10 Years Ago Dec. 31, 2015 Sun Reporter Bob Vlach wrote a feature “local leaders look back -and ahead,” featuring interviews of County Judge Executive John “Bear” Coyle, Versailles Mayor Brian Traugott, and Midway Mayor Grayson Vandegrift. The Sun featured photographs from every month of 2015 splashed among the pages in a feature called “The Year in Photos,” all of which had been previously published in the Sun. A good luck celebration was held for the retirement of courthous

Editor’s Note: Due to gaps in the archive, the Sun is moving forward from 1881 to 1890 this week, with plans to continue into 1892. By this time, the Sun had grown to an average of eight pages. These two years were significant in Kentucky’s history. The Constitutional Convention of 1890-1891, which enacted the constitution that remains intact today with numerous amendments since, began meeting in September 1890, and was presided over by the great abolitionist, Ambassador Cass

Cedarville University Natalia Hattrick of Midway, was named to the dean’s honor list at Cedarville University for fall 2025.

Golden Anniversary Wayne and Cathie Rodgers were married in Versailles at Brother Charles McKinley’s house on October 10, 1975. They recently celebrated with family and friends at a wonderful event at their home with a special 50th Anniversary cake and ice cream, then went to a special dinner by themselves at Cattleman’s Restaurant in Frankfort. Their children are Anthony (Jolene) Rodgers and Chris (Stacy) Rodgers. Their daughter, Angela Rodgers Diaz, who had passed away, was

Editor’s Note: Due to gaps in the archive, the Sun is moving forward from 1881 to 1890 this week, with plans to continue into 1891 after that. By 1890, the Sun had grown to an average of eight pages. These two years were significant in Kentucky’s history. At the time, the state was governed by the third iteration of its constitution, adopted in 1850. However, Kentucky’s constitution needed to be amended or rewritten to integrate the new amendments to the federal constitution.

10 Years Ago Dec. 24, 2015 As part of a series on the “Heroin Scourge in Woodford County,” Sun reporter Bob Vlach profiled three families who lost loved ones to overdose deaths, all of whom shared their frustration that the community seemed unable to accept there was an epidemic in the county. Versailles Police Department’s “Cops for Kids,” helped over a hundred children have a wonderful Christmas morning – including several officers shopping with kids. Officers picked the ki