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• CARTOON: Are you a ghost?

  09-10-2026 19:26 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: Are you a ghost?
  
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• CARTOON: Trick-or-treat

  09-10-2026 19:25 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: Trick-or-treat
  
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• Fallen firefighters honored at annual memorial

  09-10-2026 05:22 via state-journal.com
  
  Fallen firefighters were honored Wednesday morning during an annual memorial service held at Juniper Hill Park.
  Many gathered together during the hour-long service, reflecting and appreciating the brave individuals who lost their lives protecting others. Fellow firefighters from various counties were also in attendance to pay their respects.Remarks were given by various individuals from the Kentucky Firefighters Association, Kentucky Professional Firefighters, Kentucky Fire Commission, and the K
  
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• Driver arrested after firing gun at motorist on Holmes Street

  09-10-2026 05:21 via state-journal.com
  
  Frankfort Police arrested a local man Tuesday evening after he allegedly fired a gun at a motorist on Holmes Street.
  At 5:22 p.m., officers responded to a shots fired complaint, and according to the victim, he was behind a Chevy truck at a stop sign at the Holmes Street-Alexander Street intersection when the driver of the truck exited the vehicle and pointed what appeared to be a black pistol at the victim’s windshield and fired a shot.
  The victim exited his vehicle, and the truck driver,
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 7)

  09-10-2026 05:20 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 Wednesday:
  • At 9:01 a.m., deputies were notified of a sexual offense on Glencove Street.
  • At 11:08 a.m., officers at the police station on West Second Street took an assault report.
  • At 11:15 a.m., officers, city fire, and EMS were called to a structure fire at the McBrayer office space on West Main Street.
  
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• Guest columnist: Congress can put decision-making back where it belongs

  09-10-2026 05:20 via state-journal.com
  
  An insurer’s decision should not outrank a provider’s diagnosis. But under step therapy, that is exactly what happens. After years of treating patients as a rheumatologist, I still face moments where I feel powerless to provide the care my patients need and deserve. Far too often, the medication I’ve prescribed isn’t the medication my patient will receive because I don’t actually have the final say — their insurer does. Due to a formulary set by their insuranc
  
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• Property transfers (April 2026)

  09-10-2026 05:19 via state-journal.com
  
  The following property transfers were filed at the Franklin County Courthouse in April 2026:
  • Carla R. Barnard Etal to William and Barbara Hetzer, 800 S. Scruggs Lane, $1,475,000.
  • Paula and Jeffery Arnold to Tim and Shannon Frasure, 405 Hiawatha Trail, $270,500.• Frank L. and Catherine K. Haydon to John P. and Rebecca Cooper, 108 East Weehawken Lane, $895,000.
  • Pamela C. Cox to Savannah H. and Joshua Barnes, 467 Chinook Trail, $242,000.
  • Gift Irrevocable Trust to Ge
  
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• Letter: Tanner deserves continued support

  09-10-2026 05:18 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  I am writing to express my support for the reelection of Richard Tanner as 5th District Magistrate.
  Richard’s 40 years of experience are an incredible asset to Franklin County. Throughout his career, he has gained extensive knowledge of issues facing counties across Kentucky, including his approximately 25 years of service as executive director of the Magistrates Association. That experience has given him a unique understanding of local government and the challenges communitie
  
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• Letter: Franklin County is moving forward

  09-10-2026 05:18 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  Over the past three and a half years, our current fiscal court has worked to move Franklin County forward. Challenges remain, and there is always more work to do, but our community has made meaningful progress and has much to be proud of.
  More than 500 new jobs have been created, strengthening our local economy and expanding opportunities for residents. The Fiscal Court has also invested in essential infrastructure, including the Farmdale sanitation project and the Elkhorn sewer pro
  
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• Al Cross: Beshear’s book makes Trump his adversary

  09-10-2026 05:18 via state-journal.com
  
  If you doubted that Gov. Andy Beshear is running for president, read his book.
  “Go and Do Likewise,” published Sept. 22, draws its title from the last line of the Good Samaritan story Jesus told. The book shows that Beshear’s chosen lane to the Democratic nomination is through Democrats who think the president should be “morally straight,” as in the Boy Scout Oath — not necessarily on the same page with them with religion or even faith, but “treating all
  
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• Sports tourism commission taps The Sports Facilities Companies to operate Lakeview Park complex

  09-10-2026 05:17 via state-journal.com
  
  The Franklin County Sports Tourism Commission has selected The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) to open and operate the new softball and youth baseball complex at Lakeview Park. Currently under construction, the complex is anticipated to be completed later this year, with a grand opening planned for spring 2027.
  The publicly funded project is being developed to elevate Frankfort/Franklin County’s sports tourism profile while creating new opportunities for local leagues, programming, and w
  
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• Guest columnist: TVA taking action to power valley’s future

  09-10-2026 05:17 via state-journal.com
  
  The Tennessee Valley Authority’s mission has always been to make life better in the region through what we call the three E’s – providing reliable, affordable energy, driving economic development and being responsible stewards of the environment. Every day, TVA employees come to work with a dedication and commitment to living that mission, and five months into my role as interim CEO, I am confident we are doing just that.In August, the TVA Board of Directors took significant ac
  
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• Mark Anthony Wright

  09-10-2026 05:14 via state-journal.com
  A gathering of family and friends for Mark Anthony Wright, 67, husband of Patty Ann Dunn Wright, will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Clark Legacy Center, Versailles Road. Wright died Tuesday, Oct. 6.
  
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