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:
The Col. Daniel Boone Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will honor 28 Revolutionary War veterans on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. The public is invited, following socially distant guidelines.
After work delays pushed the project back, milling, resurfacing and marking the ever-bumpy East Main Street hill is slated to begin early next month.
What appears to be one of the long-awaited justifications for the firing of former City Manager Keith Parker has surfaced, as The State Journal obtained a personnel complaint filed against Parker just before his Aug. 10 dismissal.
The Franklin County Health Department reported one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday.
For the first time since March, Franklin County Schools will return to in-person instruction Monday.
The State Journal continues its question-and-answer series with Frankfort City Commission and mayoral candidates.
The State Journal continues its question-and-answer series with Frankfort City Commission and mayoral candidates.
Frankfort City Commission candidates have, on average, spent and raised far less money this year than their counterparts did two years ago.
The State Journal and Together Frankfort will host a Frankfort mayoral candidate forum Tuesday evening.
Getting help in a violent domestic relationship isn’t as easy as calling the police, or getting an emergency protection order from the court system.
Virtual learning has been a new experience for most students, but it hasn’t slowed Jacob Thompson.
Franklin County in September broke a two-month streak that saw unemployment numbers rise from the prior month.
Frankfort artist Betty Beshoar’s work will be on exhibit in Jasper, Indiana, next month.
Kentucky hospitals were the topics of discussion during a meeting of the Interim Joint Appropriations and Revenue Committee this week.
Pedestrians in search of the crosswalks on Broadway should have no problem locating them. The city painted them brick red recently and an inquisitive State Journal reader wanted to know why.
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 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of a lane closure scheduled on Interstate 64 East in Franklin County tonight.
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 11:05 a.m. to reflect that KCDC CEO and President Terri Bradshaw said that she made nearby landowners, not any neighborhood association, aware of potential pushback on a rezoning effort.
The Franklin County Health Department reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday to bring the total to 814 since the pandemic began.
A new Frankfort location for Dollar General is now open at 2865 Louisville Road.
Two Frankfort poets have been chosen as finalists in the 2020 Poetry Unites Kentucky contest for the best short essay about a favorite poem.
The Franklin County grand jury returned the following indictments Oct. 20.
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 City of Franklin will mark its bicentennial celebration with a 200-mile relay from the Capitol to the southern Kentucky city starting Friday, Nov. 20.
Gov. Andy Beshear’s handling of the pandemic is among the issues splitting the three candidates for the state Senate in the district that includes Franklin County.
The discussion was swift Tuesday night: Frankfort Plant Board General Manager Gary Zheng’s contract was renewed for more than 3½ years.
Franklin County has reached the grim milestone of 800 COVID-19 cases.
When Western Hills’ football team played its home opener Friday, Jerry Chase wasn’t anywhere on the premises.
Frankfort Police arrested a man Saturday after he allegedly punched his son and kicked him in the groin.
The following property transfers were filed at the Franklin County Courthouse in September.
A Georgetown resident has been appointed as U.S. Food Security and Nutrition Advisor for Save the Children, a nonprofit organization whose efforts ensure children across rural America are getting the nutritious meals they need to grow healthy and strong.
The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS, and Franklin County Fire Department Monday:
Editor's Note: This article was updated on Oct. 20 at 3:26 p.m. to reflect that Commission Candidate Kyle Thompson's Open Meetings complaint was filed against the city and not Frankfort Mayor Bill May.
The Frankfort Police Department will host Trunk or Treat from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Juniper Hill Park.
Since Friday’s report, the Franklin County Health Department has had 17 additional cases of COVID-19.
Mayoral candidate Layne Wilkerson didn’t even know that a billboard was put up along the West Frankfort Connector with his face, campaign logo and a message of endorsement until a friend texted him about it last week.
For the past 15 years, the Kentucky State Police "Safe Trick or Treat" drive-thru event has been a holiday tradition in Frankfort. Annually, it draws nearly 1,000 people in a two-hour time span, when KSP volunteers dress up in costumes and hand out candy and treats.
Since mid-August, 15 local establishments have been cited by the Franklin County Health Department for violating Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 face covering order.
Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday congratulated a steel wheel manufacturer for the North American passenger car and light truck markets on the completion of a $38 million renovation of its Frankfort plant.
The City of Frankfort sent a formal denial last week of Commissioner Katrisha Waldridge’s complaint alleging that Mayor Bill May and other commissioners violated the state open meetings law.
A Franklin County mother charged with neglecting her children pleaded guilty to all charges and agreed to a five-year prison sentence.
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:
Two local breweries are participating in the 5th annual Kentucky Proud Beer Series.
Lyell Castonguay and Carand Burnet, co-owners of BIG INK Prints in New Hampshire, travel around the country with their press, named the Big Tuna, so artists can produce prints of their large scale, hand-carved woodblocks.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 812 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state Sunday, raising the total number of Kentuckians diagnosed with the virus to at 87,607.
The VFW Auxiliary Post 4075 will host an outdoor Family Freedom Festival on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot at 109 Capital Ave.
More than 200 Kentucky State University graduates officially earned their degrees Friday during the spring 2020 commencement convocation at Alumni Stadium.
1,295 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday, raising the total number of Kentuckians ever diagnosed with the virus to 86,797.
The COVID-19-related death of a 65-year-old Franklin County woman brings the total number of local residents lost to the virus to 16.
