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Two suspects robbed the Dollar General on East Main St. in Paris on Oct. 25 at approximately 9:55 p.m., according to the Paris Police Department. One of the suspects showed a handgun and said, “This is a robbery.” They held the store employees at gunpoint while their accomplice emptied the cash register. Authorities describe the…

By Carolyn Roof | In the Arboretum   Jack-0-lanterns that many of us grew up carving are not what they are today. Today, they are designer decor, though it still is possible to find a snuggle tooth, triangle nose and eyes occasionally. Mrs. Wallis loved children and I would like to think that she, too, had simply…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday said Kentuckians must wear masks to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as cases rise across Kentucky and the rest of the United States. “This week has been a tough week, with three out of the five highest days for new…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday was another day with more than 1,200 new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky, along with 20 more deaths. The 1,260 new cases marked the second day in a row with over 1,000 new cases as Wednesday saw 1,346, according to…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – “Today ought to be one of those things that jolts us into action,” Gov. Andy Beshear said during a press briefing on the coronavirus, with over 1,300 cases reported to state public health officials on Wednesday. “We have 1,346 new positive cases of COVID-19.  There is…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The number of new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky declined Tuesday from a week earlier, but there were also 14 new deaths. During a virtual press briefing, since he and his family are in quarantine at the Governor’s Mansion, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 776 new…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Gov. Beshear conducted Monday’s news conference remotely as he and his family quarantine in the Governor’s Mansion after they were potentially exposed to COVID-19 late Saturday afternoon through a member…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A total of 2,398 cases of the coronavirus were reported to state public health officials on Wednesday, but the majority of them were due to a backlog of reporting them by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. During a Wednesday press briefing at the Capitol, Gov. Andy…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “This story of Team Kentucky, of fighting this international pandemic and thus far doing better than most, has come down to all of us sacrificing and all of us stepping…

​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Today, he reported the highest-ever daily total and the highest-ever weekly total of new COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth. “I know it’s been a tough couple of days, seeing the…