News
Coronavirus cases keep falling in Kentucky
The weekly number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to drop, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. “I want to say congratulations, Kentucky,” he said during ...
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‘We have to do right by them’ Rescue center misses fundraising during pandemic, but offers Primate Pal Program for those who want to help
By BOBBIE CURD bjcurd@gmail.com As most nonprofits will attest to, the Primate Rescue Center in Jessamine County has ...
Rock Fence Park concerts returning in April
By RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal Get ready to rock and roll. After an absence because of coronavirus ...
Where the buffalo roamed: New book reveals stories behind Wilmore’s street names
By RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal Did you know Lexington Avenue in Wilmore and High Bridge Road were ...
Kentucky temporarily shutting down unemployment insurance system to stop fraud
Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that significant steps are being taken to halt cyberattacks on the state’s ...
News
Election reform bill a stand for democracy, Beshear says
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear held a ceremony on Wednesday where he signed into law five bills passed during the recently concluded 2021 ...
by Tom Latek.
Jessamine County
What do we spend on public education?
BY KIM KING State Representative How many times have you heard that we need to spend more on education? As a legislator, I hear it ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:27 pm
Opinion
How has your life changed since COVID arrived?
BY JEFF MORELAND Journal Editor We would like to hear from you It’s been more than a year since most of us have seen at ...
by Jeff Moreland, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:16 pm
Jessamine County
Library calendar
JCPL calendar Check out the JCPL Events Calendar at www.jesspublib.org for more information and to register. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. Saturday, ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:12 pm
Opinion
Let’s create a healthier Kentucky
Holly Mae Davis Social Worker Click here to download the Child Maltreatment 2019 Report April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am writing this ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 7:23 am
Sports
Stoops likes tempo, urgency of revamped offense under Coen
As Kentucky enters its final week of spring workouts, Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has been pleased with his team’s progress learning and adapting to ...
by Keith Taylor, Monday, April 12, 2021 4:13 pm
Sports
Nation’s top-rated high school kicker commits to UK
Spring break week turned into college commitment week for Boyle County junior Jackson Smith. He’s the top-rated kicker/punter in the 2022 recruiting class by ProKicker.com ...
by Larry Vaught, Friday, April 9, 2021 4:06 pm
Opinion
SB 48 should be vetoed, and here’s why
BY DAVID THOMPSON Kentucky Press Association The Kentucky Press Association strongly urges the Governor to veto the SB 48, a bill recently passed by the ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, April 9, 2021 11:58 am
Community columnists
What it means to me to be a conservative
There are many mansions in the American conservative house, and some of them are old and funky and smell like a pot of organic mustard ...
by Randy Patrick, Friday, April 9, 2021 11:52 am
News
Beshear asking for major disaster declaration for flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear submitted a request to President Joe Biden Wednesday asking that a major disaster declaration be issued for some ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, April 8, 2021 9:00 am
News
Proposed abortion amendment signed, will be on Nov. 2022 ballot
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Secretary of State Michael Adams signed House Bill 91, a proposed Constitutional Amendment on abortion, during a ceremony attended by pro-life ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, April 8, 2021 8:35 am
Sports
It’s a brave new world in college basketball
John Calipari is used to players taking the one-and-done route when leaving Kentucky. He’s just not accustomed to players throwing their names into the transfer ...
by Keith Taylor, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:52 am
East Jessamine
East softball improves to 4-1
Jags crush LCA Monday By Jeff Moreland The East Jessamine Jaguars picked up an 18-1 win over Lexington Christian in their home opener Monday. The ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 8:00 pm
Sports
Highlands crowned boys Sweet 16 champion
Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Perennial football powerhouse Fort Thomas Highlands High School now has a basketball championship to match the 23 football titles. ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:56 pm
community columnists
The last Druther’s in America
Those of us who grew up in Kentucky in the late 1970s remember such bygone icons of that era as the Z/28 Camaro, the original ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:53 pm
News
Police, fire reports
NICHOLASVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT • Nicholasville firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on U.S. 27 South on March 29. • On March 30, ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:50 pm
News
Police station to be finished by August
By RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal The heavy rain, snow and ice of late winter hindered builders, but The Hayden Company expects to make up ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:48 pm
Jessamine County
West drama students to present fairytale
By RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal The performing arts have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but in Jessamine County Schools, theater is making ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:43 pm
News
Fencing graves prohibited in cemetery
By RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal The city of Nicholasville amended its regulations for the Maple Grove Cemetery Tuesday to prohibit fences or other barriers ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:41 pm
COVID-19
Positive-test and new-case numbers head in the right direction
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s pandemic numbers continued their relatively flat roller-coaster ride Saturday, as the positive-test and new-case averages both declined — ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:37 pm
Jessamine County
Library calendar
Check out the JCPL Events Calendar at www.jesspublib.org for more information and to register. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. Saturday, April 10 ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:34 pm
Jessamine County
Jessamine Historical Society welcomes spring
Although the Jessamine County Historical Society has continued to hold open house on Thursday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. and to hold business-only quarterly meetings throughout ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:30 pm
Jessamine County
Mark Bennett joins membership of American Angus Association
Mark Bennett, Nicholasville, Kentucky, is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:25 pm
News
McConnell urges Republican men to get vaccinated; Beshear praises him
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After touring the mass-vaccination site at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field Monday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged ...
by The Jessamine Journal, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:21 pm
News
West Jessamine chorus performs anthem virtually for Sweet 16 games
“Oh, say can you see …?” That’s our kids up there on the big screen! This year the West Jessamine High School Chamber Singers had ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:30 pm
East Jessamine
East Jessamine blasts LCA, improves to 4-1
The East Jessamine Jaguars picked up an 18-1 win over Lexington Christian in their home opener Monday. The Jags improved to 4-1, and have won ...