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• Brenda Sanders

  10-11-2026 21:17 via State-Journal
  
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Brenda Sue Drury Sanders, 79, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Sanders died Monday, Nov. 9.
  
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• Virginia S. Plaza

  10-11-2026 21:14 via State-Journal
  
  Services for Virginia S. Plaza, 90, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be shared at www.harrodbrothers.com. Plaza died Saturday, Nov. 7.
  
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• Steven Russell Hart

  10-11-2026 17:32 via State-Journal
  
  Visitation for Steven Russell Hart, 73, will be 9-11 a.m. Thursday at Ritchie and Peach Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Hart died Monday, Nov. 9.
  
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• John Gray

  10-11-2026 17:29 via State-Journal
  
  John Hardin Gray passed away on Friday, November 6, 2026, at the age of 80.
  He was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on March 20, 1946, and was the eldest son of Col. Roy C. Gray, Jr. and Natalie Wheeler Gray.As the son of a career Marine Corps aviator, John spent his formative years living on or near the various military bases where his father was stationed, including in Tsingtao, China; Newport, Rhode Island; Costa Mesa, California; Beaufort, South Carolina; Stillwater, Oklahoma; and Hollywood, Mar
  
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• James E. Hayden

  10-11-2026 15:15 via State-Journal
  
  James “Jim” Edmond Hayden, age 77, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on October 27, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
  Born November 11, 1948, Jim was raised in Bridgeport, Kentucky, by the late William Arthur Hayden and Evelyn Smith Hayden.
  Jim was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend whose strength, kindness and generous heart touched the lives of everyone he met.
  Jim dedicated 40 years of his life working at Rogers Group, where he demonstrated
  
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• Franklin County’s football team shuts out Valley 49-0 in first round of playoffs

  10-11-2026 04:56 via State-Journal
  
  In its last home game this year, Franklin County’s football team showed its growth as the Flyers defeated Valley 49-0 in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs.
  “We’ve faced adversity along the way, but these kids, they just keep showing up,” FCHS coach Eddie James said. “There’s something to be said for the value in that. People have heard it all year, ‘we’re young, we’re young.’ They’re growing up, and they’re growing up the right way. We’re not rushing their
  
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• Candlelight Weekend kicks off Thursday in downtown Frankfort

  10-11-2026 04:56 via State-Journal
  
  Candlelight Weekend will kick off in downtown Frankfort on Thursday. The celebration will last through Saturday.
  Events are planned for 5-8 p.m. Thursday; 5-9 p.m. Friday; and 3-8 p.m. Saturday. Candlelight Weekend is presented by Commonwealth Credit Union and serves as kick-off for the holiday season.
  Event highlights include the lighting of the Christmas Tree Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday joined by the KSU Marching Band and Stewart Home & School Choir; Horse Carriage Rides for all ages spons
  
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• Letter: ‘We must be better’

  10-11-2026 04:54 via State-Journal
  Dear editor,
  Seven people are accused of rape at Cornell University. One of the accused said if it wasn’t consensual and she was victimized, he felt sorry that he didn’t stop it.
  John Stuart Mill, 19th-century British philosopher, economist and member of Parliament, said, “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends than that good men should look on and do nothing.”
  First and foremost, justice and accountability must prevail.
  Sadly, one in two to three people are victims of sexual as
  
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• Guest columnist: Hidden billing practices raising healthcare costs

  10-11-2026 04:54 via State-Journal
  
  Sophisticated new mark-up schemes, provider consolidation, and dated diagnosis criteria are all impacting Kentuckians
  There is no single explanation for America’s high healthcare costs. But any serious effort to control them must start with hospitals.
  Between 2022 and 2024, hospital care accounted for $277 billion, or 40%, of the growth in national health spending, according to a KFF analysis. Those costs reach families through premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, businesses through employee b
  
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• Western Hills, Frankfort football seasons come to end

  10-11-2026 04:53 via State-Journal
  Western Hills and Frankfort High have wrapped up their football seasons.
  The Wolverines lost to North Oldham 57-0 Friday in the Class 4A state playoffs. WHHS ends its season at 2-9.
  FHS forfeited its first-round Class 1A state playoff game. The Panthers ended their season Oct. 30 with a 56-16 loss to Western Hills. Frankfort closed out the year with a 3-8 record.
  
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• Guest columnist: Don’t reinvent law that put a camera in your pocket

  10-11-2026 04:53 via State-Journal
  
  The tiny camera inside your smartphone traces its roots to a government research laboratory — and to a federal law that helped turn an experimental technology into something billions of people now use.
  In the 1990s, I led a team developing a new approach to digital imaging while working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Our “camera-on-a-chip” condensed much of a camera’s technology onto a semiconductor. The resulting complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor
  
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• Al Cross: Blue wave changes state’s political landscape, raises questions

  10-11-2026 04:53 via State-Journal
  
  Tuesday’s blue tsunami that gave Kentucky one more Democratic congressman, two more Democratic state senators and eight more Democratic state House members raises at least two questions: Would Gov. Andy Beshear have won the race for U.S. senator, and does the Democratic surge give that party more hope of electing a Democrat to succeed him next year?
  To both questions, the initial answer seems to be “Yes, but.”
  Given Beshear’s persistent popularity and President Donald Trump’s record un
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Nov. 6-8)

  10-11-2026 04:52 via State-Journal
  
  The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS and Franklin County Fire Department over the weekend:
  Friday
  • At 12:02 a.m., deputies were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on Interstate 64 East.
  • At 12:51 a.m., officers took a theft report at Speedway on Louisville Road. A caller reported a female shoplifter stole candy.
  • At 1:19 a.m., deputies responded to a non-injury motor vehicle accident o
  
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• Franklin County High School Band Bazaar set for Dec. 5

  10-11-2026 04:52 via State-Journal
  
  The Franklin County High School Band Bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at FCHS, 1100 E. Main St.
  More than 100 local craft vendors will be in attendance. There will also be concessions, a bake sale, a silent auction, and a raffle.
  
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• Veterans Parade held downtown

  10-11-2026 04:51 via State-Journal
  
  As Veterans Day looms on the horizon, members of the community took the time on Saturday to pay their respects early.In conjunction with the VFW Post 4075, the City of Frankfort and the Daughters of the American Revolution, downtown was the primary location for the Veterans Parade.
  A small but mighty crowd of observers held freely given American flags, as the parade was led by police and fire trucks. Local groups, including the Cub Scouts Pack 269, joined in the parade festivities. Franklin Coun
  
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• All-way stop to be added at Todd-Logan intersection

  10-11-2026 04:47 via State-Journal
  
  Ask, and you might receive.
  An all-way stop will be installed at the intersection of Todd Street (KY 420) and Logan Street on Tuesday.
  The change to the traffic pattern was announced by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet after several local residents vocalized their concerns about traffic at the intersection at a Frankfort Board of Commissioners meeting in September. Neighbors pointed to a rash of motor vehicle accidents that were reported in the area over a short time period.
  Helen Smith, whos
  
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• Kentucky State’s football team beats Morehouse, earns spot in SIAC title game

  10-11-2026 04:46 via State-Journal
  
  For the second time in program history, Kentucky State football has secured a berth in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championship game following a 34-10 victory over Morehouse on Saturday at Alumni Stadium.
  Quarterback Juan Gainous powered Kentucky State’s offense, throwing for 405 yards and five touchdowns as the Thorobreds amassed 511 yards of total offense. Five receivers contributed to the passing attack, led by Darius Cyprian’s game-high 156 receiving yards and
  
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