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1/16/25 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION UPDATE

County residents:Extra trash pickup is permitted by Republic for Monday and Friday routes this week, since those routes were missed last week.Drivers are running out of contract hours picking up extra trash on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday routes. If you were...

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WINTER STORM UPDATE 1/10/25

Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge Executive shares an update about the upcoming winter storm. This includes information from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office KY, Ready Frankfort, Franklin County Fire Department, and Franklin County KY Solid Waste. If you...

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REPUBLIC SERVICES SURVEY

Judge Mueller and Solid Waste Coordinator Ally Hall had their quarterly meeting with a Republic Services representative today. We are all working to find immediate and permanent solutions for any inconsistencies with trash/recycling routes, apart from weather...

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COUNTY SOLID WASTE EVENING UPDATE 1/6/25

County Residents: (red/blue cans) Tuesday routes will run on Wednesday, and all of the following days will run a day behind. Monday routes will get picked up on 1/13, with extra trash pick up permitted. When putting your carts out, please place them as close to the...

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1/6/25 SOLID WASTE UPDATE

County residents with solid waste collection through Republic Services will not be picked up today. Their current plan is to treat this as a holiday and have all routes delayed by one day. This means Monday routes will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday,...

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2025 WINTER STORM ASSISTANCE

Franklin County will be under a WINTER STORM WARNING tomorrow morning beginning at 4 AM. Governor Andy Beshear has already declared a state of emergency ahead of this storm. It is expected to impact our area tomorrow morning and last into Monday. If you have an...

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TIPS TO AVOID FROZEN PIPES

Frozen water lines typically occur in areas such as crawl spaces or along the outside walls where unprotected plumbing tends to be more vulnerable to the elements. With winter weather in our forecast you will want to take action now to avoid problems in the future....

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JUDGE MUELLER PROVIDES WINTER WEATHER UPDATE

Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge Executive gives an update about the impending winter storm that is forecast to impact Franklin County this Sunday and Monday. Our county road crews are currently hard at work preparing for this event. Please stay weather aware...

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DEPARTMENTS MONITORING WINTER WEATHER FORECAST

County departments are monitoring the forecast for the upcoming winter weather event. The latest model from the US National Weather Service Louisville Kentucky has Franklin County in the northernmost portion of the ice and snow band. We encourage everyone to remain...

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