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Pat Conley | Citizen staff PARIS, Ky (July 5, 2020)—The hits just keep on coming for Bourbon County favorite son Arthur Hancock, IV. The 34 year-old has recently been named to the board of the Nashville-based International Bluegrass Music Association Foundation. He’ll serve a three-year term, starting this month. Hancock, who won’t deny a love…

   Pat Conley |Citizen staff PARIS, Ky (July 1, 2020)—Months of interagency investigation and planning helped take seven suspected drug dealers out of circulation in Bourbon County last week. According to Bluegrass Narcotics Task Force Director Mark Burden, a well-coordinated operation last Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of the following suspects: •    Laura Brown,…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 8, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continued efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I hope you had a good Fourth of July weekend, but I hope it was safe, and it’s important that it was safe, because while we have been at a…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 7, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continued efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “This remains a very serious global health challenge. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease expert, said only yesterday that we are ‘still knee-deep in the first wave’ of…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 6, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continued efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).  “I hope everyone’s Fourth of July weekend was filled with safely celebrating the founding of our great nation,” the Governor said. “As we face the unprecedented challenges presented by the…

Bourbon County Health Department Director Andrea Brown received notice yesterday, July 2,  that three of  Bourbon County’s active COVID cases have tested negative and have fully recovered! Patient numbers 17, 26 and 27 have been released from quarantine and can resume their normal activity! Unfortunately Brown also was notified of  a new positive test result…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 3, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continued efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “This 4th of July weekend, it’s important to keep in mind how committed Kentuckians have been to combatting COVID-19, which spreads easily and quickly between people. Kentuckians’ selflessness was demonstrated…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) —  Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday 220 new case of the coronavirus were reported to state public health officials in Kentucky, along with seven more deaths. The new cases bring the state’s total to at least 15,842. “We’ve got to keep these case numbers under control,”…

By MARK MAYNARD, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky reported 282 new cases of COVID-19 and five more people who died with the virus on Tuesday. A statewide total is now at 15,624 and the statewide death toll sits at 565. “While we are not seeing the type of very concerning spike in so…

PARIS, KENTUCKY, JUNE 30, 2020 – Final election returns were released Tuesday from balloting in the Tuesday, June 23 Bourbon County primary election. The returns from the Tuesday, June 23 primary, which included a large number of “absentee” or “mail in” ballots as a result of COVID-19, were not tabulated and released until Tuesday, June…