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WARREN TAYLOR and staff reports Twenty-one-year-old Jekobi Wells of Lexington was shot and killed at the intersection of Williams and Marshall streets in Paris on Monday, December 21. Detective Earl Hatter of the Paris Police Department said that the incident occurred at 5:39 p.m. Local law enforcement responded to a call for medical and determined…

WARREN TAYLOR | Citizen Staff Bourbon Heights Nursing Home has had 44 residents and 15 staff members test positive for COVID-19 over the last two weeks, according to a letter posted to the facility’s website on Dec. 21. “To care for all residents that have tested positive, we have created a COVID isolation unit located…

Editor’s Note: 30-second highlight clip of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) speaking on the House floor in support of the COVID-19 relief bill that passed tonight.  See his full two-minute speech here. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to fully fund the government for…

Editor’s Note: One-minute highlight clip of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) speaking on the House floor regarding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act on September 29, 2020. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), legislation U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) has authored,…

Last Thursday was an active day for BCHD staff with 15 new COVID cases reported for Bourbon County residents: Five males, ages 48, 18, 50, 20 and 63. 10 females, ages 20, 53, 60, 75, 75, 51, 24, 55, 69and 34. These patients are in isolation at home and doing well. Also on Thursday there…

WARREN TAYLOR | Citizen Staff The COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Bourbon County in two weeks, according to Dr. Patty Swiney. Swiney, a local physician and the medical director for the Paris-Bourbon County EMS Board, said she received confirmation from the health department during the board’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. The first group to…

Dr. Stack shares hospitalization projections for December and January FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 2, 2020) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced record new COVID-19 deaths and the sixth-highest day for new COVID-19 cases. With the 37 deaths reported Wednesday, the Governor has reported the loss of 72 Kentuckians in the last two days alone as the…

Record new cases, deaths, cases in children, hospitalizations, number of Kentuckians in the ICU, number of Kentuckians on ventilators; highest positivity rate since May FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 1, 2020) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s worst ever COVID-19 report by virtually every measure. He reported more than 4,000 new cases and 35 new…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky had its second highest number of coronavirus cases on Saturday, and Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians to follow the latest round of restrictions to stop its spread. He announced there were 3,711 new cases on Saturday. “We continue to be in exponential growth, which will…