News
11th annual Boo-Wow Walk Parade of Pups goes virtual
BY SARAH CHOATE, Jessamine County Public Library Around this time each year, Jessamine County Public Library and Jessamine County Animal Care and Control host the ...
Top Stories
Wilmore looks to sell old City Hall
Wilmore’s municipal government has finished moving into its new home on Lexington Avenue, and the City Council was ...
Deputy suspended over social media post
A deputy with the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office was suspended without pay Wednesday, hours after posting a video ...
Eight Thomson-Hood residents have died of virus
Eight residents of Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore have died of COVID-19 as of Oct. 27, according to ...
In the red zone: Jessamine seeing spike in COVID cases
Jessamine County is seeing a spike in cases of COVID-19, adding more than 100 new cases of the ...
business
MVC gets $10.5M for COVID relief
A $10.5 million loan from the federal government and other coronavirus relief aid may have saved McKechnie Vehicle Components from going under. During a meeting ...
by Randy Patrick.
Sports
Asbury XC seniors off to impressive start
Asbury seniors Justin Spoon and Bethany Hamilton are off to an impressive start as key members of the AU men’s and women’s cross-country teams for ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:39 am
COVID-19
Thomson-Hood residents die of COVID-19
At least five of the 83 residents of Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore who contracted COVID-19 have died from the virus. As of Tuesday, 49 ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:19 am
News
Murder case headed to grand jury
Just a week after his arrest for allegedly shooting another man outside his residence, the murder case against a Nicholasville man is headed to the ...
by Fred Petke, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:18 am
News
Discussions continue on Wilmore library branch
The City of Wilmore and the Jessamine County Public Library are getting closer to an agreement to open a branch in the new city government ...
by Fred Petke, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:17 am
Jessamine County
Blood drive set for Oct. 26
Kentucky Blood Center needs area residents to donate blood and help ensure an adequate blood supply. Patients at the more than 70 Kentucky hospitals served ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:11 am
News
At the library Oct. 24-30
The following events are scheduled at the Jessamine County Public Library for Oct. 24-30. Check out jesspublib.org and click “Events Calendar” for more information and ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:09 am
News
Police and reports for Oct. 29, 2020
NICHOLASVILLE POLICE Charged — Michael Walker, 45, of Rebel Road, Nicholasville, was charged Oct. 14 with first-degree assault. — Jessica L. Bowman, 27, of Harrodsburg, ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:08 am
COVID-19
Jessamine schools returning to mostly online learning because of coronavirus
Editor’s note: There was an error in an earlier version of this story about the high schools’ schedule that has been corrected. Less than a ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 8:08 am
COVID-19
Thomson-Hood residents die of COVID-19
At least 30 residents and staff at Wilmore state veterans home have the virus Two of the residents of Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore ...
by Randy Patrick, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:06 pm
Sports
UK hopes ‘change up’ will bring different result in Knoxville against Volunteers on Saturday
Kentucky has played Tennessee in football more times than any other opponent, with the border rivals having met on 115 occasions. In fact, only two ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:05 pm
News
Asbury University to host virtual commencement for Class of 2020
The Asbury University Class of 2020 will experience commencement in a new way at noon on Saturday, Oct. 17. While it will look different than ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:03 pm
Jessamine County
Local Blue Walk to support police
Across America, perceptions about police have changed in 2020, but here in the Bluegrass, there are people who want it known that they “Back the ...
by Randy Patrick, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:02 pm
News
City approves $40.7M bond issue for police station, sewer expansion
With no discussion and a unanimous vote, the Nicholasville City Commission approved a major bond issue to take advantage of low interest rates. Monday’s vote ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:01 pm
Jessamine County
Transportation Cabinet seeking public input for Jessamine-Fayette Connectivity Study
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has launched JessFayStudy.com, a new public involvement tool to solicit and encourage feedback regarding new transportation options for those who travel ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:00 pm
Jessamine County
Judicial center board starts meetings, decisions
Sometime this decade, Jessamine County will have a new judicial center, with all courtrooms, judges’ chambers and the clerk’s office under one roof. Beyond that, ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:59 pm
Jessamine County
Rock Fence concerts continue Friday
As fall begins in central Kentucky, music lovers in Nicholasville are taking one last fling for live music while the weather allows. The free Rock ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:58 pm
Jessamine County
At the library for Oct. 15, 2020
The following events are scheduled at the Jessamine County Public Library for Oct. 17-23. Check out jesspublib.org and click “Events Calendar” for more information and ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:52 pm
Homicide
One dead after early morning shooting
A Nicholasville man will be facing a murder charge after allegedly shooting and killing another person on Beauford Place. Michael Walker, 45, of Rebel Road, ...
by Fred Petke, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:18 pm
News
Police and fire reports for Oct. 14, 2020
WILMORE POLICE Charged — April Bain, 28, of Peelmore Court, Nicholasville, was charged Oct. 2 with first-degree possession of a controlled substance and first-degree promoting contraband. ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 11:03 am
News
Meyer named new state parks commissioner
Former state Rep. Russ Meyer of Nicholasville has been named the state’s new parks commissioner. Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Meyer to head the Department of ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 4:41 pm
concert series
Concerts resume at Rock Fence Park
As fall begins in central Kentucky, music lovers in Nicholasville are taking one last fling for live music while the weather allows. The free Rock ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:01 am
Sports
Critical plays at crucial times cost Wildcats in OT loss to Ole Miss
Kentucky ran every which way but loose, but it wasn’t enough to carry the Wildcats to victory Saturday in the home opener against Mississippi. An ...
by Whitney Leggett, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:15 pm
COVID-19
Kentucky has record-breaking COVID week; Jessamine has second-highest week for new cases
During a record-breaking week for Kentucky COVID-19 cases and one in which it was announced that the president had contracted the virus, Jessamine County reported ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:09 pm
Jessamine County
PHOTOS: Chamber has ribbon cuttings
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:04 pm
Breaking News
Virus outbreak hits veterans home, two residents have died
Update: Gov. Andy Beshear, in his daily press briefing Wednesday, stated that two of the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center residents who had tested positive for the ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:03 pm
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