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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:31 am

Frankfort News

Local news for Frankfort, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

13 hrs ago | www.state-journal.com | RobertJF

Democrats say they'll unite behind Obama despite rivalry

Local supporters of Democratic Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have begun the healing process.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, George Bush, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton

13 hrs ago | www.state-journal.com | RobertJF

$150,000 to develop riverfront

A state grant of up to $150,000 will help launch the effort to develop the Kentucky River into an asset for Frankfort and Franklin County, local officials say.

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Related Topix: Marketing

14 hrs ago | State Journal

Man arrested for Marlowe Court murder

A multi-state search for a man wanted for murder on Marlowe Court in January is over.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, KY

Mon Jul 07, 2008

State Journal

Bennett in stable condition at hospital

Tom Bennett is stable and in the coronary care unit, a family member reported Saturday afternoon from Louisville's Baptist Hospital East.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

news.bbc.co.uk | RobertJF

Health Note: Tofu may increase risk of dementia

Soy products sell well in Frankfort but we may want to take a second look at soy based food stuffs as we age beyond 50.
There is some evidence that they may protect the brains of younger and middle-aged people from damage - but their effect on the ageing brain is less clear.

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www.state-journal.com | RobertJF

Rare blood donations needed for seriously ill ex-official

Family and friends of former Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Tom Bennett are pleading for plasma from male donors with AB positive or AB negative blood to treat a rare blood disorder.

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Related Topix: Shelbyville, KY, Louisville, KY

State Journal

Four vie for district judge vacancy

Four attorneys say they want to fill the unexpired term of a Franklin District Court judge " a job currently paying $110,448 a year.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, KY

State Journal

Shooting sparks effort to aid teens

The South Frankfort Community Center is seeking a way to keep teenagers off the streets and involved after a shooting rocked the neighborhood earlier this summer.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Federal Prisons, Federal Medical Center, Lexington, Kids

Sat Jul 05, 2008

State Journal

Like high court, local officials split on gun ruling

Retired Franklin Circuit Judge William L. Graham says last week's 5-4 ruling " striking down Washington, D.C.'s ban on handgun possession " "shows a "pretty deep divide in the Supreme Court." Nita Gilbert, ...

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Related Topix: US News

State Journal

Employee files suit in Web abuse case

Although state officials unilaterally rescinded five of the seven-day suspension imposed on him for alleged computer abuse, a state employee will continue to fight the disciplinary action in court.

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State Journal

Mixing Risk-Taking and Respect

Raymond Owen, manager of the Anex Skateshop, stands in front of a selection of skateboard decks.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Chattanoogan.com

Morning Pointe Of Frankfort Names New Executive Director

Chattanooga-based Independent Healthcare Properties, LLC , announced through its Morning Pointe assisted living division the appointment of Terri Peach as executive director of Morning Pointe of Frankfort ...

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

Thu Jul 03, 2008

www.state-journal.com | RobertJF

South Frankfort eyesores are coming down

A homeless man tried to doze in his makeshift bed in a tiny log cabin destined for destruction as the clanging of hammers and saws shattered the peaceful ambiance of historic South Frankfort.
...a flop house for druggies and bums.

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Cincypost.Com

Murder Fugitive From Frankfort Arrested Here

A teenager who had become one of the most wanted fugitives in both Ohio and Kentucky after a cold-blooded murder earlier this year is now behind bars.

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State Journal

Frankfort jail strip policy targets lawsuits

Franklin County Fiscal Court " at Jailer Billy Robert's request " has amended the jail's policy on "unclothed searches," also known as strip searches, as a means of avoiding lawsuits.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, KY

Wed Jul 02, 2008

State Journal

E. Third St. shooting suspect pleads innocent

William Brewer, 20, stands with attorney Scott Getsinger as Brewer pleads innocent in Franklin Circuit Court to shooting a man near the corner of East Third Street and Murray Street.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, KY

Tue Jul 01, 2008

ap.google.com | RobertJF

The Associated Press: Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars

Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions.

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Related Topix: Harris County, TX

WPSD-TV Paducah

High Fuel Prices Force KSP To Alternative Enforcement Strategies

The rising price of fuel is forcing Kentucky State Police to develop creative enforcement strategies that will offset the impact gas prices are having on the agency budget.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

New York Daily News

Former actor sets sights on US Senate

LOUISVILLE , Ky. - Sonny Landham carved out a tough-guy reputation in a series of big-screen roles, from roughing up Sylvester Stallone to getting tossed out a window by Carl Weathers .

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Related Topix: Carl Weathers

Sun Jun 29, 2008

www.state-journal.com | RobertJF

Samuel Richard Payne, 25, admits to shooting dog

Police arrested the next-door neighbor of a Frankfort woman in connection to a burglary at 244 Hickory Drive, during which her dog, Chloe, was fatally shot.

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