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Read more | Add your comment City appoints interim fire chief February 12, 2021 The Nicholasville City Commission unanimously appointed Craig Cox as the city’s interim fire chief Monday evening to serve ... Read more | Add your comment Mormon missionaries back from New Zealand February 12, 2021 Tim and Ruth Ann Baxter of Nicholasville have returned from an 18-month service mission for The Church of ... Read more | Add your comment News VIDEO: McConnell explains his vote against impeachment; he does not condone Trump’s ‘disgraceful actions’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks after the Senate voted 57-43 Saturday in favor of the conviction of former President Donald Trump ... Read more | Add your comment February 15, 2021 by The Jessamine Journal. News Case totals, positivity rate both trending in right direction Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday pointed to more good trends in the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky, while deaths remain high due to the post-holiday surge ... Read more | Add your comment February 12, 2021 by Tom Latek. Jessamine County Beshear: Kentuckians should prepare for more snow, ice FRANKFORT, Ky. – Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentuckians must prepare now for more rounds of winter storms from Sunday night through Thursday night, with ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Sunday, February 14, 2021 5:46 pm Sports Cats end slide with win over Auburn John Calipari could sense a turnaround on the horizon. Despite improvement behind the scenes during the past three weeks, the losses kept piling up for ... Read more by Keith Taylor, Saturday, February 13, 2021 9:25 pm Sports Former UK standout Padgett coaching in New Mexico, but he’ll always be a Wildcat By Jamie Vaught Former Kentucky Wildcat standout Scott Padgett may be working 1,300 miles away from his hometown of Louisville, but he is thankful he ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:53 pm News Bill aims to help those leaving Kentucky prisons Legislation aimed to address the needs of people leaving prison is advancing in the General Assembly. House Bill 53, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor ... Read more by Tom Latek, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:30 pm News House passes historical horse racing 55-38 after contentious debate; Governor says he’ll sign By Joe Clabes KyForward reporter After months of uncertainty following an opinion by the Kentucky Supreme Court, historical horse racing in the state has gained ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:10 pm Sports Calipari remains hopeful SEC will choose to have league tournament John Calipari remains hopeful the Southeastern Conference moves forward with the league tournament this year. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the NCAA announced Friday that ... Read more by Keith Taylor, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:00 pm News Restrictions lifted on commercial drivers for now In the wake of the ice storm that prompted Gov. Andy Beshear to issue a state of emergency declaration, and the possibility of more snow ... Read more by Tom Latek, Friday, February 12, 2021 5:24 pm Sports Calipari knows turnaround won’t happen overnight, stays the course Kentucky coach John Calipari isn’t looking for a quick fix to his team’s struggles and knows a complete turnaround won’t happen overnight. “We’re looking for ... Read more by Keith Taylor, Friday, February 12, 2021 4:57 pm book donation JCS students benefit from Rotary’s investment in literacy NICHOLASVILLE – American author and radio personality Garrison Keillor once said that “A book is a gift that you can open again and again.” That ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:46 am COVID vaccine Jessamine school employees have been vaccinated All public employees of Jessamine County Schools who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have gotten their first round of shots and should get their ... Read more by Randy Patrick, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:43 am Jason Graham Nicholasville man jailed for sodomy, assault of woman A Nicholasville man was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a woman and forcing intercourse with her. Jason Graham, 47, of East Brown Street, was arrested ... Read more by Fred Petke, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:40 am Carla Palmer Letters to the Editor for Feb. 11, 2021 Historical horse racing ensures Kentucky’s signature industry’s future Kentucky’s horse racing industry leads competing states in virtually every metric thanks, in large part, to the ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:35 am East Jessamine High School Lady Jags suffer back-to-back losses By Clinton Riddle Correspondent Lady Jags suffer tough loss to Estill County East Jessamine (1-6) lost a hard-fought game to the Lady Engineers (5-6) in ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 10:31 am Opinion Kentucky legislators should not embrace pharmaceutical manufacturer “kickback” system Big Pharma rang in 2021 by hiking prices on a whopping 800 drugs by an average of nearly 5 percent. These additional costs far outpace ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Friday, February 12, 2021 9:25 am Jessamine County Governor issues state of emergency in response to winter storm Gov. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency declaration Thursday as a dangerous winter storm blanketed much of the state in a mix of snow and ice ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:57 pm News Farmers can earn $10,000 in Cooperative Dove Field Program; Enrollment period ends March 1 Farmers can earn extra money and support Kentucky’s hunting heritage by participating in the Cooperative Dove Field Program offered by the Department of Fish and ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:21 am News State Senate passes slots-like gambling for horse industry A bill to legalize slots-like historic horse racing machines in Kentucky passed the state Senate 22-15 on Tuesday with bipartisan support. The Kentucky Supreme Court ... Read more by Tom Latek, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:11 am Sports West Jessamine’s Dowlen, Scott sign letters of intent By Clinton Riddle Correspondent West Jessamine football standouts Caden Dowlen and Bryson Scott made their college commitments official on Jan. 5. In a short press ... Read more by The Jessamine Journal, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 9:53 am Sports Kentucky hits second four-game losing streak with loss to Arkansas Kentucky made a breakthrough Tuesday but it wasn’t enough to end a losing streak that blossomed to four games for the second time this season. ... Read more by Keith Taylor, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 7:43 am News Tax season has arrived; returns accepted starting Friday The Kentucky Department of Revenue has announced it will begin accepting 2020 tax returns later this week. The IRS announced it will begin accepting electronic ... Read more by Tom Latek, Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:43 pm Jessamine County Road crews ready for ice, snow RANDY PATRICK The Jessamine Journal Local road crews were preparing Tuesday afternoon for what meteorologists expected could be th...