Boyle News

Obituary: James M. Jones Sr.

James M. Jones Sr., 72, of Danville, died May 10, 2012.   more...

Obituary: Tab Lee Farthing

Tab Lee Farthing, 46, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, May 13, 2012.    more...

Former Harrodsburg resident struck by two vehicles in Lexington

Former Harrodsburg resident struck by two vehicles in Lexington

It was dark and Justin Conover-Bowman was wearing dark clothing Sunday night at 9:43 p.m. when he was hit by first an SUV and then a minivan...  more...

Boyle County Senior Citizens Center board still mum

Boyle County Senior Citizens Center board still mum

Minutes from several board meetings at the Boyle County Senior Citizens Center provide a rough timeline of changes in the center’s...  more...

Boyle County moves polling places

Boyle County moves polling places

Voters from several Boyle County precincts will cast ballots at a new location Tuesday — a move aimed at resolving parking problems...  more...

More Boyle News

  • Stanford man arrested in hit and run

  • A Stanford man allegedly hit a woman’s SUV and left the scene Monday, also causing a brief standoff with Danville police outside of...

  • UPDATE: Danville City Commission names Ron Scott as permanent city manager

  • In a 3-2 vote Monday night, Danville City Commissioners named Ron Scott the permanent city manager.

  • Tony Gray sworn in as Danville police chief

  • Dozens of Danville residents as well as out-of-town police officers celebrated Tony Gray’s hiring as police chief before and during...

  • Former deputy sues Boyle County Fiscal Court

  • A former Boyle County deputy sheriff has filed a lawsuit against the Fiscal Court alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his post...

  • Police blotter for May 14

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information...

  • Driver arrested after crash in Danville

  • One woman was injured and another arrested in connection with a single-vehicle crash late Saturday in Danville, police said.

  • Historic preservation a way to 'go green'

  • Environmental impact or tax incentives were not a factor when Danville Office Equipment decided to have each window in its historic building...

  • News Briefs for May 14

  • Meeting canceled

  • Norton Center unveils new season

  • The 2012-2013 season at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts will feature acts ranging from The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo...

  • Area sees rise in debit card fraud

  • Gone are the days when the greatest threats to a person’s pocketbook lurked in crowds on busy streets or plotted strong-arm robberies.

  • Obituary: William Stuart Rosson

  • FRANKFORT — William Stuart Rosson, 87, a native of Frankfort, died Thursday at his home in Danville. 

  • UPDATE: Danville mayor cancels special meeting

  • Mayor Bernie Hunstad has canceled a special meeting he called for Monday, the agenda for which included the possible naming of a new city...

  • REBELS WITH A CAUSE: Boyle County football team sells T-shirts to raise money to fight breast cancer

  • Just in time for Mother’s Day, the tough guys at Boyle County High School made their mothers proud by posing in the T-shirts the...

  • Tickets on sale online for Perryville battle event

  • FRANKFORT — People planning to attend the 150th commemoration of the Battle of Perryville, Oct. 6-7, can save money and avoid long...

  • Police blotter for May 9 and May 10

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information...

  • Grant sought for new soccer fields in Danville

  • Parents and organizers of local soccer leagues want to use grant money for upgrading playing fields at Millennium Park to make the complex...

  • Navy Seabee with local ties helped in dramatic California highway rescue

  • Clinton Roberts, grandson of Clint and Margaret Fisher of Danville, joined the U.S. Navy as a Seabee right after graduating high school in...

  • News Briefs for May 10

  • Bate graduation Friday

  • Danville's dollhouse museum touted as unique site to visit in Kentucky

  • The Great American Dollhouse Museum has been added to the list of “There’s Only One” places and things that form the basis...

  • Heart of Danville organizes downtown cleanup day

  • May is preservation month, and as part of the celebration, the Heart of Danville is organizing a downtown cleanup day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....

