Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 5th of September.
Good morning, Frankfort.
Frankfort Rotary Club is hosting a food drive on Saturday, Sept.
19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both Kroger locations, where volunteers can help collect food items to restock the Franklin County Emergency Food Pantry (which served over 2,750 people earlier this year).
Seventh-grader Agatha Manzon was named Student of the Week at Second Street School after breaking the school push-up record by doing 50 push-ups in the Presidential Fitness Test today at school.
Her record surpasses the average of 21 push-ups for middle school girls.
Archery deer and turkey season begins today as hunters must hold updated licenses and wear safety harnesses according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
The department advises hunters to follow bag limit rules and inform someone of their plans to stay safe.
After months of repair work closed Capital Avenue Bridge for maintenance, the city revealed its new sidewalk finish.
Project Manager Chuck Knowles said contractors used a concrete patch + epoxy sand slurry to seal the sidewalks, and the 88-year-old bridge work will be complete by Nov. 1.
UK Invests becomes the official jersey patch partner for Kentucky Football as its logo appears starting in tomorrow’s game against Youngstown State; the program helps UK students learn saving and investing habits through financial education and rewards.
Makiyia Wheeler, a leading point guard for the Lady Flyers, has verbally committed to Bellarmine University as she prepares for a Division I basketball season.
Wheeler (4.13 GPA) chose Bellarmine over offers from five DI schools based on strong coaching and smaller class sizes.
High school football teams across the Bluegrass completed week three of the season—final scores ranged widely from close games to dominant wins among local schools.
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