The Franklin County Health Department confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Currently, 49 coronavirus cases are active in the county.
Scant information has surfaced regarding a hack into the City of Frankfort’s IT servers since news first broke of the breach a month ago.
The Frankfort Support Group for Persons with Parkinson's Disease will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, 316 Ann St.
A service day hosted by Bluebird Experience will take place 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, Kamp Kessa at Cedar Fire Farm, 758 Beechridge Road.
Former Franklin County Judge-Executive Bob Arnold died Thursday at his home. He was 73.
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 Wednesday:
An 18-year-old man is behind bars after barricading himself in a residence on Bethel Lane for more than eight hours early Tuesday morning.
The following property transfers were filed at the Franklin County Courthouse in March:
When Sarah Gilbert’s youngest son, Jacob, was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, there was no medicine or surgery that could save his life. Only a heart transplant could.
Downtown Frankfort’s Subway will be closing by midsummer, according to the building’s owners.
At the Louisville Road-Collins Lane intersection it was hard to miss the unsightly mess of clothes and furniture strewn around a charity collection bin at the former site of Saylor’s, a once-popular Frankfort restaurant. In fact, several State Journal readers commented about the eyesore.
Manas Garla, a seventh grader at Bondurant Middle School, has had quite a year in academic competitions.
A Kentucky economic development specialist and Frankfort resident published an article in a European trade magazine showcasing new initiatives from Frankfort and Franklin County government officials.
State Rep. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, will be the featured speaker at Wednesday's virtual Rotary Club of Frankfort meeting.
Staff at the Franklin County Health Department provided 465 Moderna vaccinations Wednesday, a day after a pause of use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine by local, state and national officials.
The Frankfort City Commission unanimously approved a development agreement Monday that inched it closer to an arrangement regarding the redevelopment of Parcels B and C in downtown Frankfort.Â
To mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, Frankfort’s Earth Day Coalition, which is comprised of 10 local organizations, is planning events at four city parks.
For Courtney Schneider, there was never any question her career would involve 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 on Tuesday:
A Frankfort man was arrested Monday after four different suspected drugs were allegedly found hidden under the hood of a vehicle in which he was a passenger.
One lane of Interstate 64 East in Franklin County will be closed Thursday night.
Following the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Kentucky Department for Public Health and Gov. Andy Beshear and out of what officials called an abundance of caution, the Franklin County Health Department is pausing its Johnson & …
Frankfort High will have its graduation ceremony May 21 on the front lawn of the school.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury this week:
The Frankfort Police Department will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
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:
Buffalo Trace Distillery and the University of Kentucky have joined forces on a 15-year research project to study the genetic responses of trees from various regions to different white oak forest establishment techniques in a rural field application. Â
Mayor Layne Wilkerson signed a proclamation recently recognizing Nov. 16 as Kristara’s Day in Frankfort in honor of Kristara Bell Amey, a local single mother whose struggles with substance abuse issues inspired Brittany Campbell to found a nonprofit organization to help others.
Franklin County Schools is moving forward with its plans for a Virtual Learning Academy next year.
After a robust discussion Monday, the Frankfort City Commission unanimously approved a development agreement between the city and the owner and proposed developer of the mostly vacant 12 acres of former Capital Plaza land now known as Parcels B and C.
City and county officials Monday urged citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The right lane of Interstate 64 East in Franklin County will be closed Tuesday night.
Nominations are being accepted for the McConnell Foundation’s Extra Mile Award for teachers.
After receiving an audit from the Kentucky State University Foundation, KSU’s Board of Regents approved the school’s audit of the 2019-20 fiscal year at a special called meeting last week.
Frankfort’s newest radio station, Pop Radio 93.5 FM, officially went live on April 1 and that’s no joke.
Wild Fern Farm hosted a pick-your-own tulips event earlier this month and accepted donations for a Frankfort women’s shelter.
A little rain wasn’t going to stop Saturday’s cleanup event at Leslie Morris Park at Fort Hill.
Editor's Note: This story was updated April 11 at 5:15 p.m. to include information about possible commission action at Monday's meeting.
A Frankfort man has been appointed as a member of the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners by Gov. Andy Beshear.
The Franklin County Health Department reported Friday that the number of deaths in the county due to COVID has risen by one.
When the season ended for Franklin County’s girls basketball team Friday in the quarterfinals of the Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena, the fact there was a season at all was uppermost on the mind of FCHS coach Joey Thacker.
The Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) is in need of donors as state hospitals continue to transfuse blood to patients at higher than average rates.
More than a month after a historic flood inundated the Franklin County Humane Society, the animal shelter has resumed regular operations.
April is Spring Sweep Month and the county is offering several solid waste programs to help residents clean up their property.
The Franklin County Health Department on Thursday called attention to two vaccination events taking place Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again next Friday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to noon.Â
A virtual jazz concert will be held by Kentucky State University, the City of Frankfort and the Frankfort Arts Foundation as part of International Jazz Day on Friday, April 30.
Families share a lot of history — vacations, holidays, weddings and graduations.
A yard sale to raise money for Turning Bare Feet into Learning Feet will take place Sunday at Western Hills’ parking lot by the softball field. All items will be priced at 25 cents, and monetary donations will be accepted.
Omari Jointer is in his first year of middle school, and he’s making quite an impression.
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 Wednesday:
Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg, will be the featured speaker at Wednesday's Rotary Club of Frankfort meeting.
