Garrard County News

Governor Steve Beshear today announced two grants to support community initiatives and improve the quality of life for residents of Garrard County.

Gov. Steve Beshear has announced two grants for Garrard County to support community initiatives and improve quality of life.

Police say a Jessamine County woman was killed Friday afternoon after she somehow lost control of her motorcycle and crossed into the path of an oncoming car in Garrard County.

Hello readers, what a change! The humidity is gone and while we still have a very warm wind out there this Monday evening of June 29.

A main source of water for some Garrard County residents is no longer available, and now some water is being brought in from other counties, reports The Danville Advocate Messenger.

Hello readers, it's a warm and humid Monday evening as I write my column. Where has the time gone? Summer is right here, and with lots of activities for this Paint Lick community.

A former Garrard County emergency services director made a surprise guilty plea Friday in a 2007 DUI crash that left a Boyle County man dead.

Two schools in eastern Kentucky that were severely damaged by flooding have been exempted from completing the rest of the year.

Lancaster is yet another community that hopes to restore an old downtown theater for present-day use.

Emergency workers found a second victim Saturday, as they continued recovery efforts stemming from a tornado that ripped through Madison County, sent at least six people to hospitals and damaged more than 150 homes.

Flooding victims in eastern Kentucky whose homes and belongings were ruined by mud and water are getting help from people they've never met.

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. - One member of the Madison County EMS ambulance crew who witnessed the tornado that struck Madison County on Friday described the scene as "pretty chaotic." Paramedic Matt Graden and emergency medical technician Nate Wyatt were transporting a patient to Danville on Friday afternoon and were near the intersection of KY 52 and KY ...

The National Weather Service says a deadly tornado that tore through two Kentucky counties and killed two people last week reached EF-3 strength.

The tornado that slammed Madison County Friday afternoon skipped and hopped for 19.5 miles in 21 minutes.

Two-hundred-year-old logs lie in wait on the ground, a Mount Sterling man is making shingles, and construction of a replica of the fictional Uncle Tom's Cabin is expected to begin in Lancaster in mid-June. The cabin will be built on the grounds of the Gov.

Strong winds, and possibly a tornado, moved through Madison County just after 5 p.m., blowing vehicles off the road and damaging houses, according to the National Weather Service in Louisville.

A strong system brought heavy rains, lightning, high winds and possible tornadoes across the Bluegrass region Friday afternoon.

At least one person in Madison County died as a result of lines of powerful thunderstorms that moved across the state yesterday.

A band of severe thunderstorms that moved through Madison County late Friday afternoon claimed at least one life, Kentucky State Police said.

"Significant" structural damage, possibly from tornadoes, as well as some injuries have been reported in Madison and Garrard County after a line of severe storms moved through the area Friday afternoon.