Jessamine County’s only emergency homeless shelter is at risk of closing without recurring community support.  The Jessamine County Homeless Coalition (JCHC) has provided shelter, food, hot showers, and job assistance for eight years. The JCHC also provides Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners free of charge to the community and has historically run the fall festival. The […] The post Downtown Nicholasville emergency shelter in danger of closing appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday the awarding of $36.9 million in the first phase of formula grant funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Kentucky, Mississippi and Missouri to clean up legacy pollution.   Kentucky is receiving a $25 million award to plug and reclaim approximately 550 orphaned oil and gas wells. […] The post Ky. receives $25 million to reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host its semi-annual live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on May 6. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. (ET), and the auction of surplus property and confiscated items will begin at 10 a.m. (ET). The auction will be held outdoors, rain […] The post Kentucky Wildlife auction surplus sale scheduled for May 6 appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Jessamine County food lovers and makers are invited to the 26th annual Taste of Jessamine event. Twenty-seven years ago, Sam Lee, community president of the event’s sponsor, First Southern National Bank, wanted to develop a new way to invest money into the community. With John Swaim, Lee came up with the idea for the Taste […] The post Chefs and foodies: Come one, come all for Taste of Jessamine appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

YahooSports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek has Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard going No. 6 in the NBA draft to Toronto and teammate Rob Dillingham going No. 7 to Memphis. Many Kentucky fans were hoping Sheppard might return for a sophomore season but Peek knew better. “Anybody who thought he would come back because of NIL money needs to […] The post Analyst projects Sheppard to go north in NBA Draft appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Kentucky Lantern Appalshop has announced the lineup for Seedtime on the Cumberland June 1 in Whitesburg. The free annual festival will feature live music, jam sessions, food and art, including a quilt exhibit hosted by the Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center. Performers for the 2024 festival include Sunrise Ridge, John Haywood, Jay […] The post Seedtime on the Cumberland June 1 in Whitesburg appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) reminds political candidates, residents, business operators and property owners along US and KY routes that no signage is allowed on the right of way other than official highway signs and items approved through a permit process. Any campaign signs must be placed beyond right of way limits, according to state […] The post KYTC: Illegal signage can be taken down appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Staff Report   Average gasoline prices in Kentucky have fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.30/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,623 stations in Kentucky. Prices in Kentucky are 0.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 10.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The […] The post Kentucky gas prices fall slightly  appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

A week after he replaced John Calipari at Kentucky, Mark Pope made his first post on social media, his first on the “X” platform since Feb. 10. “One week ago, the Pope girls and I came home to UK to start the greatest adventure of our lives,” he said. “ It has been a whirlwind […] The post Pope: First week at UK has been ‘whirlwind of awesomeness’ appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2024 unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, according to data released Thursday by the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary March 2024 jobless rate was up 0.1 percentage points from February 2024 and up 0.5 percentage point from one year ago. […] The post Ky. March unemployment rate was at 4.5 percent appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

By Steve Roark Contributing Writer   Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) is an interesting plant found in rich, moist, forested areas in deep hollows and drains.  East and north facing lower slopes are its favored habitat, where it can be widespread.   Ginger has a stem (called a rhizome) that grows low along the ground with […] The post Roark: Wild Ginger appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Staff Report Starting on Tuesday, April 23, the Jessamine County Public Library (JCPL) is hosting an Arts Walk installation, featuring the work of Jessamine County student artists.  The installation will be celebrated with an opening event this upcoming Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jessamine County Courthouse. Light refreshments will be served […] The post Arts Walk coming to Jessamine County appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says the more health-related social needs a woman has, the less likely she is to get a mammogram. The study defines health-related social needs, or HRSNs, as social conditions that adversely affect a person’s health. Examples include feeling socially isolated, loss of work or reduced hours, dissatisfaction […] The post Study: Social factors keep women from getting mammograms appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Kentucky State Parks continue to celebrate their 100th anniversary with a series of events in April. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park will hold its annual American Indian Heritage Weekend from Friday to Sunday. The event will offer educational presentations, hands-on workshops, kids’ crafts, authentic craft vendors, storytelling, music and more, all aimed at celebrating the […] The post State parks celebrate 100th anniversary with special events appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Submitted Article Men’s and women’s tennis finished up their historic seasons on Saturday, as baseball took two of three on the road. Track and field continued their inaugural season with an impressive showing at Centre. Men’s and women’s tennis Asbury men’s tennis (11-5) and women’s tennis (14-1) traveled down the road to Berea College to […] The post Asbury Athletics at a glance appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Reed Sheppard is ready to pursue his next dream. The Kentucky freshman guard declared for the NBA Draft on Thursday and will forgo the remaining three years of his college eligibility. The recent hiring of Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard’s teammate at Kentucky, wasn’t enough to persuade Sheppard to stay for one more season.  “I’m going […] The post Reed Sheppard dives into NBA Draft appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

Jessamine County business and government leaders and members of the Asbury Seminary joined Asbury University for its annual Chamber of Commerce President’s Breakfast on Tuesday, April 16. The buffet breakfast was held in the university’s new Shaw Collaborative Learning Center. The breakfast is a time for networking and for Asbury officials to inform the public […] The post Asbury holds annual President’s Breakfast appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a brand of basil sold at Trader Joe’s stores in Kentucky, 28 other states and the District of Columbia. The infection appears in Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil packed in […] The post Basil from Trader Joe’s stores recalled appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

By Dave Ramsey Syndicated Columnist   Dear Dave,  I have a roommate, and we’ve shared the same two-bedroom apartment for about three years. During that time, we’ve always had an agreement that we would split the bills fifty-fifty. But for the last several months, he’s been very late paying his half of the bills. There […] The post Dave Says: Where’s the money going? appeared first on Jessamine Journal.

A Kentucky death row inmate, who pleaded guilty in 1998 of murdering a teenage girl in Caldwell Circuit Court, has had his sentence affirmed in a unanimous decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court issued on Thursday. Robert Keith Goodall, who is now 50, admitted killing 16-year-old Sarah Hansen in 1997. She had gone to a […] The post Woodall death sentence affirmed by Ky. Supreme Court appeared first on Jessamine Journal.