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• Team Kentucky helps celebrate literacy week

  20-09-2026 21:10 via state-journal.com
  
  On Thursday, The Foundry on Broadway served as the primary location to celebrate Literary Week in Kentucky as adult education leaders and advocates came together.Remarks were given by Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, who spoke about the increased opportunity for people to attain their GED and the benefit of education.“I believe that access to education is the key to a brighter future for all Kentuckians,” Coleman said. “Every journey to a brighter future looks different, which is w
  
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• Section of Louisville Road closed Thursday night

  20-09-2026 21:09 via state-journal.com
  
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of an upcoming nighttime closure of a section of U.S. 60 (Louisville Road) on Thursday in Franklin County.U.S. 60 (Louisville Road) will be closed from mile point 7.0 (near the intersection of Louisville Road and Lafayette Drive) to mile point 7.8 (near the intersection of Louisville Road and Taylor Avenue) from 6 p.m. to midnight.
  The nighttime closure is necessary for KYTC crews to perform routine maintenance of the highway. Motorists shoul
  
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• Habitat for Humanity expanding into Franklin County

  20-09-2026 21:08 via state-journal.com
  
  Lexington Habitat for Humanity is expanding its service area to include Franklin County.
  Now in its 40th year of serving Fayette County, the organization is also changing its name to Habitat for Humanity of Fayette and Franklin Counties.
  From 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the organization will host an informational event in the River Room at Paul Sawyier Public Library. Attendees will hear from local leaders and community stakeholders and have the opportunity to meet Habitat for Humanity of
  
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• Retiring Orchestra Kentucky director Reed prepares for Final Bow

  20-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  Retiring Orchestra Kentucky director Jeff Reed will bring his 26-year tenure as the orchestra’s music director to an end this coming week, wielding the conductor’s baton Monday night at Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center for Final Bow: Jeff Reed’s Farewell Concert.
  Directing the orchestra since its founding in 2000, Reed has overseen the ensemble’s evolution from a smaller group of musicians that played its first concert at Christ Episcopal Church to a professional
  
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• National Hunting and Fishing Day to be celebrated Sept. 26 at Salato Wildlife and Education Center

  20-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  National Hunting and Fishing Day will be celebrated from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Salato Wildlife and Education Center, 1 Sportman’s Lane.The event includes free admission, giveaways and activities for all ages. Get your hunting and fishing questions answered by Kentucky Department for Wildlife Resources staff, including game eardens, biologists and more.
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• Fall Capital Garden Workshop set for Oct. 3

  20-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  A Fall Capital Garden Workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Oct. 3 at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court.The workshop will offer nine educational sessions spanning topics from fall vegetables, tree health, lawn care and more. A continental breakfast, snacks throughout the workshop and door prizes and give aways included.
  The cost is $25. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-fall-capital-garden-workshop-tickets-1996743522627?aff=oddtdtcreator.
  
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• Cecil Thomas Harlow Sr.

  20-09-2026 15:55 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Cecil Thomas Harlow Sr., 75, husband of Janice Mae Grider Harlow, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Harlow died Thursday, Sept. 17.
  
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