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• FCCTC offering new media arts program

  15-09-2026 21:23 via state-journal.com
  The Franklin County Career and Technical Center (FCCTC) has launched an expansive new media arts program for the 2026-2027 school year, open to high school students at Western Hills and Franklin County High Schools. A total of 51 students are enrolled in the program’s inaugural year.
  The program features two courses designed to prepare students for creative and technical careers. In Introduction to Media, students will dive into the world of media to learn and create across multiple discip
  
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• Janice Johnson

  16-09-2026 14:49 via state-journal.com
  
  Janice Carol Montfort Johnson, age 76, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Services will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Lee Meadows officiating. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday.Janice was born in Frankfort on September 17, 1949, to the late Dallas Clarence Montfort and Edna Mae Hammond Whisman. She retired from Gene
  
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• Bondurant’s girls basketball team honors Cook during ‘More Than a Jersey’ awareness game

  15-09-2026 21:25 via state-journal.com
  
  Going into her second year as the head coach of Bondurant’s girls basketball team, Ashli Mayes wanted to show how basketball teaches life lessons that impact the rest of your life.To that end, the Lady Braves basketball program hosted its first “More Than a Jersey” awareness game Thursday.
  September is Suicide Prevention Month, and World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10. Bondurant’s basketball and cheer programs spent last week during lunch doing activities that centere
  
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• Traditional Bank Athlete of the Week: Chavez scores 11 goals in three games

  15-09-2026 21:24 via state-journal.com
  
  The Western Hills High School boys soccer team have enjoyed arguably their best season so far in quite some time. The Wolverines’ current record is 10-1, as they currently sit first in the district.
  Much of that success could be attributed to senior striker Elias Chavez who’s been in stellar goal scoring form coming off the back of four goals against Grant County, three against TFCA and four against J-town. For his performances he has been named Traditional Bank Athlete of the Week.
  
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• Franklin Circuit Court indictments (Sept. 15)

  15-09-2026 21:20 via state-journal.com
  
  The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
  • Eric Anthony Collings, 39, of Frankfort, second-degree burglary, a Class C felony; second-degree criminal attempt burglary and first-degree disorderly conduct, both Class A misdemeanors; menacing and public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol), both Class B misdemeanors; and first-degree persistent felony offender.
  • Raymond Karl Ake Gronvall, 54, of Wooster, Ohio, operating a motor
  
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• Two candidate forums planned next month

  15-09-2026 21:19 via state-journal.com
  
  Two candidate forums featuring the county’s only contested local offices are being hosted by two community organizations next month.
  Together Frankfort and Development Interest Group Frankfort (DIG) are partnering with Kentucky State University and Cable 10 for the forums to be held at KSU’s main auditorium, 400 E. Main St.
  The Frankfort Board of Commissioners forum will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5. The sheriff and magistrate candidate forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. B
  
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• Local sports calendar — Sept. 16-22, 2026

  15-09-2026 21:19 via state-journal.com
  BOYS GOLF: The final round of the Hilen Cup between Frankfort and Franklin County will be today at Juniper Hill. The Region 9 tournament will be Tuesday at the University Club at Arlington in Richmond.
  GIRLS GOLF: Franklin County and Frankfort will play in the Region 9 tournament Monday at the Woodford Club in Versailles.
  GIRLS SOCCER: Franklin County hosts Harrison County today at 6:30 p.m. Frankfort plays at Marion County today and hosts Tates Creek Monday. Both matches start at 7 p.m. The Fra
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Sept. 14)

  15-09-2026 21:18 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 Monday:
  • At 1:23 a.m., officers and deputies responded to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on Holmes Street.
  • At 2:13 a.m., officers and deputies were called to a possible assault at Lyons Lumber on Holmes Street. One male was detained.
  • At 6:50 a.m., officers, city fire and EMS were called to an injury m
  
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• Darrell Baker

  15-09-2026 16:26 via state-journal.com
  Services for Darrell Baker, 66, will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.ljtfuneralhome.com. Baker died Saturday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
  
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• Jane Smith

  15-09-2026 16:24 via state-journal.com
  
  Jane Martin Smith, 86, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2026. She was born in North Middletown, Kentucky, on September 30, 1939, to the late Edmund and Jane Marr Martin.Jane was a Homebound Teacher for 20 years. She graduated from Transylvania University in 1961 and was an active member of First Christian Church. Jane volunteered with the Red Cross, member of the ADK Teacher Sorority, and a member of the Garden Club in Frankfort.
  Jane is survived by her son, Alan Smith; her grandchildren, Julia
  
