The GCPL and the Garrard County Family Resource Center present Prime Time Family Reading Time.  Join us for an interactive reading program with your family. Parents and children will read and discuss books together, increasing reading skills and comprehension.   Enjoy a meal along with stories and discussion. One member of the family must be in elementary school. Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., August 15-September 19. Call or stop by the library to sign up.

Semple Elementary first-grade teacher Christina Carter read a story to her class about a child who faced stressful events every day, making it hard to focus at school. After the story, she gave her students a prompt – if Ms. Carter only knew. Some of the responses were eye-opening.  

The Kentucky Communication Network Authority (KCNA), the agency responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s KentuckyWired fiber optic cable network project, finalized a bond sale of $102,090,000 last week.

The Garrard County Community Blood Drive is next scheduled for September 3rd at the First Southern National Bank Community Room on the Lancaster Public Square.

A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) official will attend the Garrard County Fiscal Court meeting Monday, August 12 to make a transportation funding announcement.

The Garrard Fiscal Court will meet on Monday, August 12, at 7 p.m. at the old courthouse. Click through for the full agenda.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s call for bipartisan, bicameral cooperation following the mass murders in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio

White House Clinics will hold several events throughout our communities to mark National Health Center Week 2019 from August 4th-10th.

In continuation of his fight for the unborn, Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday will ceremonially sign four pro-life bills passed by the 2019 General Assembly, SB9, SB50, HB5, and HB148, in Owensboro.

On Farmers' Markets Week, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles joined leaders of the Community Farm Alliance (CFA) and other partners to raise awareness of a state program that makes more fresh, local produce available to low-income Kentuckians.

On Thursday, August 8th, Vice President Pence will travel to Manchester, KY.

The Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced its sixth class of inductees in Frankfort. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes joined the organization's directors, state officials, and the inductees for the announcement in the Capitol Rotunda.

According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, research indicates there is a 99 percent chance of avoiding a utility service outage, property damage, personal injury or harm to the environment when someone dials 8-1-1 before digging.

The section of Leavell Ridge Road/KY 1971 between milepoints 2.3 and 2.8 is now open in Garrard County.

Gas prices across the nation continued to trend downward over the past week, including in Kentucky. The Commonwealth saw prices at the pump drop another 9 cents, earning it the number 7 spot on the leaderboard for largest drops in gas price on the week.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that this advisory serves as an update.

In accordance with the proclamation by President Donald J. Trump, and with respect for the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and in Dayton, Ohio, both American and state flags at public office buildings are lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on August 8, 2019, to honor the victims and their families.