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Paul Sawyier Public Library will host a family ornament making event in the Youth Programming Room from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Free public parking and shuttle services will be available for those who attend Tuesday’s public inauguration celebrations.
The Capital City Chorale will present "Home for the Holidays" at First United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Experienced and beginner birders alike will count birds at Josephine Sculpture Park for the Frankfort Area Christmas Bird Count at 9 a.m. Saturday.
At 7 tonight, the Capital City Community Band will present "A Celebration in Music" at First United Methodist Church in Asbury Hall (upstairs).
Editor’s note: The library will open at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10 due to Inauguration events for Gov.-Elect Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov.-Elect Jacqueline Coleman.
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Editor’s note: Volunteers are needed for food delivery Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Must have own vehicle. Call 502-223-5794. The Capital City Activity Center is located at 202 Medical Heights Drive.
Since there’s no planting going on unless it’s in a greenhouse, let’s keep it short this week and review what’s ahead in December. In just a little more than three weeks we’ll be turning the calendar and stepping into the third decade of the 21st century. It’s kind of mind boggling – at leas…
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Ham is available in many variations which makes it a popular meat to serve at holiday gatherings. If you are in the market to purchase a ham, you might see terms such as fresh, canned, cook before eating, fully cooked, smoked and country written on the package. With all of these terms, it ca…
The Frankfort High School Drama Club presents Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” opening Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Karen Kimmel Hatter Theatre, 328 Shelby St. Performances will also be held on Friday at 7 p.m. as well as Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. and will …
On Saturday, the capital city will restart a timeless, beloved Christmas tradition with the annual Frankfort Christmas Parade followed by the lighting of the governor’s Christmas tree.
On Sunday, the Frankfort chapter of The Compassionate Friends will be part of a 24-hour glow around the globe during the annual worldwide candlelighting service to honor children who have passed away.
Commonwealth Credit Union and Passport Radio present the Frankfort Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Bluegrass Theatre Guild will present “A Christmas Story” at the Grand Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Franklin County High School Band Boosters will host a bazaar to support students starting at 9 a.m. at the school.
"Ripped From the Headlines: a Civil Civic Conversation" will convene at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Paul Sawyier Public Library.
Meet at Buffalo Trace Distillery for the Lighting of the Trace Thursday. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.
Make memories to cherish with your family over the holidays with a trip to Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History to view the Capital City Gingerbread House Competition Exhibit and cast your vote on your favorite house. The competition is hosted by the Kentucky Historical Society and ma…
Editor’s note: Volunteers are needed for food delivery Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Must have own vehicle. Call 502-223-5794. The Capital City Activity Center is located at 202 Medical Heights Drive.
A few local middle school students competed in the Cardinal Classic Tournament at South Laurel Middle School in London last weekend.
Tracy Averill and Ralph LeCompte, the owners of the Silo Ridge Wood Shop, recently had their work on display with hundreds of artists at a premier art show in Louisville.
In my last article I talked about being in the off season and to update you all, I am enjoying it immensely.
Life is precious. Enjoy it while you have it.
Frankfort resident David Thundering Eagle Fallis believes that making music is a calling.
Dominion Senior Living of Frankfort introduced its Blessing Box recently.
Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving turkey recipe? Collins Lane Elementary kindergartners in Katie Snodgrass’ class shared their culinary suggestions with The State Journal.
The Kentucky Dance Academy will partner for the second year with the Franklin County Humane Society for a special photo series — "The Muttcracker."
The Faculty of the Kentucky State University School of Music will present "A Season of Giving" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.5, at the Carl H. Smith Auditorium, Bradford Hall.
Independence Bank presents Frankfort Small Business Saturday 2019 on Saturday.
The Holiday History Train, a special model train display, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History.
ACCESS Soup Kitchen and Men's Shelter will lead the 24th Annual Thanksgiving Walk of Awareness will begin singing up walkers at 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
The Frankfort/Franklin County Ministerial Association will host its annual Community Thanksgiving Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bridgeport Christian Church, 175 Evergreen Road.
Kris O'Daniel, an environmental contributor to the Lexington-Herald Leader, will present a program on "Our Planet-Our Future," sponsored by the Frankfort Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA, in the Community Room at the Paul Sawyier Public Library at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
In mid-September, retired Air Force veteran Kay Scheffler was working the Civil Air Patrol booth at Aviation Day at the Capital City Airport when she had the pleasure of meeting Lt. Col. James Nolan, a fellow veteran who served as a B-17 aircraft commander with the 8th Air Force, 401st Bomb …
Kentucky State Police is teaming up with Kroger and Pepsi for its 10th annual “Cram the Cruiser” holiday food drive from now until Dec. 9, according to a press release.
Sherrie Goebel, an owner of Nitro of Frankfort, always wanted a mural on the store’s downtown building.
Clara Bradley, a representative of the Western Hills High School dance team, was crowned Miss WHHS 2019 on Saturday.
Editor’s note: Volunteers are needed for food delivery Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Must have own vehicle. Call 502-223-5794. The Capital City Activity Center is located at 202 Medical Heights Drive.
Let's take a moment to look back at the history of state government’s chief executive.
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Ellen Hellard, a charter board member of the Kentucky Book Fair, said the 38th annual event on Nov. 16 was very successful. More than 2,600 came to Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena to buy books and meet authors.
Linda Bruckheimer’s book, “Road Map to Heaven,” was the top-seller at the 38th annual Kentucky Book Fair on Nov. 16 with 124 sold. The book captures the people, places and things that are the essence of the Bluegrass state.
Very few relationships have the rich written and illustrated history like the one shared between Frankfort’s Ellen Glasgow and Sandra MacDiarmid, of San Jose, California.
Frankfort residents gathered in front of the Old State Capitol for a town tradition Thursday evening — marking the first day of the 2019 Candlelight.
Liberty Hall Historic Site is offering a Harvest Holiday Centerpiece Workshop from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Orlando Brown House, 202 Wilkinson St.
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