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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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• 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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• 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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• Frankfort’s football team loses homecoming game to Bethlehem 53-8

  14-09-2026 05:17 via state-journal.com
  
  Frankfort’s football team lost its homecoming game 53-8 to Bethlehem Friday at Sower Field.
  Frankfort’s touchdown came on a 60-yard interception return by Braylen Wells. Tyler Mattison scored the two-point conversion.
  Bethlehem (4-0) was led by Jalen Del Valle, who rushed for three touchdowns.
  Anderson Hodge had five tackles to lead the Panthers’ defense.
  Frankfort plays (0-4) its next game Friday at Paintsville.
  
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• Western Hills’ football team falls behind early, loses to Washington County 33-12

  14-09-2026 05:14 via state-journal.com
  
  Western Hills’ football team played on even terms with Washington County for the last three quarters, but the Wolverines gave up 20 unanswered points in the first period and lost 33-12 Friday at WHHS.
  “We get behind the chains on our first drive, multiple drives, and I’ll take what’s probably the over complexity with the team,” WHHS coach Justin Franklin said. “I need to simplify things, make it a little bit easier for them to understand. You learn that the ha
  
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• James Elmer Cooley Sr.

  14-09-2026 04:17 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for James Elmer Cooley Sr., 89, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. Colley died Friday, Sept. 11.
  
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• Joshua Wayne Wilson

  14-09-2026 04:15 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Joshua Wayne Wilson, age 42, husband of Jennifer Ann Maringer Wilson, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home. Wilson died Friday, Sept. 11.
  
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• Van Winkle Family announces release of its annual whiskey collection

  13-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and Buffalo Trace Distillery announced that the 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is on its way, once again delivering one of American whiskey’s most sought-after and closely watched annual releases.
  Produced in highly limited quantities, the collection represents four generations of Van Winkle whiskey-making tradition and decades of patience, with six aged expressions ranging from ten to twenty-three years. The 2026 collection includes Old Rip Van Winkle Han
  
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• ‘The Road to Paradise: Photographs by Linda Bruckheimer’ on exhibit at Grand Theatre until Dec. 2

  13-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  There’s a term for the small, forgotten, out-of-the way roads that connect towns across rural America: “Blue Highways.” Author William Least Heat-Moon coined the phrase as a nod to old roadmaps that color-code highways red and backroads blue.
  Acclaimed photographer and Kentuckian Linda Bruckheimer pays homage to America’s Blue Highways — and the destinations to which they lead in a new exhibition in the Stewart Gallery at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort. Featuring ph
  
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• Parkinson’s Support Group to meet Sept. 17

  13-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at The Cross Center at Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church, 480 Duckers Road, Midway, located at the back of the church. Snacks will be shared at 6 p.m. The guest speaker, Kelsey Lewis, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, will present at 6:30 p.m.Lewis serves as a staff partner for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), acting as a dedicated ambassador and liaison between M
  
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• Janice Cunningham

  13-09-2026 04:24 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — No public services for Janice Louise Kays Cunningham, 65, will be held. According to her wishes, Cunningham will be cremated. In memory of her love for animals, memorials are suggested to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Arrangements are entrusted to Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared at www.ritchieandpeach.com. Cunningham died Friday, Sept. 11, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
  
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• Paul Sawyier Public Library News — Sept. 13-19, 2026

  12-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  Sunday
  2 p.m.: Live at the Library — Twist of Fate (for all ages). Join PSPL at Ward Oates Amphitheater for a performance by Frankfort’s own Twist of Fate!
  Monday
  4:30 p.m.: Build-a-Bot (for grades K-2). No tools needed! Just your imagination and a few everyday items to build your very own robot.
  Tuesday
  4:30 p.m.: Beyond the Plate for Families (for families with kids of all ages). Join us for a fun night of cooking using the library’s mobile kitchen! Learn kitchen skills, how
  
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• Kentucky Historical Society to present ‘Guerrilla Warfare in Kentucky’ as part of Civil War History Day

  12-09-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  As part of Civil War History Day, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will present “Guerrilla Warfare in Kentucky” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Brown-Forman Room at the center, located at 100 W. Broadway St. The cost is $30 for members, students and educators and $40 for non-members. The price includes a boxed lunch. Registration is required.
  How did Kentuckians experience the Civil War at home? How did they confront guerrilla warfare? How was the conflict remember
  
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