts are a casualty of TV’s Hatfield-McCoy feud