Good morning, Frankfort.

Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church (127 Green Hill Ave.) is hosting its 135th anniversary celebration Sunday at 11 a.m. with guest speaker Deacon Robert Robinson Sr. of Shelby Congregational Methodist Church.

Kentucky drivers face high gas prices in mid-August as Lexington averages $3.78 and the national figure tops $4 (compared to $3.15 last year).

AAA advises routine car maintenance and forecasters predict lower oil demand may ease prices near Labor Day.

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board reviewed tax rate options for the 2026-2027 year at Monday's meeting & will propose a rate on Aug.

24. A 4% rate of 107.3 cents would add $44 annually on a $100,000 home compared with a compensating rate of 103.2 cents.

The Franklin County Board of Education proposed lowering the property tax rate for the 2025-2026 school year to 72.1 cents (down 2.1 cents from the current rate) to raise about $39.1 million.

The board will vote on the measure later this month while the next rate is due on Sept. 18.

Work under Capital Avenue Bridge continues on the Rebecca Ruth and Blanton's Landing sides and is expected to finish by November; crews may use nighttime hours to complete temporary sidewalk lanes, and early driver issues were addressed with improved markings.

Starting Sunday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close alternating lanes on I-64 east and west from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. between mile markers 53-58 and on U.S.-60 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday, Aug.

21, to complete bridge repairs and pavement improvements in Franklin County.

On Thursday, the Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 502 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases and 819 reported cases across the state, up from earlier numbers; 33 people were hospitalized while 317 cases remain under investigation.

Governor Beshear urged Frankfort residents to donate blood today as hospital transfusions rise 40% amid a national supply crisis, with services available at the local Kentucky Blood Center at 363 Versailles Road, Suite 300 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.