By Sherry Smith-Carl Guest Columnist Hi. It’s me. The car you decided to practice your breathing exercises on the bumper of this morning. Just a friendly reminder. The speed limit on Midway Road is 55 mph. I know, shocking. It’s almost like we’re not on the Autobahn. Also, there are deer out here — big ones, fast ones and the occasional “I have no idea what I’m doing” deer that will absolutely ruin your day if you’re treating the road like a racetrack. If you’re running late,

THE FAÇADE WORK on the historic Oddfellows Lodge on Main Street in Midway has been completed. This brings an end to a nearly 10-year saga of the city dealing with an eyesore in the downtown’s commercial and tourist district. This photograph was taken on Monday, Dec. 1. (Photo by Grayson Vandegrift) The historic Oddfellows Lodge Building at 116 E Main Street, built in the late 19th century, owned by Ness Alamdari since 2016, has completed the facade work, taken down the scaffo

A final development plan for a field house on the Midway University campus was reviewed by the Technical Review Committee (TRC) at its Nov. 25 meeting and sent to the Versailles-Midway-Woodford County Planning Commission. At its November meeting, the Board of Adjustments (BOA) approved an amended conditional use permit allowing Midway University to construct a second field house on its campus. The athletic facility will include locker rooms for the university’s football and s

CHOOOO! CHOOOO! Direct from the North Pole, Santa Claus arrived by special train in Midway on Saturday, Nov. 29, along with Top Elf Alexiana Gumdrop (right) and Assistant Top Elf Corman Candycane. (Photo by Janice Weeks) FRIENDS Brian and Erin Chrystal with Toby and Dawn Perez were part of the big crowd estimated at 1,500 to welcome Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to Midway. (Photo by Erin Breslin) A EUROPEAN MARKET, sponsored by the Midway Merchants Association, provides an oppor

LAURA GRAY, a librarian at the Midway Branch of the Woodford County Library since its opening in 2006, was honored by the Midway City Council at its Nov. 17 meeting. From left, Mayor Grayson Vandegrift, Laura Gray, Karen Gardner and Ron Gray. (Photo by Liz Waterfill) By Scott White Managing Editor A markedly frustrated Mayor Grayson Vandegrift and Midway City Council granted a two-week extension to Ness Alamdari of Lexington, the owner of the blighted building in the middle o

THE MIDWAY EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET, sponsored by the Midway Merchants Association, brings a little bit of Germany, Austria and France to the Bluegrass. The event runs every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning Nov. 14 and continuing through Dec. 19. The entire event will be in the small park, which can be entered off the east side of Main Street. (The entrance is pictured in the accompanying photo.) Many of Midway’s shops and restaurants will be open too. (Photo by Amy Bowman