NATIONAL FFA WEEK 2024

Judge Mueller proclaimed February 17-24, 2024, as Future Farmers of America Week in Franklin County. This organization was founded in 1928. According to their website, “FFA is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership,...

SPRING ’24 HHW EVENT

The spring 2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event coming April 27th. Event will be held at the Frankfort Recycling Center, 309 Rouse Avenue (off Holmes Street) from 8 AM to Noon. This event is open to all Franklin County residents (City and County). Please do...

STEEL WORK STARTS AT ROAD DEPARTMENT

It’s an exciting day at the Franklin County Road Department as the first pieces of steel go up in the air. This milestone represents the beginning of the framing phase for the vehicle storage building. This structure is situated in the southern portion of the...

Team Kentucky Saves Lives Blood Drive

Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear will be hosting a blood drive in the State Capitol Rotunda and Capitol Education Center on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, to help address the national emergency blood shortage and save lives. Please sign up below if you...

WORK PROGRESSES AT THE ROAD DEPARTMENT

Construction work continues at the Franklin County Road Department. Today, workers were mostly focusing on framing for concrete to be poured at the new salt barn structure. Work also continued on the vehicle storage building. The electrical subcontractor was also...

VIVACIOUS VERMICOMPOSTERS

Franklin County KY Solid Waste Coordinator, Ally Hall, visited two different Franklin County Schools classrooms last week to help local students learn about recycling. On Thursday, she visited Mrs. Webb’s Agriculture classes at Bondurant Middle School. Then on Friday,...

NORTON EXPANDS ITS FRANKLIN COUNTY OPERATIONS

This morning Norton Healthcare held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their brand-new facility in Frankfort. It is located at 202 Limestone Dr Suite 1A near the Ollies. The renovations cost approximately 12 million dollars and will house Norton’s Frankfort Pediatric...

LEARNING TO GIVE BACK

Students from Franklin County Schools Career & Technical Center are gaining hands-on, real-world work experience while also learning to give back to the community. They are accomplishing this with the help of their Electrical Instructor Allen Neal. This is the...

’24 Trash for Cash Sign Up Form

Our Trash for Cash application link is HERE: SIGN UP FORMThe link will be open until February 9th at 10 am. Requirements:-Participants must be a Frankfort-based school or nonprofit organization-Cannot have already participated in the 2023 program-Consent to picking up...

’24 Trash for Cash

Our Trash for Cash application will go LIVE at 10am on February 1st. Check Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fcfcsolidwaste or franklincounty.ky.gov for the application link. The link will be open until February 9th at 10 am. Requirements: -Participants must be a...