Stamping Ground News

The first opera company in the history of central Appalachia will open with a comedy reminiscent of the wry and wacky humor made famous by Monty Python.

Investigators believe a gas leak may have caused a home to explode in Scott County.

He had a second chance at freedom, and threw it away. Now back in jail ,Richard Roberts is speaking out.

A Lexington home was condemned Thursday after a Scott County man drove his truck into the house while trying to avoid police.

With the price of gas and the uncertain economy, this seems to be the year of the "staycation." If you do have to stay at home this summer, you can experience a wealth of treasures here in the Bluegrass State, ...

Brewer, a 50-year Henry County resident, says she first saw pictures of the roadside art form in a country-themed magazine.

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority gave preliminary approval Thursday to $550 million in incentives to entice a Louisville company to build its new coal plant in Western Kentucky.

A jury found a Stamping Ground man guilty of the burglary and assault of an elderly Georgetown Couple last year.

Green was the fashionable color Monday at Stamping Ground Elementary School. A majority of students were wearing some shade of nature's most primary color to greet the arrival of Kentucky first lady Jane ...

A Scott County teenager died late Friday afternoon at UK Hospital after being ejected from his SUV in a morning accident. via WLEX-TV Lexington

A Stamping Ground man died from injuries in a traffic accident Friday in Scott County. via Lexington Herald-Leader

A Scott County teenager is dead after a crash Friday near Stamping Ground. Jeremy Marks, 19, died at the UK Hospital after a wreck on Highway 227. via WKYT-TV Lexington

“She put her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake”

Sarah Frances Williams Relford can sit on her back deck in New Zion, a historic black settlement in Scott County, and point to where she was born. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“The parents and the authorities need to put a stop to this”

Several Scott County parents are concerned after videos of unsupervised boxing matches, known as fight clubs, recently showed up on YouTube. via WLEX-TV Lexington

Cemetery receives $1.3 million grant Despite the rain and cold weather in late winter and early spring, construction at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North, located on Eibeck Lane in Williamstown, is moving ... via Grant County News

A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in Scott County after she lost control of her car and slammed into a tree. via WLEX-TV Lexington

Police continue fatality investigation A Cynthiana man who died after his Sport Utility Vehicle rolled over a 300-foot embankment in Williamstown on Jan. via Grant County News

“This is your typical flu that everyone experiences around this time of the year”

Though flu season usually comes and goes about this time every year, this week has been particularly bad for children all across Scott County, school officials said. via News Graphic

“We have it on video. It was about 1:22 this morning.”

By JOSH UNDERWOOD , RIANNA ROBINSON and JEFF KERR Georgetown News-Graphic 2/6/08 News-Graphic/Rianna Robinson This mobile home at 1200 Burton Pike was demolished by heavy winds early Wednesday morning. via News-Graphic

“They did put alarms on the windows and doors”

News Graphic/Jeff Kerr Darrin Phillips, left, his wife Tracy, Tracey Hagen and Karen Howard are members of a group of parents with autistic children. via News-Graphic