Georgetown News

Accused of punching his girlfriend, threatening to kill her and ripping her phones out of the wall, unemployed handyman Terry Stoess stood in a Jefferson County courtroom and admitted only that he and Laura Eagle had argued over money.

The Board of Governors of the Association of Medical Illustrators has selected AMR Management Services, a Lexington-based association management company, to serve as its new headquarters and management partner.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - It was a 'bottoms up' of a different variety. Authorities in Scott County said a tanker truck carrying Canadian Club whiskey overturned Wednesday on U.S. 460 as it was being driven to the Jim Beam distillery in Frankfort.

Times-Tribune Staff Report A Georgetown couple was arrested in the early morning hours Wednesday after they were allegedly found passed out in the drive-through lane of the Hardee's restaurant on KY 192 in London.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A recently released report on the Kentucky Retirement Systems contains a speck of good news: the multi-billion dollar shortfall facing the state employee pension plan is $1.1 billion less than originally forecast.

Criminal charges continue to accumulate against two former University of Kentucky basketball players accused of conducting ticket scams throughout the state.

Police in Scott County say they have identified three thieves caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars of baby formula from the Georgetown Wal-Mart last week.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - At least $100 million annually would go to Kentucky's horse industry if voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize slot machines.

H1N1 shots will be available in Scott, Harrison and Nicholas counties from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday or until the 625 doses at each location are exhausted.

Scott County in Kentucky, along with Harrison, Owen, and Grant Counties will be hosting a Horse College on November 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 6:00 8:30 each evening.

It may be a year away, but human and equine athletes are preparing for the largest equestrian event to ever be held in the United States.

Asbury's Melanie Dickson was named Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for Oct.

Farrier training and careers will be discussed at the Kentucky Horse Council equine education fair.

Dan Kelly, the former Republican Majority Leader in the state Senate, is still a state Senator - for now.

Democrat Steve Beshear, eager to separate his campaign for governor from other candidates, held a news conference in January 2007 to announce his support for changing the state Constitution to allow expanded gambling in Kentucky.

Custom Millinery Maggie Mae Designs has teamed with Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility to auction off seven exclusive hats to benefit the Georgetown, Kentucky farm.

Two Republican state senators who have been in the thick of the debate about expanded gambling at racetracks said Tuesday they will offer separate constitutional amendments on expanded gambling in the next session of the General Assembly.

Eastern Kentucky University Level 2 associate nursing majors Brandi Ward, left, of Georgetown and Billie Elam of Jackson County hand out candy Friday on campus to freshman Matthew Butts of Henry County as part of the EKU nursing program's Paint the Town Pink event to raise student awareness of breast cancer during the month of October.

Kentucky Bancshares Inc., the Paris-based parent company of Kentucky Bank, reported earnings this week of $1.354 million for the third quarter.

On the day health care workers in Fayette County received the first doses of H1N1 vaccine, the flu-related death of a 39-year-old Scott County man was confirmed.