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• Moms with Motors helps 25 single moms prepare their vehicles for winter

  25-10-2026 20:00 via State-Journal
  
  Lyon’s Den Garage, hosted Moms with Motors — which offered free vehicle safety inspections, fluid top-offs and limited emergency repairs for single moms who live in Franklin County, on Oct. 17 at the garage located at 2165 Commercial Drive. Qualified volunteer mechanics performed the inspections and repairs. Lyon’s Den Garage provided the facility and equipment, with support from sponsors and volunteers.
  “It was a huge success,” owner Trey Lyon said. “Together, we were able to help 2
  
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• Legislators gift ceremonial checks to fiscal court for road fund aid

  25-10-2026 20:00 via State-Journal
  
  On Wednesday, Franklin County’s legislative delegation presented the fiscal court with two checks that will contribute to road, bridge and highway projects.
  Sen. Gex Williams and Rep. Daniel Fister were on hand. Rep. Erika Hancock was unable to be in attendance.The first check awarded was in the amount of $29,560,000 for the general road fund.“There is not as much in the road fund as there was four years ago,” explained Williams. “There’s not as much in the two-year plan as there was f
  
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• From caregiver to cancer survivor, Stratton finds strength at Frankfort Regional

  25-10-2026 20:00 via State-Journal
  
  For Stephanie Stratton, Frankfort Regional Medical Center has always been a place where people care for one another. But when a breast cancer diagnosis turned the longtime nurse and healthcare leader into a patient, she experienced that commitment from a new perspective.
  As chief nursing officer at Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Stratton has dedicated more than two decades to caring for others. She never imagined she would one day rely on the same care teams she helps lead.
  “Working in hea
  
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