Make hay while the sun shines By Joanna Dunlap Kirby Contributing gardening columnist, Owner and operator of a cut flower farm in Garrard County We have just passed the mid-mark of the year and the summer solstice. Daylight hours will now be a few minutes shorter each day as we head deeper into summer. There are still many chores to be done in the garden, but there are a few that need to be done sooner rather than later (make hay, so to speak, so we don’t procrastinate b

Editor’s Note: We are republishing excerpts from the 1917 Woodford Sun. The United States entered the First World War by declaring war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917. The Clippings will tell how Woodford County responded and was impacted by “The Great War.” We will return to 1891, where we have been since November, for a few weeks in July and August for the ratification debate and vote on the 1891 Kentucky Constitution. For historical purposes, we reprint the Clipping

10 Years Ago June 30, 2016 Molly Kate Burkhead was named Miss Woodford County Fair and Kennedy Eden was named Miss Woodford County at the Woodford County Fair last weekend. The Woodford County Fiscal Court approved the FY 2016-2017 budget totaling $16,707,601.81, but has delayed for now a decision on whether to do a makeover of the Woodford County Park’s parking lot. A large crowd gathered at the Woodford County Courthouse for the “Community Crusade Against Addiction,” which

CODY’S WISH, a Breeder’s Cup two-time champion in the one-mile dirt race and who now stands at Darley Stud, was the subject of Daisy Hill Senior Living’s book club on Thursday, June 18. Turf writer Paul Halloran Jr.’s book, “Cody’s Wish: A Boy, a Racehorse, and a Fight for Life,” tells the remarkable story of Cody Dorman and Cody’s Wish. Cody was born with a rare genetic disorder, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which ultimately cost him his life, but not his spirit or his fierce l

Gary and Anne Booten recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary at the home of Dr. Brian Burke and their daughter, Karen (WCHS ’87) on Sullivan Island, SC. Pictured above from left are, front, Brian and Karen, Gary, Anne, Patti (WCHS ’85) and Steve Fugmann; second row, grandchildren Peyton Burke, Connor Burke, Will Fugmann and Lauren Fugmann Johnson; third row, Bennett Hudson, Isabella Minson, Becca Borne, and Matt Johnson. A good time was had by all at FamJam 2026.

Editor’s Note: We are republishing excerpts from the 1917 Woodford Sun. The United States entered the First World War by declaring war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917. The Clippings will tell how Woodford County responded and was impacted by “The Great War.” We will return to 1891, where we have been since November, for a few weeks in July and August for the ratification debate and vote on the 1891 Kentucky Constitution. For historical purposes, we reprint the Clipping