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While many eighth graders are nervous to speak in class, Elkhorn Middle School’s Brooks Young was cool as the flip side of the pillow testifying before the Senate Transportation Committee in the Capitol on Wednesday. Grayson Scott finds himself in some elite company. LEXINGTON — Defense has long been the cornerstone fo

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Community mourns former Franklin Circuit judge

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (383+ words) Published 10:24 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Eddy Nfor The State Journal Roger Crittenden, former Franklin County Circuit Court judge, died on Monday at the age of 81. After three years in the United States Army, including a tour in Vietnam, he went…...

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Frankfort High finds temporary home at First United Methodist

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (551+ words) Published 10:20 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Linda Younkin/The State Journal Frankfort High School remains closed, but FHS students are back in class at First United Methodist Church. FHS has been closed since a fire broke out in a third-story classroom…...

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Frankfort man accused of assaulting, strangling mother, daughter

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (132+ words) Published 10:13 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 A local mother and daughter were reportedly assaulted and strangled by a Frankfort man early Wednesday. Police were called to a Murray Street residence at 4:33 a.m. regarding a domestic assault in progress. The female victims allegedly told…...

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Fiscal court approves new tax rate; honors fallen firefighter

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (224+ words) Published 10:09 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Eddy Nfor/The State Journal The fiscal court last Wednesday began its regular meeting with a moment of silence in honor of Franklin County Firefighter Kolby Tucker. “There were 67 (EMS and firetruck) apparatus that showed…...

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Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to speak at Frankfort Civil War Roundtable Sept. 20

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (202+ words) Published 12:00 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Dr. Curt Fields will portray Gen. Ulysses S. Grant during the Frankfort Civil War Roundtable at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St. Fields will give a first hand account of the capture…...

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Police, fire blotter (Sept. 8)

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (165+ words) Published 10:36 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 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 noon, deputies took a theft report at Frankfort Bottle Shop…...

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Kentucky Blood Center plans 9/11 blood drive

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (164+ words) Published 10:38 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Twenty-five years ago, the United States faced some of its darkest hours with the attacks on 9/11. In the wake of that evil, donors showed compassion for their fellow Americans and patriotism for their country by flooding…...

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Honett finds new career teaching with service dog at his side

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (904+ words) Published 10:40 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Linda Younkin/The State Journal Brian Honett planned to make the Air Force his career, and being an elementary school teacher was never on his radar. But through a series of life changes, Honett is…...

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Police, fire blotter (Sept. 4-7)

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (948+ words) Published 4:09 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 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 holiday weekend: • At 7:36 a.m., deputies were called to a shots…...

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Man facing four felonies after allegedly assaulting two women

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (277+ words) Published 4:14 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 A Louisville man is accused of forcing his way into a local residence and assaulting two women on Aug. 31. At 9:05 p.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a River Bend Road home in reference to…...