THE WCHS BOYS’ BASKETBALL team from 2022-23 reached the state semifinals – the best season for the county since the Midway High Blue Jays won the state championship in 1937. Here they are following their win over rival Scott County in the District Finals. Front row: Makhi Smith, Jasper Johnson, John McCrear, Santonio Wade and Aden Nelson. Back row: Nolan Asher, Davion Sturgis, Justus Wertzler, Layton Starks, JJ Jenkins, Matthew Mitchell, Carson Probst and Brayden Burton. (Pho

THE WOODFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held its annual holiday lunch at the Thoroughbred Theatre & Wine Bar located in the historic Midway downtown corridor on Friday, Dec. 5. A large and festive crowd was given an early Christmas gift with a performance by comedian Todd Probus, a Woodford County resident. If laughter could be measured on a Richter scale, it would have been deemed a major earthquake. The lunch was provided by a well-loved Midway restaurant, Don Jockey. Pictu

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. 11, 2015 Early Monday morning, on Dec. 8, 6-year-old Logan Tipton was killed in his home with a large knife on Douglas Avenue by Ronald Exantus, who also assaulted his father, Dean Tipton, and one of two sisters. Versailles Police said that Mr. Tipton saved his daughter’s life by wrestling Exantus to the ground, disarming him, and holding him till police arrived on the scene. Police said their initial investigation showed it was a random act of violence. Exa

Sharpen your skills By Joanna Dunlap Kirby Gardening columnist Joanna Dunlap Kirby is a master gardener and a former president of The Garden Club of Kentucky. She is a Woodford County native and a fourth-generation farmer. She operates Cut Flower Farm in Garrard County specializing in Dahlias, grasses, perennials and annuals. As we are ‘snowballing’ our way into winter, let’s not forget to take care of the valuable tools in our toolbox. This is a great time to take an invento

SEVERAL “TROTTERS” are shown at the start of the run. (Photo by Joe Wiley) BLAKE PORTER won the race. (Photo by Sioux Finney) A total of 137 people participated in the third annual Turkey Trot Fun Run at the Huntertown Community Interpretive Park on Saturday, Nov. 22. Blake Porter (first picture), a sophomore at Woodford County High School, won the race with a fast time of 11 minutes and 32 seconds for the two-mile event.