Jessamine County News

Coming up on LEX 18 News at 12:00 - Neighbors react after human remains are found near the home of an accused murderer.

A Jessamine County constable who caught a pickup truck slamming into his home in Nicholasville early Thursday morning on surveillance video says the man allegedly behind the wheel has been arrested.

A suspected drunk driver plowed a truck into the home of a Jessamine County constable then pulled out and drove away Thursday morning.

Nicholasville Council Petition Committee chairman Perry Barnes presented Jessamine County Clerk Eva McDaniel a notebook binder with 3,285 signatures on May 1. McDaniel certified that 2,765 signatures were valid, which was enough to get the measure put on November's general-election ballot.

The price tag for next year's comprehensive renovation of Nicholasville Elementary School is lower than district officials feared but higher than originally projected.

The three new assistant superintendents of Jessamine County Schools are, from left to right, chief operations officer Jimmy Adams, formerly director of secondary schools; chief academic officer Kathy Fields, formerly director of teaching and learning; and chief of staff Matt Moore, formerly director of special programs.

For more than 22 years, the High Bridge Fire House served as a rescue service for the residents of High Bridge and a community gathering spot for bean and potluck fundraiser suppers until it disbanded.

David Ray Angel, 33, was indicted by a Jessamine County grand jury April 27 and pleaded not guilty May 11 during his arraignment to charges of second-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

At left, John Black received his 'I Voted" sticker from volunteer Elsie Barns on Tuesday after he cast his ballot in the 2012 Kentucky Primary Election at the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office.

As of mid-morning Tuesday, there had been only four calls about election problems to a state hotline, according to Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's office.

A photograph published in the Lexington Herald-Leader of a child-size cabin on the grounds of the Waveland state historic site brought back precious memories for 86-year-old Oneida Cassity last month.

Inmates from the Harlan County Detention Center harvested beans last August. More and more counties in the state have instituted jail gardens in recent years.

The incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Police say a man snatched a purse from an 84-year-old woman, pushing her to the ground in the process.

Two decades before Texans created the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo!" there were Kentuckians who cried, "Remember the Raisin!" after one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812.

This year there was a sizable lack donations made by the community to Stamp Out Hunger - a nationwide food drive where people can leave out nonperishable foods for their letter carriers to pick up and take to a community center for local distribution.

After a polarizing voting session, the Jessamine County Fiscal Court decided on several key factors that would save money for more than 100 of the 200-plus county employees on their health insurance premiums at the county's expense.

Dealing with minor traffic offenses will not longer be major hassle since the county has struck an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Drivers License.

There is more to being a good paramedic than strict medical knowledge and discipline.

A comprehensive redistricting for schools will go through a first and second reading in May and June, giving the community one last chance to opine on the changes before they become official.

Tim Johnson stood with his band at East Jessamine High School during the "Jammin' with the Jags" event on Saturday.