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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 12)

  13-10-2026 21:23 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 7:45 a.m., deputies were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on U.S. 127 South near an Interstate 64 ramp.
  • At 11:07 a.m., deputies at the sheriff’s office on River Bend Road took a fraud complaint.
  • At 11:25 a.m., officers, city fire and EMS responded to a non-injury motor vehicle
  
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• De-Flocked: City leaders won’t renew camera contract

  13-10-2026 21:25 via state-journal.com
  
  At Monday’s meeting, the City of Frankfort Board of Commissioners voted unanimously not to renew its contract with Flock Group Inc. when it expires in January 2027.The city entered into a 24-month contract with Flock Safety on Jan. 17, 2025. The contract was for the lease, installation and operation of 19 Flock Safety Falcon license plate readers. Per the contract agreement between the City of Frankfort and Flock Group Inc., Flock camera usage is solely for the awareness, prevention and pr
  
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• Traditional Bank Athlete of the Week: Franklin County receiver Aaron Jones has three straight 100-yard games

  13-10-2026 21:24 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County wide receiver Aaron Jones caught four passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns Friday against Grant County, his third straight game with over 100 yards in receptions.
  For his accomplishment, Jones has been named the Traditional Bank Athlete of the Week.
  On the year, Jones has caught 33 passes for 774 yards and eight touchdowns with two games left in the regular season. Last year he had 22 catches for 388 yards and three touchdowns.
  Jones, a sophomore, had his biggest game this yea
  
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• Thorn Hill Education Center one of four organizations to receive grant from George and Barbara Bush Foundation

  13-10-2026 21:24 via state-journal.com
  
  Small but mighty.
  The Thorn Hill Education Center is the recipient of a Barbara Bush Family Literacy Innovation Grant from the George and Barbara Bush Foundation.
  The foundation awarded four grants nationwide totaling $160,000, and Frankfort is the smallest town represented.
  The other recipients are located in Boston, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Jacksonville, Florida.
  Applications for the grant were by invitation only.
  “We got invited to the dance, and we got asked to dance,” Thorn H
  
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• Kentucky State University holds annual homecoming parade

  13-10-2026 21:24 via state-journal.com
  
  Kentucky State University students, alumni, families, and friends joined together Saturday morning for the annual homecoming parade, coinciding with the university’s 140th anniversary.The year’s theme, “The Legacy Looks Good on Us,” honored the generations of Thorobreds whose education, service, and achievements carry KSU’s legacy.The parade featured players from the Frankfort Youth Bengals football team, Central High School marching band from Louisville, and member
  
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• Capital Pride Festival draws crowd despite rain

  13-10-2026 21:24 via state-journal.com
  
  The annual Capital Pride Festival took place Saturday on Broadway and the St. Clair Mall. The event, which supports and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community in Frankfort, drew vendors, food trucks, and information booths. Rain didn’t slow the event’s activities, which included live music, drag shows, and drag queen story time. The Capital Pride Festival began in 2017 and has been held annually since then, except for a two-year hiatus during the COVID pandemic.
  
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• Letter: Remembering Lionel on Global Cat Day®

  13-10-2026 21:23 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  Oct. 16 is Global Cat Day® and coincides with National Feral Cat Day of Action. It is an opportunity to recognize that cats are part of our communities and that every community should have policies and programs that protect them.
  For nearly 15 years, the Franklin County Humane Society has worked with our community to address the population of feral and stray cats and homeless kittens. With the community’s support, more than 4,400 cats have been spayed or neutered and vacci
  
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• Franklin County’s girls soccer team defeats Western Hills in district tourney for season’s first win

  13-10-2026 21:23 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s girls soccer team waited a long time for its first win, but it came at a good time for the Lady Flyers.
  FCHS defeated Western Hills 4-0 Monday in the first round of the 41st District tournament at Capitol View Park for its first victory of the season.
  The win put Franklin County (1-14-1) in the semifinals Tuesday against No. 1 seed Great Crossing.
  When the two teams met in the regular season, WHHS defeated Franklin County in a penalty kick shootout.
  “We took that lo
  
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• Franklin County’s boys soccer team edges The Frankfort Christian Academy in district tourney

  13-10-2026 21:23 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s boys soccer team defeated The Frankfort Christian Academy by one goal in the regular season and again in the first round of the 41st District tournament.
  The Flyers, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, won 2-1 Monday in a hard-fought battle with TFCA at Capitol View Park. Franklin County won 1-0 in the regular season.
  “We got in our own way,” FCHS coach Mike Hayes said. “We always get up for Frankfort, and this year’s game was one for the ages (FHS w
  
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• Feeding Kentucky participates in ‘America Gives’ initiative

