JSO deputies chase down alleged burglar

Nicholasville water plants receive state awards

The Nicholasville Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant are once again being recognized for their work as some of the top...

Jessamine County public-service director Cassidy appointed to state animal control board

Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Jessamine County director of Public Services Mike Cassidy to serve a four-year term on the Kentucky Animal...

Jessamine County school board approves recommendation of Tate Hill Jacobs as architect for Warner renovation

The Jessamine County Board of Education chose a familiar face Monday night as the architect for an upcoming renovation to Warner...

Nicholasville woman to join fundraising run

A couple months from now, Victoria Hulsing expects to arrive in Baltimore physically and mentally exhausted. On that day, the 20-year-old...

East Jessamine High School students hope to add more iPads to innovation project

With just two weeks left in their sophomore year, East Jessamine High School students participating in an iPad innovation project pleaded...

School council at West Jessamine High School prepares for principal search

The West High site-based decision-making (SBDM) council met Tuesday to begin the process of selecting a new principal with still no official...

Nicholasville leaders table hotel ordinance

A scheduled second reading of an ordinance that would open hotel and motel guest registries to inspection by public-safety officials was...

Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest attracts many to Nicholasville

While pondering a trip to the Bluegrass state to visit a variety of wineries, something caught the eye of Cincinnati’s Nadia Laabs....

Nicholasville police investigating possible threat at East High

There is a heavier police presence than normal at East Jessamine High School on Friday morning as officers were responding to a possible...

Ed Jones out as principal of West Jessamine High School

Ed Jones is no longer the principal at West Jessamine High School.

Journal intern to gain first professional experience

An intern has joined The Jessamine Journal for the summer, and will gain her first experience working for a professional paper covering...

Model cars displayed at City-County Park

Hundreds of model cars were on display last Saturday at a model car show held at the City-County Park. The show is put on at least once a...

Magistrates tour jail with expansion in mind

Jessamine County Fiscal Court magistrates got a first-hand look Tuesday at the inside of the Jessamine County Detention Center and some of...

Nicholasville OKs zone changes, annexation

The Nicholasville City Commission approved a zone change request for approximately 6.03 acres of property located at the corner of East...

Cost rises for Wilmore streetscape add-on

Improvements added on to the Wilmore Streetscape Improvement and Pedestrian Mall Project in an effort to take advantage of almost $200,000...

GED test free in Ky. through July

The GED test will be free in Kentucky from May 15 to July 31. Kentuckians taking the test during that time frame will not have to pay the...

Sugared drinks to return to teacher vending machines

Teachers in Jessamine County schools can buy sugared soda from vending machines again after the school board affirmed an administrative...

Burglary victim tracks down two suspects

A pair were arrested Tuesday, March 7, and charged with burglary after the man whose home they are accused of burglarizing tracked them down...

Feeding Frenzy: Hundreds turn out for Taste of Jessamine

From appetizers to desserts, there was plenty of food to be tasted at the 16th annual Taste of Jessamine County held Friday night at West...

Board of education asks for intervention support in budget

The Jessamine County Board of Education will likely not give raises to teachers this year, instead opting for more intervention support at...

BOA approves salon permit, privacy fence

The Nicholasville Board of Adjustment on Monday approved a permit to allow a Nicholasville woman to operate a salon out of her home, as well...

Jessamine law-enforcement agencies yet to ticket anyone for texting while driving

Since House Bill 415, known as the texting while driving law, was signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear in April 2011, the Nicholasville...

Methodist children's home plans move to Jessamine

The Kentucky United Methodist Home for Children has experienced great change since getting its start in 1871, and the next few years will be...

Jessamine County EMS uses grant to purchase AEDs

Soon, those in certain areas of Jessamine County will have the power to save someone’s life if necessary — no training required.

Wilmore community disappointed to see Ichthus leave

As the 43-year practice of the Ichthus Music Festival making its home in Wilmore ends, many in the quaint community say they can’t...

New ordinance makes hotel/motel records open to Nicholasville police, fire, EMS

The Nicholasville City Commission passed the first reading of an ordinance that would require hotels and motels operating inside the city...

Fire causes garbage truck driver to drop his load on Nicholasville street

A garbarge truck driver’s quick reaction saved a bad situation from becoming worse Tuesday morning.

Horse rider drowns after falling to rain-swollen Hickman Creek

A Jessamine County man drowned Saturday evening after the horse he was riding slipped and fell into the rain-swollen Hickman Creek near...

West Jessamine High School principal suspended with pay during internal investigation

The principal of West Jessamine High School has been suspended since April 29 as the school district conducts an investigation of his...

Jessamine County Sheriff's Office releases name of person killed in Thursday-morning wreck

Bethany L. Hardman, 29, was the person killed Thursday morning after a two-vehicle wreck on Ky. 169 near Clear Creek Road, according to...