Jack Thomas

Georgetown-Scott County 911 Center will see over $580,000 in new equipment this year, following Georgetown City Council's approval of three equipment requests. New phones, logging recorders, and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) software will help the agency replace aging equipment, 911 Center Coordinator Jennifer Jones said.

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Over the last few weeks, a group of volunteers have met at the home of Joan Coomer, a 78-year-old Scott County resident, to build her a new house as her current residence is “beyond repair,” according to Keith Roark, who organized the project.

City of Georgetown overpaid an employee-owned contractor by approximately $24,000, tied to “acreage discrepancies and unverified addresses” for Code Enforcement nuisance abatement work, according to a June 17 statement from Mayor Burney Jenkins's office. The incident, investigated by the City, Kentucky State Police (KSP), and an external auditor, did not result in criminal charges, and overpaid service fees were not collected from property owners, the statement reads. City officials have since agreed to a repayment plan with the contractor.

Scott County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) has released its July 2026 statistics, showing a drop in arrests and collisions and an increase in traffic stops from June's numbers.

Scott County Fire Department (SCFD) Asst. Chief Justin Baker spent his last day on duty Friday, July 31, and has officially retired after a 22-year career with the department.

EU initiates Scaleup Europe Fund, targeting €5bn to help Europe's leading scaleups grow globally across AI, quantum, biotech and clean tech.