  13-10-2026 21:23 via state-journal.com
  
  As food insecurity is on the rise across Kentucky, volunteers and elected officials on Monday provided a helping hand unloading a 34,000-pound food donation that will be distributed through Feeding Kentucky and God’s Pantry Food Bank.The delivery was part of a nationwide effort by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to send 250 truckloads of food to 250 food banks across the United States to commemorate America 250. Mayor Layne Wilkerson, Gov. Andy Beshear, and First Lady Brita
  
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• Alternate lane closures on KY 420 start Thursday

  13-10-2026 16:47 via state-journal.com
  
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of overnight alternating lane closures on KY 420 beginning Thursday.Overnight alternating lane closures will occur from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning Thursday and continuing through Friday, Oct. 23, on KY 420 from mile point 4.1 (at the intersection of West Main Street and Ann Street) to mile point 4.6 (at the intersection of St. Clair Street and Clinton Street). The overnight alternating lane closures are necessary for contract crews to safely
  
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• Daryl Thompson

  13-10-2026 16:35 via state-journal.com
  
  Daryl Glenn Thompson, 60, of Frankfort, Kentucky, passed away on October 10, 2026. Services will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at noon with Rev. David Rayborn officiating. Interment will follow at Midway Cemetery. Visitation will be at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesday.
  Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on November 16, 1965, he was the son of the late Glenn D. Thompson and Irene Redden Thompson.Despite battling health issues hi
  
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• Minnie Bowling Brown

  12-10-2026 21:48 via state-journal.com
  Minnie Bowling Brown, 97, of Lawrenceburg passed away Sunday. Funeral service will be at noon Wednesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. until the start of the service.
  
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• Johnson appointed to Kentucky Geological Survey Advisory Board

  12-10-2026 18:42 via state-journal.com
  
  Gov. Andy Beshear recently appointed a local resident to the Kentucky Geological Survey Advisory Board.David Johnson, of Frankfort, is the floodplain management technical leader for AECOM. He replaces Julie Ross, who has resigned, and will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, which expires Sept. 1, 2027.
  
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• Guest columnist: Government policy is killing independent medicine

  12-10-2026 18:37 via state-journal.com
  
  Independent physicians are disappearing. Increasingly, the doctors Americans see are employees of hospital systems or insurance conglomerates.
  Government policy is a major reason for this wave of consolidation.
  Medicare’s reimbursement rules, payment advantages for hospitals, and distortions embedded in the federal 340B drug discount program have weakened independent physician practices. The result has been a wave of acquisitions that’s pushed doctors into hospital employment and red
  
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• Rodgers leads Franklin County at girls state golf tournament

  12-10-2026 18:35 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s girls golf team wrapped up its season Saturday at the Leachman Buick-GMC KHSAA Girls State Championship at the Bowling Green Country Club.
  FCHS’ Mary Clayton Rodgers finished 14th, shooting a two-day total of 156 (75-81).
  Emerson Bowling tied for 38th place with a 167 (88-79), and Lyla Hardesty finished in 60th place with a score of 173 (90-83).
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Oct. 9-11)

  12-10-2026 18:35 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 1:35 a.m., officers were called to a non-injury motor vehicle accident on DG Parsons Drive.
  • At 3:47 a.m., city firefighters were called to a rescue at Thorobred Hall on the Kentucky State University campus on South University Drive. A caller reported a female was stuck in an elevator.
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• Local man accused of pepper spraying, assaulting two people

  12-10-2026 18:35 via state-journal.com
  
  A Frankfort man was arrested Friday night after police say he assaulted and pepper sprayed one person and physically fought another.
  Frankfort Police were called to a fight involving approximately 10 people on Tupelo Trail at 9:19 p.m. Upon arrival, Dustin Ewing allegedly told authorities that he had been attacked by other individuals and used pepper spray and physical force to protect himself and his girlfriend, who was not identified.
  However, police got a different account of the incident fro
  
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• Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs Summer Startup, Collegiate Pitch accepting applications

  12-10-2026 18:35 via state-journal.com
  
  LOUISVILLE — The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) is now accepting applications for its Summer Startup program for high school students and its Collegiate Pitch competition for college-age entrepreneurs. In 2027, GSE will once again partner with the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics to host the Summer Startup program, while its Collegiate Pitch competition will take place for the first time at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
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• Franklin County’s football team gets off to fast start, beats Grant County 62-0

  12-10-2026 18:35 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s football team struck early and often Friday.
  The Flyers defeated Grant County 62-0 at Benny Watkins Field and sent the game to a running clock with a 35-0 lead in the first quarter.
  “Our kids handled business, and it’s the first time I felt we’ve done that,” FCHS coach Eddie James said. “We didn’t let anyone hang around or do that stuff. We went to town early and continued to keep our foot on the gas.”
  The Flyers scored twice in t
  
