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Police, fire blotter (July 11)
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:. • At 12:53 a.m., officers, deputies and county fire were called to a rescue near Taco Bell on Versailles Road. A caller reported a...
Thompson: Downtown has 'zero attractions that will bring a family down here'
On Monday, the City of Frankfort Board of Commissioners approved the adoption of the comprehensive plan goals and policies, with minor changes to the Franklin County Fiscal Court. The board was operating under a time crunch to approve the resolution due to a 90-day limit on legislative bodies and fiscal...
Police, fire blotter (July 9)
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:. • At 5:01 a.m., deputies, county fire and EMS were called to a shots fired complaint on Creekside Lane. A caller reported a neighbor...
YMCA of Central Kentucky hosting back-to-school rallies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The YMCA of Central Kentucky will host back-to-school rallies at 15 sites across Fayette, Franklin and Jessamine Counties. The event will take place on July 27 and aims to provide 4,000 children with free backpacks and school supplies. Families can register between 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Deputies allegedly find hallucinogen edibles, shrooms, marijuana inside vehicle
A Lexington driver who was allegedly speeding on Interstate 64 East is behind bars after Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies reportedly located a cache of illegal drugs inside the vehicle. Law enforcement allegedly clocked a Kia, driven by 26-year-old Chaz Conley, traveling 90 mph in a 55 mph work...
Part two of local archaeology discussion planned July 13
A. Gwynn Henderson will discuss “Kentucky’s Ancient American Indian History As Told Through Franklin County’s Archaeology” at 1 p.m. on July 13 in the River Room at Paul Sawyier Public Library. At her previous Frankfort Heritage Lecture series presentation, Henderson, who is education director at Kentucky...
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