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• Police, fire blotter (Sept. 15)

  17-09-2026 05:00 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 Tuesday:
  • At 5:43 a.m., officers took a theft report on East Main Street. A caller reported the driver’s door of a Nissan Versa was wide open.
  • At 9:53 a.m., deputies at the sheriff’s office on River Bend Road took a fraud complaint.
  • At 1:20 p.m., deputies took a theft report at Shell Five Star o
  
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• ‘Raising hope’ for couple battling cancer together

  17-09-2026 05:13 via state-journal.com
  
  Melissa and Eric Rogers have been together since 2011. As the pair each fights their respective cancer diagnosis there’s a belief that it has strengthened their love.
  “He’s always been my rock. (When we got his diagnosis) I was scared of losing my best friend, my husband,” Melissa noted. “But I firmly believe this experience has deepened my bond, and my love for him.”
  Melissa was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2019. Then five years later, her
  
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• Guest columnist: Be present, listen to teens

  17-09-2026 05:05 via state-journal.com
  
  Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework, and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful.
  Fortunately, the school year is full of everyday moments parents and caregivers can use to check in on their kids. Whether it’s an early breakfast before school, the commute home, or an after-school FaceTime call from work, these small moments can let kids know
  
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• Guest columnist: The real value of journalism

  17-09-2026 05:01 via state-journal.com
  
  The news earlier this month that 13 skilled journalists in Lexington were laid off was heartbreaking but also frightening.
  The suggestion that AI can replace reporters who are trained to observe, interpret, and ask the tough questions is unrealistic. AI is a tool and a resource, but it cannot replace a human reporter.
  The real danger here is the declining number of journalists in the field. It is not just newspapers. We have witnessed veteran broadcast journalists who have been sidelined as TV g
  
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• Guest columnist: Enrollment cliff can create pathways for working Kentuckians

  17-09-2026 05:01 via state-journal.com
  
  For years, higher education leaders in Kentucky have been discussing and preparing for the “enrollment cliff,” the long-anticipated decline in the number of traditional college-age students following the Great Recession. That moment has arrived. The number of U.S. high school graduates peaked in 2025 and is projected to decline in the years ahead, prompting institutions everywhere to rethink enrollment strategies and long-term sustainability.
  The demographic challenge is clear. But t
  
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• Tommy Druen: That’s how we’ve always done it

  17-09-2026 05:00 via state-journal.com
  Every August, a man in the small Scottish town of South Queensferry gets covered head to toe in burrs. Yes, burrs, those prickly little nuisances that stick to your socks. Thousands of them. His neighbors weave flowers into the mass, press a decorated staff into each of his hands, and parade him through town for seven miles and nine hours.
  He stops at pubs along the way. This is Scotland, after all. Since his face is completely covered, he drinks the free whiskey offered him through a straw.
  It
  
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• Letter: Comer should release unredacted Epstein files

  17-09-2026 05:00 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  In the course of human events there comes a time for people to rise up against the injustice committed against them.
  As citizens, we know there are certain crimes which cannot be excused or forgiven — crimes attacking our children. Therefore, we must act and compel those who can to act.
  We must force Rep. James Comer, representing the 1st Congressional District of Kentucky, to act. As chairman of the House Oversight Committee, with one wave of his pen he can force the Departme
  
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• Carl Pryse Williams Jr.

  16-09-2026 23:31 via state-journal.com
  LAWRENCEBURG — Services for Carl Pryse Williams Jr., 94, will be 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at First Baptist Church, 111 N. Main St., Lawrenceburg. Burial will follow in Lawrenceburg Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be noon until the time of service Friday at the church. Williams died Sunday, Sept. 13.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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