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• Carolyn Yvonne Miller Harris

  08-10-2026 16:36 via state-journal.com
  
  Carolyn Yvonne Miller Harris, 75, of Frankfort, Kentucky, passed away on October 4, 2026, after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer.
  Born in Gary, Indiana, on January 10, 1951, she was the daughter of the late James Miller and Minnie A. Samuels Kyle Miller. Carolyn graduated from Kentucky State University in 1978 and spent her professional life serving others, working 27 years at Frankfort Regional Medical Center and 20-plus years at the Kentucky Retirement Systems.
  Carolyn was a friend to
  
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• Ann Street becoming two-way

  08-10-2026 05:30 via state-journal.com
  
  Ann Street between Mero and Clinton Streets will be converted from one-way to two-way on Thursday.
  Pavement markings will be installed on Ann Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with intermittent lane closures possible to support the work, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The new traffic pattern is being implemented to support an upcoming highway safety improvement project that will convert all of Ann Street from one-way to two-way traffic between Mero Street and Broadway Street, as w
  
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• McAlister’s Deli® to open Monday

  08-10-2026 05:29 via state-journal.com
  
  McAlister’s Deli®, a leading fast-casual chain, will open its Frankfort location at 2500 Vandalay Dr. on Monday. The grand opening celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m.
  The week of the grand opening will feature:
  • Community heroes event: McAlister’s Deli is proud to honor the everyday heroes who uplift our communities – first responders, medical professionals, active military personnel, veterans, and teachers – with a complimentary meal on Saturday from 10:30 a.m
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 6)

  08-10-2026 05:26 via state-journal.com
  
  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 5:48 a.m., officers were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on Springhill Road.
  • At 5:58 a.m., deputies took a theft report on Poe Lane. A caller reported someone stole totes off her porch, broke into her house, hacked her bank account, stole her mail and Social Security check, and planted
  
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• Interfaith Food Drive scheduled for Oct. 25

  08-10-2026 05:25 via state-journal.com
  
  Area churches and faith communities will be participating in the fall Interfaith Food Drive on Sunday, Oct. 25, to benefit the Emergency Community Food Pantry of Franklin County.
  Interfaith Food Drives are held in June and October each year.
  “The faith community in Franklin County works every day helping our food pantry and its clients,” said Regina Wink Swinford, the coordinator of the drive. “Besides food drives, they help take food requests and deliver food to families who a
  
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• 41st District soccer tournament starts Monday

  08-10-2026 05:25 via state-journal.com
  The 41st District soccer tournament will take place next week at Capitol View Park.
  The tournament begins Monday with Western Hills and Franklin County’s girls teams playing at 6 p.m., followed by a match between Franklin County and The Frankfort Christian Academy’s boys teams at 8 p.m.
  Great Crossing is the No. 1 seed for both the boys and girls, and on Tuesday the Great Crossing teams will play Monday’s winners in the semifinals, with the girls match at 6 p.m. and the boys ma
  
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• Local fire departments to purchase mobile cascade trailer

  08-10-2026 05:24 via state-journal.com
  
  The City of Frankfort, City of Versailles, and Anderson County have received a $190,476 federal grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program to purchase a new mobile cascade trailer.
  The mobile cascade trailer will be shared among the three communities and will allow firefighters to refill their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air cylinders while responding to fires and other emergencies. The mobile system provides firefighters
  
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