Jessamine County News

Like many Central Kentucky drives, two-lane Brannon Road in northern Jessamine County rises and dips with the land.

When a statewide teacher survey on working conditions came out for the first time two years ago, it threw up red flags on the leadership and the environment at Warner Elementary School.

Nicholasville police are searching for a man they say shot at one of their officers early Saturday morning.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office has identified the name of a man, killed in a crash in Jessamine County.

Police are looking for a man they say fired shots at a Central Kentucky police officer during an attempted traffic stop.

Police are looking for a man they say fired shots at a central Kentucky police officer during an attempted traffic stop.

The screening committee tasked with recommending candidates for superintendent in Jessamine County held its first meeting Tuesday night after a joint meeting with the board.

In January 2009, ice covered Jessamine County, knocking out power to thousands and causing trees that couldn't bear the weight of it to fall, many in city and county roads.

The Jessamine County Sheriff`s Office is investigating a two vehicle accident on Ashgrove Road that has claimed the life of one and sent two others to UK Hospital.

Five people are facing federal drug charges after FBI agents say they "did conspire to knowingly and intentionally distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture of substances" containing cocaine and "did conspire to knowingly and intentionally distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of a mixture substances" containing marijuana, according to a criminal ... (more)

Posters hung at East Jessamine High School, where Mulcahy was a student, say the vigil will start at 6 p.m. at the Kentucky River boat dock off Ky.

Gabriel Tait had a lucrative career as a photojournalist for major newspapers, but he gave it up to attend seminary, working as a school bus driver along the way, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

An update on the search is coming up. And - it's summer-like in the Bluegrass, and after a brief cool down over the weekend, it looks like we'll be right back in the sweltering heat.

Tonight on LEX 18 News at 11... it's been an emotional evening in Bardstown... at the visitation for an officer killed in an ambush.

Police have been searching the Kentucky River Wednesday for a 17-year-old East Jessamine High School student, according to the Jessamine County sheriff's office.

The Jessamine County Sheriff's department received a 911 call around 2:15pm about a possible drowning near the boat ramp at the end of Highway 39.

Camp Nelson National Cemetery was a sea of red, white and blue during its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday afternoon.

While the school doesn't keep official records on such things, Gabriel Tait is likely to be the first photojournalist-turned-bus-driver-turned-Ph.D at the seminary.

The West Jessamine High School principal was demoted from that position last week, according to personnel actions obtained by The Journal through an open-records request.

Robin and Chris Sparks enjoyed some beer cheese and wine during the 2013 Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest Saturday afternoon in downtown Nicholasville.