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LABOR DAY 2025 OFFICE CLOSURE
All County administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 1st, 2025 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 at 8 AM. Have a great holiday weekend!
LABOR DAY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE
Attention County Residents: (Serviced by Republic Services: red/blue carts) Trash and recycling routes will run on a one-day delay, with NO service on Labor Day: Monday, 9/1. Monday routes will be serviced on TuesdayTuesday routes will be serviced on...
FCFD RETIREMENTS
We congratulate Firefighter McElroy, Captain Moore, and Assistant Chief Oerther on their retirements from the Franklin County Fire Department. Their combined tenures represent 66 years of dedication to our community. We thank them for their service and wish them the...
KRIS TOLES PROMOTED TO ENGINEER
On July 16, 2025, the Fiscal Court voted to approve the promotion of Franklin County Firefighter Kris Toles to the rank of Engineer. At the August 12th meeting, a pinning ceremony was held to honor Toles’ accomplishment. He was pinned by his wife Kellee and their son...
UPCOMING MONTHLY TRANSIENT ROOM TAX
REMINDER OF THE UPCOMING MONTHLY TRANSIENT ROOM TAX DUE DATE: AUGUST 20, 2025We would like to inform you of an important update regarding the Local Transient Room Tax (TRT) in Franklin County. The Franklin County Fiscal Court recently approved changes to the TRT that...
STATEMENT OF GRATITUDE
"My family and I would like to thank the Franklin County Fiscal Court and everyone who participated in arranging “Frying for Bobby” Benefit I couldn’t ask for a better group of colleagues to work with. We appreciate everyone who came out to support me and my family...
FCSO CRUISERS DONATED TO WOODFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
This afternoon Franklin County donated two Sheriff's cruisers to the Woodford County Public School's Police Department. A press conference was held at the Woodford County Board of Education to officially transfer the cars into their possession. This is just one...
FRYIN’ FOR BOBBY A SUCCESS!
We really appreciate everyone who came out last night to support our colleague Bobby Caudle. Through your generosity we were able to raise a significant amount of money to help him with his battle against cancer. If you were unable to contribute, his GoFundMe page is...
STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTATION
Yesterday, the Fiscal Court alongside the Frankfort City Commission, Kentucky Capital Development Corporation - KCDC and members of the community attended a presentation on the new Frankfort and Franklin County Strategic Plan. Kentucky State University hosted the...
AMERICORPS MEMBER APPLICATION AVAILABLE NOW!
AmeriCorps Member Application Available Now! The Franklin County Fiscal Court- Solid Waste division is looking for a member of our community to serve as an AmeriCorps member under the “EELCorps”--Environmental Education Leadership Corps–branch. This is a 900 hour...