A Georgetown Police officer was attacked while responding to a call at an apartment complex on Thursday night.
With a March 23 deadline looming, the Georgetown City Council is expected to vote on a possible tax increase on insurance premiums during Monday’s regular meeting.
Georgetown Police Department is currently seeking two suspects in an armed robbery that occurred at the McDonald’s on Connector Road early Thursday morning.
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A 17-year-old Great Crossing High School senior has reunited his father with a fellow military veteran almost 30 years after their last meeting.
Scott County Sheriff’s Office concluded it’s investigation into Deputy Keith Gibson after a series of social media posts were reported by an employee last week to be “offensive and unprofessional.”
The Scott County Fiscal Court approved in a meeting Thursday night the naming of a new road after a Vietnam War veteran who died while serving.
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For Alex Judeh, Frisch’s has been like a family for a long time.
Editor’s note: This is the final of a three-part series about Shepherd’s House — an intensive outpatient program treating former inmates for the disease of addiction, which opened its doors on Sept. 1 in Scott County.
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The Scott County Board of Education approved the schematics for the new Scott County High School.
The majority of Scott County teachers received their second COVID-19 vaccine shot last week, setting up the school system to possibly complete the year with primarily in-person instructions.
Three potential sites were proposed for the new Scott County Judicial Center at a public hearing Thursday, Feb. 18 via Zoom.
The first reading on a proposal to increase the city’s tax on insurance premiums was held during Monday’s regular meeting of the Georgetown City Council.
Georgetown College is planning to donate several boxes of food to both its college community and local community in Scott County.
A Scott County Sheriff’s Office deputy is currently under review after several social media posts were reported by an employee as being “offensive and unprofessional.”
SADIEVILLE — Security cameras for city hall and police department were approved by the Sadieville City Commission at Monday night’s meeting.
Scott County teachers and educational staff members will receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, the school system and WEDCO Health District have confirmed.
More than 2,000 boxes of frozen soup have been donated to the AMEN House by a local Kentucky business, AMEN House Director Michele Carlisle said.
When Scott County resident Leah Holland first got a tattoo on March 4, 2020, she could never have predicted how misconstrued it's meaning would become in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dae Nichols’ life has been a journey — from playing sports at a young age to ministering youth — a journey that hasn’t always been easy.
Calling it a “crisis,” Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather began laying out plans to increase revenue and address the city’s public safety needs during a meeting of the city’s finance committee meeting Friday.
A Georgetown mother has been shaken after her 11-year-old daughter was found to be interacting with a potential sexual predator online last week.
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about Shepherd’s House — an intensive outpatient program treating former inmates for the disease of addiction, which opened its doors on Sept. 1 in Scott County.
The U.S. is amid a gardening renaissance. As the coronavirus pandemic prompts questions our food system future, people everywhere are buying seeds, pulling up lawns, building raised beds, and seeking gardening information.
The University of Kentucky’s cooperative extension and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center have partnered together to lower diabetes risk for Scott County residents through a new virtual pilot program.
Crossroads Church has launched an effort to provide support for 20,000 medical staff members who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Scott County was struck with a third round of winter weather Thursday and Friday after two previous systems moved through the county within the last week.
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series about Shepherd’s House — an intensive outpatient program treating former inmates for the disease of addiction, which opened its doors on Sept. 1 in Scott County.
STAMPING GROUND — This past Saturday, Stamping Ground community members gathered to Stamp out hunger.
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This was a very special Valentine’s Day for Lana Owens and Hilliard Cecil.
The Georgetown News-Graphic captured eight awards, including five first place awards, in the Kentucky Press Association’s annual General Excellence Awards contest.
The WEDCO Health District provided some 1,400 COVID-19 vaccines this past week despite weather interruptions.
Scott County Fiscal Court will be proposing three parcels of land as potential construction sites for the new Scott County Justice Center.
Scott County Board of Education reviewed design plans and schematics for the new Scott County High School at a work session last week.
Another batch of winter weather is expected to hit Scott County throughout the week, with large accumulations of snow expected and more ice possible.
Karen Butcher’s son, Matthew Davidson died of a drug overdose in May.
In preparation for the 2021-22 fiscal year budget, Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather alerted council members Monday he hopes to transition how businesses are taxed from a net profit to a gross receipts tax.
Georgetown Police Department issued a warning following an attempted text phishing scam in the area.
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Karen Butcher thought that after years of struggling with drug addictions, her son, Matthew was finally in a good place.
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Hundreds were without power and nearly 50 vehicle accidents occurred in Scott County this week after an ice storm hit the area.
Georgetown Fire Department extinguished a garage fire at a residence on Seth Way on Sunday afternoon.
A one-time allocation of additional COVID-19 vaccines will enable the WEDCO Health district to provide some 1,400 doses to Scott County this week, said Dr. Crystal Miller, public health director.
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Luke Wiggins was always great at basketball because of his height and long arms and legs. But it never occurred to his mother that these characteristics were signs of something more serious.
Scott County’s legislative team — all Republicans — were in lockstep on the majority of state issues as they answered questions during the annual Georgetown/Scott County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Saturday.
Georgetown College gifted retiring board member Judge David Knox with a college rocking chair as a gift for his years of service to the school.
