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HIRSUTE PURSUIT: Beard contest raises big bucks for community center
And the winner is … The Family Center! Sean Logie of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the Best of ...
Court overturns ban on in-person religious services
Nicholasville church sued for First Amendment violations Attorneys for a Nicholasville church have until Friday to show why ...
Saint Joseph goes blue to honor health care workers
Saint Joseph Jessamine is bathed in blue light this week in honor of its doctors, nurses and other ...
7 new COVID cases added in Jessamine
Jessamine County added seven new cases of the coronavirus in the past week, according to information from the ...
Sports
Justus ‘coming into his own’ and starting to earn national respect
By Keith Taylor, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Joel Justus is gaining respect from his peers as one of the top assistant coaches in ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 11:19 am
Jessamine County
GED Testing Service partners with KET to offer free prep course through June 30
In an effort to help people gain their high school equivalency diplomas and change their lives for the better, GED Testing Service has partnered with ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 11:01 am
Jessamine County
Goodwill Industries to open retail stores, employment centers
After temporarily closing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky will reopen its 66 retail stores and donation centers Wednesday, May ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 11:00 am
Jessamine County
FEMA announces emergency food and shelter programs funding for Ky.
Kentucky will receive $4.8 million from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to assist nonprofits that are helping residents who are experiencing hunger and ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:59 am
News
At the library for May 14, 2020
The following events are offered online from the Jessamine County Public Library May 14-20. Videos are available on the library’s YouTube channel, Jessamine County Public ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:59 am
Legislative update
KING: Military, veterans issues remain a major focus
Over the past few years, Kentucky has become one of the most military-friendly states in the nation. A big part of this is that we are, without ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:52 am
Jessamine County
Scholarship given in honor of fallen Jessamine deputy
College scholarships totaling $51,500 have been awarded to 25 Kentucky families by the Gerald F. Healy Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Scholarship endowment. Four $5,000 ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:48 am
Jessamine County
Study ranks Nicholasville one of healthiest housing markets
Nicholasville has one of the healthiest housing markets in Kentucky, according to a study by SmartAsset, a technology company that does online research to provide ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:48 am
Jessamine County
Data show county on par with state in social distancing efforts
With guidance from local, state and federal government to implement social distancing measures because of the potentially deadly coronavirus outbreak, two agencies have been tracking ...
by Whitney Leggett, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:47 am
Jessamine County
Petition asks JCS to postpone graduation
Despite plans to move forward with a parade-style graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 in Jessamine County, an online petition has been started to ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:43 am
Jessamine County
Suspect arrested in online threat against police
After three months, authorities arrested a Nicholasville man for posting a threat against police online. Kristopher Cole, 19, of 710 E. Chesnut Drive, was arrested ...
by Fred Petke, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:42 am
Jessamine County
Schools partners with R.J. Corman Group for drive-in Class of 2020 graduation
Amid a worldwide pandemic, and in an unprecedented time of social distancing guidelines, school districts are looking for creative ways to have high school graduation ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, May 15, 2020 10:35 am
Jessamine County
Motorcycle riders die after crash
A Jessamine County couple died of injuries from a motorcycle accident that occurred on Lexington Road (U.S. 27) at Industry Parkway about 5:30 Tuesday. Both ...
by Randy Patrick, Thursday, May 14, 2020 5:14 pm
Jessamine County
One killed in crash on Ky. 169
A woman has died in a single-car accident on Keene Road (Ky. 169) in northern Jessamine County. County Coroner Michael Hughes identified the victim Thursday ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:15 pm
Sports
Wake Forest transfer Sarr can’t wait to reboot his career at Kentucky
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky landed a future post player when Wake Forest junior Olivier Sarr announced plans to transfer ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:09 pm
Jessamine County
Unemployment rates up in Jessamine, most of Kentucky
Unemployment rates rose in 117 Kentucky counties between March 2019 and March 2020, fell in one (Crittenden County) and stayed the same in two (Owen ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:07 pm
Jessamine County
Wilmore Farmers’ Market returns for another season
Saturday was a perfect day to open the Wilmore Farmers’ Market. It just wasn’t the “normal” opening day. Market Vice President Mark Reinhardt said they ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:07 pm
Jessamine County
Six charged with thefts from cars in Nicholasville
Police have charged six people, including juveniles, following a string of thefts from vehicles since the weekend. According to a social media post from Nicholasville ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:05 pm
business
As economy begins to reopen, Jessamine businesses adapt to their new reality
Gov. Andy Beshear has given some businesses the go-ahead to reopen in the next three weeks, but it won’t be business as usual. Now that ...
by Randy Patrick, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:05 pm
Jessamine County
COVID cases up to 40 in Jessamine
Jessamine County added two more coronavirus cases in the past week, as testing continues at the health department. As of Tuesday afternoon, 40 cases have ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:03 pm
News
At the library for May 7-13
The following events are offered online from the Jessamine County Public Library May 7-13. Videos are available on the library’s YouTube channel, Jessamine County Public ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:56 pm
Jessamine County
Jessamine Girl Scouts ask area businesses to buy surplus cookies
Special to The Journal Jessamine County Girl Scout troops from Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road rely heavily on cookie sales as they provide local ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:56 pm
News
5 local nonprofits participating in Kentucky Gives Day
Special to The Journal Kentucky Gives Day — the statewide 24-hour online giving event — returns for an eighth year on May 12. Nonprofit organizations ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:55 pm
Jessamine County
Wilmore sisters publish ‘Things to Do’ books
Journal Staff Report Sisters Audra Meighan and Mary Johns Wilson grew up in Wilmore, but they’re known for writing about other places. Both have recently ...
by Randy Patrick, Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:55 pm
Jessamine County
Students making face shields to protect against COVID-19
Homeschool students in Jessamine and other counties are working to make face shields to protect doctors and nurses, emergency medical personnel, police officers, retail workers ...
by Randy Patrick, Friday, April 24, 2020 2:38 pm
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