When Frankfort City Commissioner Katrisha Waldridge, during a debate over bicycle trails last month, publicly ridiculed Mayor Bill May as an alleged flip-flopper, observers were too stunned to realize what they’d just witnessed: the unofficial start of the 2020 mayoral race.

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Freshly pinned Frankfort Police Chief Chuck Adams isn’t likely to be the loudest person in the room. In fact, he has more of a quiet demeanor along with the uncanny ability to lead by example.

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Just a few weeks into summer break and already the “I’m boreds” have been flung in family rooms around Frankfort. Fortunately, there’s no need to fork over big bucks to entertain the kids this summer. There are several free local child-friendly options for families with kids of all ages.

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It is often said to really know someone you must walk a mile in his or her shoes. This is especially true of Franklin County’s annual Relay for Life, which is slated from 5-10 p.m. Saturday at Kentucky State University.

The Frankfort City Commission missed an opportunity Monday night to blend historic preservation with modern-day fun and recreation — a balancing act community leaders best get good at if Frankfort is to remain an economically viable community that attracts young families.

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Frankfort’s contributions to American artistry have been immense over the years, but we’d be hard-pressed to find a native son or daughter with the singular impact of playwright and director George C. Wolfe.

George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Henry Clay. These great Americans grew hemp in the United States long before it became illegal over much of the 20th century.

Decades after the Civil War, black men were hanged from Frankfort's Singing Bridge. While not necessarily a part of history we want to rehash, it is a piece we must not forget.

While some may argue that access to computer tablets at the Franklin County Regional Jail is a privilege inmates shouldn’t be granted, we believe the benefits of the program, which launched in early May, outweigh the cons.

Lost amid budgetary discussions, dollar figures and rebate chatter at Tuesday’s Frankfort Plant Board meeting was a $15,000 line item that is important in its own right. Board members agreed to set aside the funds to build water bottle filling stations in all Franklin County schools.

Sad. Elected representatives are using fear to sell their ideas. 

Much like a melting, sticky Bomb Pop from the local ice cream truck or chasing blinking fireflies at dusk, the Downtown Frankfort Summer Concert Series on the Old Capitol lawn is a rite of summer in Frankfort.

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Another of Kentucky’s off-year primary elections, complete with poor – if somewhat better than expected — turnout and the completely unnecessary and wasteful spending of millions of taxpayer dollars, has come and gone.

Ready for an out-of-this-world experience this summer? Visit one of the community’s most valuable and underutilized resources — the Paul Sawyier Public Library, which is currently registering readers of all ages (including adults) for its summer reading program “A Universe of Stories.”

Turns out that there’s still some appetite for civil political discourse in an era of, well, incivility.

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Twenty-five hours into 2019-20 budgetary discussions, the Franklin County Fiscal Court seems as though it may be inching toward a compromise.

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