ENCHANTING BRIDAL, owned by Woodford County native Meleah Hysell Wolford, moved into the recently renovated building at 178 S. Main Street. Enchanting Bridal held its Woodford Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Saturday, Feb. 21. Wolford, who has operated a bridal consulting and wedding planning business for several years, said moving into a downtown storefront location in Versailles was a “dream come true.” In addition to wedding planning, the store offers custom desserts

Masters of the Garden By Joanna Dunlap Kirby Contributing gardening columnist, Owner and operator of a cut flower farm in Garrard County Here we are, on the brink of spring when Kentucky winds blow and early spring bulbs begin to appear. We can at last see the light at the end of such a long, bleak winter. We are anxious to get outside and go about our garden chores. We can now begin the task of cutting back the dead foliage of perennials and grasses. I took it upon myself th

10 Years Ago March 3, 2016 Woodford Forward announced its opposition to the proposed expansion of the urban service boundary to include the Edgewood Farm on Lexington Road saying “it would send the wrong message.” A public hearing on the proposal was canceled at the request of the City of Versailles. The State Republican Party will hold a presidential caucus on March 5, at which registered Republicans can participate. The Woodford County location is the courthouse. OSRAM Sylv

Editor’s Note: We are republishing excerpts from the 1891 Woodford Sun. The Constitutional Convention of 1890-91, which enacted the constitution which remains intact today with numerous amendments since, began meeting in Sept. 1890, and was presided over by Ambassador Cassius M. Clay of Madison County. The excerpts related to this will be the Clippings focus. For historical purposes, we reprint the Clippings “warts and all,” and so the presence of derogatory and racist stere

Editor’s Note: We are republishing excerpts from the 1891 Woodford Sun. The Constitutional Convention of 1890-91, which enacted the constitution which remains intact today with numerous amendments since, began meeting in Sept. 1890, and was presided over by Ambassador Cassius M. Clay of Madison County. The excerpts related to this will be the Clippings focus.For historical purposes, we reprint the Clippings “warts and all,” and so the presence of derogatory and racist stereo

10 Years Ago February 25, 2016 The WCHS Mat Jackets completed a great season under head coach Rusty Parks, Jr., finishing second in the state out of 87 teams who had qualified for the Kentucky State Championship Meet, narrowly missing out to Union County on yet another state championship for the storied program. Chase Yost (an 8th grader) won his weight class, with second place finishes going to Max Andreoni and Tucker Hurst, a fourth place finish went to Michael Eldridge and