Kelly McKinney

Barbershops have long been mainstays of downtowns, with their familiar red, white and blue striped poles signifying the opportunity to sit and have a cut and shave, and, with any luck, some good conversation.

Less than two weeks after putting out a request for proposals (RFP), the Frankfort Plant Board has chosen a company to expand its solar facilities.

Developers in Franklin County will now receive reimbursement of at least some of the cost to run electric lines to properties.

It has happened.

Frankfort residents voting in the May primary will see the city commission race on their ballots, but the votes candidates receive will not determine who goes on to the general election.

Penny Peavler will continue to serve as the city's strategic initiatives consultant after the Frankfort City Commission voted Monday to renew her contract on a month-to-month basis.

The Kentucky House Committee on Health Services on Thursday passed a bill dubbed “The Baby Olivia Act” that would require schools to show videos depicting fetal development inside the womb to students. The bill's sponsors, Rep. Nancy Tate, R-Brandenburg, and Rep. Emily Calloway, R-Louisville, provided a video they said is an example of the type of video the bill would require.

A mental wellness program that acting jailer Ron Wyatt said has been successful in the Franklin County Sheriff's Office has now been approved for the county jail.

Updated The City of Frankfort now has two new committees. Commissioners voted Monday to approve formation of Public Safety and Public Works and Infrastructure committees.

The aftermath of every catastrophe includes a long period of finger-pointing and, after the devastation of Lahaina, the local emergency manager had his share. As everyone knows by now, Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya controlled an advanced “all-hazards” siren warning system that remained silent as the fires burned. Two days later, Andaya resigned.