  • UPDATE: Banks pleads not guilty to drug trafficking

  • LEXINGTON — Former Danville resident Jimmy Lou Banks remains in the Fayette County Detention Center this morning after pleading not...

  • Lincoln County man shot during burglary

  • NICHOLASVILLE — A Lincoln County man was shot and a Danville man arrested Tuesday in Garrard County after a neighbor confronted...

  • News briefs for May 9

  • Country duo headlines relief benefit

  • Police blotter for May 8

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information...

  • Folk Art exhibit opens at Boyle County Library

  • A new exhibition titled “The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships” is on display through May 31 in the lobby...

  • Main Street building gets authentic repairs

  • When the original metal molding began peeling off Nina Kirkland’s 19th century Main Street building last year, she wasn’t...

  • Owner of Bottom House aims to protect Civil War gem

  • PERRYVILLE — Alan Hoeweler was 16 the first time the sound of his boots was heard on the floorboards of the H.P. Bottom House in the...

  • Danville city manager search continues

  • Just three days shy of the one-year anniversary of Paul Stansbury’s termination, Danville still does not have a permanent city...

  • Music legend Doc Severinsen to be at GABBF

  • "Doc" will most certainly be in the Brass Band house.

  • Danville Police Blotter for May 7

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the...

  • Boyle County schools expand language classes

  • In an ever-shrinking global world, language skills become more important by the year. Boyle County is hoping to give its students a leg up...

  • Ephraim McDowell helps emergency agencies

  • Thanks to a federal grant awarded to Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation, Camp Dick Fire Department and other agencies in the area are...

  • Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau celebrates Tourism week with open house

  • In recognition of travel’s great impact on Boyle County, the Danville/Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau announces that it...

  • Obituary: Herman Shelton

  • PERRYVILLE — Herman Shelton, 91, of Perryville, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Lexington. He was the widower of Virginia Tramel...

  • Local artist's work to be auctioned, sold on Saturday

  • A. Jack May left a book that detailed his end-of-life desires and wishes. On the first page, it said he absolutely did not want a funeral....

  • NO JOKE: Boyle County student who shaved head has heart in right place

  • Anela Kinkade, 12, is precisely the age when hairstyle starts to matter to girls — a lot. Knowing this adds even more value to what...

  • Danville preservation group focuses on saving historic gems

  • A yellowing newspaper clipping of the Daniel Yeiser House is passed around a table like an obituary of a departed loved one. The house...

  • News Briefs for May 7

  • Garrard County library events

  • Police blotter for May 4 through May 6

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information...

  • Gray makes good as city's first black police chief

  • Tony Gray was 27 years old, still milling about his hometown with an uncertain future, when fate came calling in the form of three men...

  • Garbage service to pick up bulky items

  • Residents of Danville and Perryville will be able to get rid of unwanted items such as old couches this week.

  • Crash extrications increase in Boyle

  • Danville and Boyle County fire officials are noticing a dramatic increase in the number of accidents that require the driver be extricated...

  • Perryville preservation group to disband

  • PERRYVILLE — A group dedicated to preserving Perryville’s significance as a Civil War site told city officials Thursday it is...

  • Police Blotter for May 3

  • Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial...

  • March for Babies fundraiser is today

  • Rain or shine, at 2 p.m. today at Constitution Square Park, families and business leaders will join together for the March of Dimes annual...

  • Police, fire officials called to Philips plant in Danville

  • Danville Fire Chief Woody Ball will meet with Philips Lighting officials today to discuss his concerns about remediating the old Philips...

  • Danville interviews last finalist for city manager position

  • Danville City Commission interviewed the third and last finalist for the vacant city manager position on Thursday.

  • City for Danville agencies stays mostly flat

  • Several public and private groups funded by the city of Danville had to sweat through the City Commission’s deliberations Thursday...

  • Questions raised about Boyle County Senior Citizens Center

  • In what amounted to the first public statement on the situation surrounding the leadership of the Boyle County Senior Citizens Center,...