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• Driver charged after accident leaves one with serious injuries

  12-10-2026 18:35 via state-journal.com
  
  An Ohio woman has been charged with multiple offenses stemming from an injury motor vehicle accident on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Saturday night.
  First responders were called to the scene after a BMW ran off the roadway into a ditch at 8:14 p.m. leaving one passenger unconscious with serious injuries. The patient was transported to Frankfort Regional Medical Center for treatment.
  When officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle, Jamaria Bell, of Cincinnati, they reportedly smelle
  
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• Mary Elizabeth Reed

  12-10-2026 17:28 via state-journal.com
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary Elizabeth “Woogie” Reed, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. Born June 16, 1944, in Frankfort, Kentucky, Mary departed this life on Oct. 6, 2026.
  Services will be held at First Baptist Church on Clinton Street on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at noon with Rev. Les Whitlock officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday.Her life was
  
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• Anthony ‘Wayne’ Hockensmith

  12-10-2026 17:23 via state-journal.com
  Anthony “Wayne” Hockensmith, age 67, passed away Thursday. No services will be scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory.
  
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• Verna Mae Boggess

  12-10-2026 16:23 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Verna Mae Casey Boggess, 84, passed away on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, 701 N. Main St., Lawrenceburg, with Dr. Bob Ehr officiating. Burial will follow in Lawrenceburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared online at www.ritchieandpeach.com.
  
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• Frankfort’s football team loses to Eminence 43-6

  12-10-2026 03:40 via state-journal.com
  
  Frankfort High’s football team lost at Eminence 43-6 Thursday. The game was the district opener for the Panthers.
  FHS scored its touchdown on a 9-yard pass from Toma Washington to Jeramiah Washington.
  On defense, Toma Washington and Karlell Hall both had six tackles, and Jeramiah Washington and Tyler Mattison both had five.
  The Panthers’ next game is Friday at Sayre.
  
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• Franklin County’s Rodgers leads local golfers at state tournament

  12-10-2026 03:39 via state-journal.com
  
  Franklin County’s Mary Clayton Rodgers shot a three-over par 75 Friday in the first of the final two rounds of the Leachman Buick-GMC KHSAA Girls State Golf Championship at the Bowling Green Country Club.
  Rodgers was in the top 10 after Friday’s round. Teammates Emerson Bowling, playing with a foot injury, shot an 88, and Lyla Hardesty finished at 90.
  Lexington Christian was the team leader after Friday’s round, and Lexington Catholic’s Parker Haddix was the individual le
  
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• Mosley named KACo deputy executive director

  11-10-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  The Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) announced Friday that Dan Mosley has been named the association’s next deputy executive director. Mosley will assume the role in January, following the end of his term as Harlan County judge-executive.
  “As a well-respected county leader, Dan has earned the trust of his community, fellow county officials, state legislators, and national leaders. Those relationships and insights are invaluable,” said KACo Executive Director and CEO Jim
  
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• Learn how to prevent elder fraud

  11-10-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  Are you interested in learning how to protect yourself and your loved ones from scams?
  South Frankfort Presbyterian Church and the South Frankfort Neighborhood Association are sponsoring a presentation by Shellie May, executive director, Office of Senior Protection and Mediation, Kentucky Office of Attorney General, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at South Frankfort Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. May will share valuable information that will help us understand the latest threats and how to avoid them.
  
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• Jean Rogers celebrates 100th birthday

  11-10-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  A century of life is a milestone not too many people have had the pleasure of reaching. On Wednesday afternoon, Jean Rogers celebrated her 100th birthday with gratitude, as friends and family joined her at Spring Arbor Senior Living.
  During the celebration, she was joined by her children who could attend, Donnie Rogers, Anja Bibb and Karen Liebman, with Franklin County Sheriff Dwayne Depp and Judge-Executive Michael Mueller also present to celebrate.Rogers, who is an enthusiast for puzzles and c
  
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• Jean Rodgers celebrates 100th birthday

  11-10-2026 21:00 via state-journal.com
  
  A century of life is a milestone not too many people have had the pleasure of reaching. On Wednesday afternoon, Jean Rodgers celebrated her 100th birthday with gratitude, as friends and family joined her at Spring Arbor Senior Living.
  During the celebration, she was joined by her children who could attend, Donnie Rodgers, Anja Bibb and Karen Liebman, with Franklin County Sheriff Dwayne Depp and Judge-Executive Michael Mueller also present to celebrate.Rodgers, who is an enthusiast for puzzles an
  
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