Duke, who now lives in Hopkinsville, will be covering Hopkinsville City Council and general news assignments. She graduated from the University of the Cumberlands in December 2020 with a degree in Communication Arts with an emphasis in Journalism and minor in business administration. While in college, Duke worked as a staff photographer through the ranks to managing editor for the campus newspaper, The Patriot. She completed her time at the paper as the editor-in-chief. During her four years on The Patriot staff, Duke won awards from the Kentucky Press Association for writing, photography, graphic design and advertising work, as well as an award from the Associated Collegiate Press.