Franklin County Schools will recommend masks be worn in schools.
A State Journal reader asked whether the number of vehicles outside of Capital Restorations & Automotive Services, an auto restoration and repair shop on West Second Street with Whitaker Motor Co. written in blue letters on the side, were legally allowed in the city.
“Hair Happens” will take place Saturday for students in grades K-12, providing them with a fresh hairstyle begin school.
After a hiatus in 2020, the Kentucky River Authority’s annual River Sweep is back.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department over the weekend:
Frankfort lost a talented man on April 24, 2020. From electric and plumbing, to tiling and furniture making, Greg Thompson, 54, could do it all.
Franklin County's COVID-19 incidence rate is back in the red zone at 25.3, according to a state report posted Friday.
All in-person activities have been canceled until further notice due to Franklin County being in the red zone.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Thursday:
Franklin County's circuit and district court judges have issued a new policy requiring all people entering the Franklin County Courthouse to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times.
At the Frankfort City Commission’s July 12 meeting, after spending an hour and a half in closed session, the board voted unanimously to send a letter to Kentucky Capital Development Corp. President/CEO Terri Bradshaw.
Due to the continued escalation of COVID-19 cases, especially due to the delta variant, state officials announced Thursday that they have strengthened their mask guidance for schools, when classes resume this year.
When Dr. M. Christopher Brown II stepped down as president of Kentucky State University last week, the financial status of KSU had been called into question. However, Brown’s tenure was also marked by improving university performance metrics, including increases in enrollment, retention and …
The Bluegrass Theatre Guild will hold auditions for its upcoming production "Peter Pan and Wendy" 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at the Thorn Hill Education Center, 700 Leslie Ave.
Gov. Andy Beshear issued a new mask mandate Wednesday.
An information session on a program that will help participants begin careers in data analytics is planned for 5 p.m. Monday.
Members of North Fork Baptist Church haven’t used their sanctuary, except for a couple of funerals, in over a year and a half.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Wednesday:
The new administration at Kentucky State University carried out a wave of terminations in the wake of former President M. Christopher Brown II’s resignation.
With school starting Monday, the Frankfort Independent Schools tied up some loose ends at a special board meeting Wednesday.
Frankfort Independent Schools will be opening Monday, and TIGER grant Project Manager Chuck Knowles has given an update on access to Second Street School next week.
Kentucky’s Wan’Dale Robinson has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List for the third consecutive year.
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Kentucky continue to grow at an increasing rate, the state has taken the step of reinstituting a mask mandate for all executive branch employees and visitors to state office buildings.
The man charged with leading a full review of Kentucky State University amid questions about finances, recent Board of Regents resignations and the resignation last week of former President M. Christopher Brown II says he has a vested interest in seeing the school come to thrive.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Tuesday:
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Monday:
The right lane of Interstate 64 East in Franklin County will be closed from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday.
In one of its shortest regular meetings to date, the Frankfort City Commission on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of a former candidate for city commission to the Frankfort-Franklin County Planning Commission.
Frankfort Independent Schools will open Monday with in-person instruction, but there will be a stipulation.
Franklin County has seen increase in 26 new cases of COVID-19 since Thursday’s report from the Franklin County Health Department.
Two properties that are planned to become a restaurant and rooftop deck along St. Clair Mall were awarded certificates of appropriateness for their respective projects by Frankfort's Architectural Review Board.
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to launch an initiative to help owners find the ideal next homes for their horses.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department over the weekend:
When Patrick Rupinen was looking for an Eagle Scout project, he ended up at a familiar place.
Fair season struck Franklin County once again, giving the community five nights of thrilling rides, food, entertainment and family fun.
Four-year-old Rex Purvis waited patiently while being properly fitted for a free bicycle helmet at Kid’s Safety Day at Frankfort Regional Medical Center on Saturday.
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 7:10 p.m. to include KSU Acting President Clara Stamps' confirmation of Graham's termination, as well as Stamps' statement indicating that she did not tell Graham that his termination resulted from CPE's review of the university.
The hazy sky conditions in Kentucky that have also led to sunrises and sunsets to be reddish-orange in color, are due to wildfires that have been taking place hundreds and thousands of miles away.
The speaker’s list has expanded for the political speaking portion of the 141st Fancy Farm Picnic in western Kentucky on Aug. 7, but there are others who have declined to appear.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court voiced its approval to spending its allocation of funds from the Cleaner Water Program for the Prevention Park/Twilight Trail pump station project at its meeting Friday.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department on Thursday:
Franklin County saw unemployment rates rise from May to June.
The Franklin County Humane Society is edging closer to its $1.6 million goal to fund a new animal shelter.
Damian Logan, known locally as Christian rapper King Dame, began making music in 2012 but fell away from it for a while before restarting again three years ago.
Franklin County has five fewer active cases of COVID-19 than it did Tuesday.
Tommy Haynes wasn’t looking for a job, but he was interested in finding a new way to help the community.
Former Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown did not speak on Tuesday at his final board of regents meeting. He resigned from the university’s top post in a letter dated July 15 and quickly left.
On Thursday, July 29, the Colonel Daniel Boone Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host Sue Kelly Ballard, the 2017 DAR Woman in the Arts, speaking on Rebecca Boone, the wife of the chapter's namesake.
