After one-and-a-half years, the Georgetown-Scott County Chamber of Commerce will resume their monthly in-person luncheons next week.
Almost half Scott County’s residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, ranking fourth in Kentucky for number of vaccines provided.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made a stop in Georgetown earlier this week to address the current state of the economy and the progress on COVID-19 vaccines.
Ninty-five-year-old Dorothy Mitchell has been at Windsor Garden’s Senior Living for more than one year. During her time there, her daughter has always made it a priority to visit her.
Two teens have been arrested in connection with the shots fired incident at a possible high school house party on the 100 block of Alexandria Jett.
A couple planning to marry in July were caught kayaking in high and swift waters on Elkhorn Creek Wednesday afternoon, which eventually pulled both over Great Crossing Dam.
Dr. Kevin Hub has announced he will retire Dec. 1, 2021, as superintendent of Scott County schools.
A 26-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon when he fell from his kayak near Great Crossing Park, says Scott County Coroner John Goble.
A shots fired incident at a high school party over the weekend is currently under investigation by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men were arrested on drug charges Thursday afternoon while Georgetown Police Department was investigating a shooting on Avondale Avenue.
SADIEVILLE — A $180,000 grant was approved by the Bluegrass Area Development District (ADD) to complete necessary renovations on Vine Street.
Promising the mayor’s proposed 2021-22 budget will be in the council hands by mid-month, Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather and the city’s finance committee have begun preparations.
LOUISVILLE — Winning jockey John Velazquez aboard Malathaat is congratulated by Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard second place Search Results after they crossed the finish line at the Kentucky Oaks last Friday.
Two men were arrested on drug charges Thursday afternoon while Georgetown Police Department was investigating a shooting on Avondale Avenue.
Every year since Old Friends first moved to Georgetown, it has hosted a Homecoming event the day after the Kentucky Derby. That is, except for last year when the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly hit, making it nearly impossible for groups to gather. But with more people getting vaccinated, the eve…
Scott County Fiscal Court Magistrate David Livingston has been elected to serve as president of the Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association (KMCA) for the next year.
Georgetown Police Department is currently investigating a shots fired incident on Avondale Avenue that occurred early Thursday morning.
Almost three miles of U.S. 460 through downtown Georgetown will be resurfaced as part of an extensive resurfacing project that began this week.
Just days after breaking ground on its largest construction project ever, the Georgetown City Council gave final approved for its second largest project ever, a $24.1 million sewer project for Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer System (GMWSS) to run south down U.S. 25.
Carol Moore has been arrested for her connection in the 2020 robbery and assault of Shirley Warner, said Georgetown Police Department in a Facebook post Tuesday.
After some concerns raised by members of the community, the Scott County Fiscal Court decided to forego the second reading of a vicious animal and dogs running at-large ordinance and instead chose to table it.
The demand for the COVID-19 vaccines is declining, but Dr. Crystal Miller warns we are not out of the woods quite yet.
An appeals court ruling that upheld a ruling against expansion of the Central Kentucky Landfill is just another step in a long and tedious journey, said Scott County Judge-Executive Joe Pat Covington.
Under the new Senate Bill 128, Scott County Schools has announced its plans incorporate a supplemental school year program for high school students.
A Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the lower court ruling Friday that the Scott County Board of Adjustments was within its jurisdiction to reject an expansion plan proposed by Central Kentucky Landfill.
Conversations surrounding Code Enforcement continued Tuesday in Stamping Ground’s city commission meeting.
STAMPING GROUND — Former police officer James Fetty has filed a lawsuit against the mayor and commissioners of Stamping Ground following his firing last month for insubordination.
A mother and her adult son were arrested for the abuse and neglect of the woman’s adult child with a disability last Friday.
Stewart Hughes, 67, has owned and operated Triple J Farm for most of his life. But last year, he was faced with a challenge that he never expected he’d have to deal with in his lifetime.
Elizabeth Gabehart has been named the new principal of Scott County High School.
SADIEVILLE — Scott County Animal Care and Control is currently searching for information involving a dog that was found dead in a bag in a Sadieville creek.
The Kentucky Supreme Court will be hearing a case against Gov. Andy Beshear regarding his recent executive orders relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgetown Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of a house fire that damaged three homes on Jefferson Street early Monday morning.
The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-KY) has issued a statement condemning the racist flyers found in a Scott County neighborhood last week.
Groundbreaking for the largest project in the city’s history — the construction of a $49.85 million sewer plant — was held Friday in what Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather called a “very significant moment.”
The Centers for Disease Control state that 25 percent of Scott County’s population is now fully vaccinated and 40 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The first reading of a newly drafted vicious animal and dogs running at-large ordinance was unanimously approved by Scott County Fiscal Court at their Friday morning meeting.
Stone Lane/KY-356 will be temporarily closed for slide repair operations, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).
STAMPING GROUND — It’s dark. It’s dusty. It’s a maze to get through one of the old warehouse buildings on what used to be distillery property in Stamping Ground.
The pause for the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine has forced the WEDCO Health District to shift plans for its Friday COVID-19 clinic.
SADIEVILLE — Georgetown/Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Office of Homeland Security (OHS) will be moving its satellite office to Sadieville this summer.
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Scott County Judge Brian Privett issued an injunction exempting five restaurants and breweries from Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 orders on Friday.
