Junction City News

Lincoln County officials remain optimistic a new $5.5 million sewer system along the U.S. 127 corridor is a possibility in the near future, even though the flow of funding for infrastructure upgrades has slowed to a trickle.

Junction City police and Boyle County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a drive-by shooting at 2 a.m. Saturday at 261 S. Lucas St. When officers arrived, according to Junction City Police Chief Merl Baldwin, they found the James Clark residence had sustained major damage to the siding and windows.

After three years working with the Kentucky Department of Education in Louisville and Lexington, Bernice Bates will be returning to the Boyle County school district, as principal at Woodlawn Elementary.

After years of lobbying by a gas station owner and elected officials to improve a wreck-prone stretch of U.S. 127 just south of Junction City, construction is now underway to add turning lanes in front of Don's Food Mart.

Mayor David Peyton primed the pump for a significant increase in water rates Tuesday night, hinting that keeping the city's water department afloat is key to the very survival of the small Lincoln County town.