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• Robinson leading receiver in Titans’ season opening loss

  15-09-2026 00:10 via state-journal.com
  
  In his first regular season game as a Tennessee Titan, Frankfort’s Wan’Dale Robinson was the leading receiver in a 23-10 loss to the New York Jets Sunday in Nashville.
  The Western Hills graduate caught five passes for a total of 38 yards. His longest reception was 10 yards and he averaged 7.6 yards per catch.
  Robinson signed with the Titans in the offseason after a career-best 1,014 receiving yards on 92 catches with New York Giants last year. He was a second-round draft pick by the
  
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• Franklin County’s football team loses to Lexington Christian 40-21

  15-09-2026 00:10 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s football team trailed just 20-14 at halftime, but Lexington Christian scored 20 straight points to take control and went on to win 40-21 Friday in Lexington.
  A 2-yard touchdown run by Lane Brock and a point-after kick by Gabriel Hansel gave FCHS a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter.
  LCA scored twice for a 20-7 lead with 21 seconds left in the quarter, but the Flyers scored on the final play before halftime on a 33-yard pass from Knox Barrett to Aaron Jones.
  The Eagles (
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Sept. 11-13)

  15-09-2026 00:09 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 over the weekend:
  Friday
  • At 1:29 a.m., officers were notified of a drug offense on Marlowe Court.
  • At 7:31 a.m., officers responded to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on U.S. 127 South near Louisville Road.
  • At 8:22 a.m., officers, city fire, and EMS were called to an injury motor vehicle accident on the E
  
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• NAACP Frankfort/Franklin County branch unit hosting upcoming meetings

  15-09-2026 00:09 via state-journal.com
  
  NAACP Frankfort/Franklin County Branch Unit 3085 has announced three upcoming meetings.
  At the Sept. 24 meeting, there will be an election of the Nominating Committee (between five-15 members). All members whose memberships are current as of 30 days prior to the meeting date may be elected to the Nominating Committee (not more than two being officers of the unit).A report of the Nominating Committee, receipt of Nominations by Petition and election of the Election Supervisory Committee will take
  
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• The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program registration starts Sept. 28

  15-09-2026 00:08 via state-journal.com
  
  The Salvation Army of Franklin and Anderson counties will soon begin registration for its annual Angel Tree program, which helps ensure local children experience the joy of Christmas despite financial hardship facing their families.
  For more than four decades, Angel Tree has connected generous community members with children in need by providing Christmas gifts tailored to each child’s age, interests, and needs. The program serves as a reminder that hope can often arrive through the kindne
  
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• FPD: Woman fought with grandmother, officer, nurses

  15-09-2026 00:08 via state-journal.com
  
  A Frankfort woman is accused of physically fighting her grandmother, a police officer and two nurses early Sunday morning.
  Frankfort Police were dispatched to Myrtle Avenue at 2:40 a.m. after receiving a call of a domestic dispute in progress. Upon arrival, officers encountered Kenya Collins on the floor fighting an older woman, who was identified as her grandmother and was injured during the altercation.
  After separating the two, police attempted to put Collins into handcuffs, and she continual
  
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• An afternoon swim: Forsyth spends lunch breaks swimming in Kentucky River

  15-09-2026 00:08 via state-journal.com
  
  Jeff Forsyth has found a way to transform his work break into something unique.
  “I could either sit in the office or go to a local food joint … I decided to do something different,” Forsyth said.
  Since 2023, he’s used his lunch hour to run around Frankfort or take swims in the Kentucky River.
  “That particular year, I had a whole bunch of people pointing fingers at me, calling the police, everything else,” he said. “There’s been some interesting al
  
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• Letter: Is GOP fixing or causing waste, fraud, abuse?

