Scott County News

A former Scott County basketball standout who was indicted on felony gun charges Wednesday pleaded not guilty in the case in court Thursday.

A 9-year-old girl who had been riding a mini bike on a gravel road in Scott County was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital Monday after a head-on collision with a pickup truck.

A Scott County emergency management captain was arrested today pursuant to a federal criminal complaint that charges him with possessing images of child pornography.

An inmate at a central Kentucky jail has been found dead. Scott County Coroner John Goble told the Georgetown News-Graphic that 22-year-old Jeremy Lynn Alcorn died Monday night from an apparent suicide by hanging.

Three people were sent to the hospital following a wreck Saturday afternoon, reports The Georgetown News-Graphic in its Sunday edition.

Three people are under arrest after a police chase Tuesday night that began in Lexington and ended in Scott County.

A central Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his disabled sister, whose mummified remains were found in the trunk of his car.

A recycling pickup program that a Scott County family started in February at their home has been ordered to shut down because it did not have proper permits.

A Scott County circuit judge granted a change of venue motion Friday afternoon, moving to Bourbon County the retrial of a man charged with murder in the January 2004 death of his pregnant girlfriend.

A judge in Scott County on Friday granted a change of venue request in the re-trial of a man accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend back in 2004.

A Scott County Emergency Management official facing child pornography charges pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.

A Georgetown-Scott County Emergency Management Agency employee pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to child pornography charges.

Dozens of people turned out Sunday to show their appreciation for an elderly Scott County couple who gave many years of service to Salvation Army volunteer work.

Two of the biggest AAU events in the area will be this weekend with the adidas May Classic in Bloomington and the Kentucky AAU state championships in Lexington.

The state plans to make several improvements at a curve on U.S. 460 where a local high school student died in March but a safety advocate says the measures are insufficient.

A traveling evangelist and his family found themselves homeless Saturday after their recreational vehicle caught fire on Interstate 75 in Scott County.

A Scott County Emergency Management official arrested and accused of sexual exploitation of a child less than 13 years old was suspended with pay Wednesday.

Residential building permits, a key economic indicator, fell dramatically in each of Lexington's surrounding counties during the first quarter, a stark contrast to the more than 40 percent increase that Lexington experienced.

Police in Scott County have filed charges against a man they say shot his nephew Thursday during a fight with the victim's brother.

The Madison County airport will receive $4 million in federal stimulus funds to construct a taxiway alongside its runway, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.