From the Messenger Inquirer in Kentucky, Searcy voted first black Masonic master in Kentucky:
A local lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of Kentucky, known as Freemasons, will welcome a new leader.
Rick Searcy will become the first black master of a Freemason lodge in Kentucky and, possibly, in the Southeast, he said. He will be installed Saturday at Ensor Lodge No. 729. Seating will begin at 1 p.m., and the ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. The lodge, with 140 registered members, is at Kentucky 142 and Kentucky 144. The ceremony and dinner are free and open to the public.