  15-09-2026 00:07 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  Are Republicans fixing or causing waste, fraud, and abuse?
  Waste — Republicans support the pointless war with Iran that wasted most of our best missiles and critical munitions, along with $40 billion and nearly 1,000 Americans injured or killed. For what? To open the strait that was open before the war?
  Fraud — Republicans condone trump’s open acceptance of bribes and gifts in exchange for government policies and pardons. It’s flat-out corruption. Setting loo
  
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• Guest columnist: Youth sports costs are nuts

  15-09-2026 00:07 via state-journal.com
  
  For millions of American families, sleepaway camps, travel leagues and organized sports programs during summer vacation are getting harder to afford.
  The average overnight summer camp costs $1,250 for just one week. Playing youth basketball now costs more than $1,000 a year. Youth soccer runs nearly $1,200. It’s no surprise that six out of 10 families say youth sports strain their budget.
  Most sports, anyways. But a few — most notably tennis — are vastly more affordable, especi
  
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• Campbell appointed to School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

  15-09-2026 00:07 via state-journal.com
  
  Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed a Frankfort resident to the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council.
  Eddie Campbell, who is retired, replaces Brenda McGown, whose term has expired. Campbell will serve for a term expiring Sept. 2, 2028.
  
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• Guest columnist: Beware the Sophists

  15-09-2026 00:06 via state-journal.com
  
  In the ancient world there were philosophers that searched for truth, and Sophists (paid teachers) that educated youth. The philosopher Plato criticized the Sophists for using rhetoric to deceive rather than to discover truth, accusing them of using deceptive reasoning just to win arguments. Deception does not always imply lying, as the truth can be deceiving when presented deceptively. Where philosophers use reason to discover truth, rhetoricians use language meant to sound impressive or dramat
  
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• Chase’s ‘A Gift for Ethan’ to be shown at Lexington film festival

  15-09-2026 00:06 via state-journal.com
  
  Actor, director, and producer Will Chase has been to his fair share of film festivals with the documentary “A Gift for Ethan.”
  The Dallas International Film Festival, Chain Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) Music Documentary Film Festival and the Katra Film Series, where it won Best Documentary, just to name a few.
  But the Twelve Lions Film Festival at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington later this month is the one Ch
  
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• CARTOON: You can’t be doin’ that

  14-09-2026 22:21 via state-journal.com
  
  CARTOON: You can’t be doin’ that
  
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• Ollie Katherine ‘Kathy’ Tandy Ammerman

  14-09-2026 21:25 via state-journal.com
  
  Ollie Katherine “Kathy” Tandy Ammerman passed away on September 12, 2026. She was born on April 14, 1941, to the late Walter Dade Tandy and Minnie Mae Mason Tandy. The youngest of 12, she was affectionately called “Runt” by her siblings.Kathy dedicated many years to caring for others as a nurse at Dr. Long and Shroat’s Office. She later continued serving her community through her work with Second Street School, Frankfort High School and the Frankfort Independent Boa
  
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• Stephen Ray Bowen

  14-09-2026 19:59 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Stephen Ray Bowen, 76, husband of Janie Lou Buntain Bowen, will be noon Thursday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. until the time of service Thursday at the funeral home. Bowen died Saturday, Sept. 12.
  
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• Frankie Wainscott

  14-09-2026 19:29 via state-journal.com
  Private services for Frankie Wainscott, 80, will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory. Wainscott died Friday.
  
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• Phillip ‘Benton’ Hanson

  14-09-2026 19:26 via state-journal.com
  A memorial service for Phillip “Benton” Hanson, 71, husband of Kim Denise Sand Hanson, will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Ritchie and Peach Funeral home. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until the time of service Sept. 26 at the funeral home. Hanson died Saturday, Sept. 12.
  
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• Gatewood, Morris crowned WHHS homecoming king and queen

  14-09-2026 05:23 via state-journal.com
  
  Western Hills seniors Asher Gatewood and Addison Morris were crowned homecoming king and queen Friday night.
  
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• PHOTOS: Frankfort High celebrates Homecoming — Sept. 11, 2026

  14-09-2026 05:22 via state-journal.com
  
  Addison Finley and Jack Marshall were crowned Frankfort High School’s Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the football game Friday at Sower Field.
  
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• Kentucky State’s football team dominates Clark Atlanta for second SIAC win

  14-09-2026 05:18 via state-journal.com
  
  Senior wide receiver Darius Cyprian caught two touchdowns and Kentucky State’s defense held Clark Atlanta out of the end zone as the Thorobreds earned a commanding 30-3 SIAC win Saturday night at Panther Stadium.
  Kentucky State improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play after outgaining Clark Atlanta 453-156. The Thorobreds recorded 31 first downs, converted 10 of 13 third-down opportunities and controlled possession for 34 minutes, 39 seconds.
  Cyprian led all receivers with nine c
  
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