OWNER-FOUNDER-CHEF MARK WOMBLES, center, with Midway Mayor Grayson Vandegrift, left, and Versailles Mayor Laura Dake celebrate the 20th anniversary of Midway’s iconic, award-winning Heirloom Restaurant on July 30. (Photo by Scott White) HEIRLOOM’S famous crisp, tender Kentucky chicken livers with housemade ricotta ravioli and a savory lemon-herb crème fraîche. (Photo provided by Heirloom Restaurant) By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for America corps member Twenty

MARCIA (MARCI) Sullivan, Midway University’s new vice president of marketing and communications (Midway University photo) Special to the Sun Marcia (Marci) Sullivan, an experienced leader in higher education marketing and communications, has joined Midway University’s senior leadership team as vice president of marketing and communications. Sullivan, who officially joined Midway on July 20, most recently served as director of marketing and communications in the College of

By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for American Corp Member Midway City Council approved the same property tax rate applied in 2025-2026 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, 40 cents per $100 of assessed property, at its regular meeting Monday night. “This is the exact same rate as last year,” Mayor Grayson Vandegrift said. “We will realize a little more revenue this year and we could have gone higher without (risking a recall petition) but this is more in line with increase

By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Versailles-Midway-Woodford County Planning Director Steve Hunter briefed the Midway City Council at its regular meeting on Monday on possible plans that could result in the closure of two roads in the Midway Station Industrial Park, Midway Station and Woodburn Boulevards, and a part of McKinney Avenue. The need to reconfigure the roads is because the original design was based on the “New Urbanism,” as described by Mayor Grayson Vandegrift. Si

An application for a conditional use permit (CUP) to operate a short-term rental at 1430 Shore Acres Road was approved by the Board of Adjustments (BOA) after a public hearing on Monday, when neighbors asked questions and shared some concerns. In her application for the CUP, property owner Rachel Gniady (Rocketfam, LLC) placed eight conditions on operating a short-term rental in the four-bedroom home, including up to 10 guests (and the person who rents the property must be 25

By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Midway Mayor Grayson Vandegrift opened up a discussion about the use of golf carts in Midway, which some residents use for transportation around town, at the Midway City Council meeting on Monday, July 6. “The state law has change to allow cities to begin regulating the use of golf carts on city streets with a speed limit of under 35 m.p.h.,” he said. “Before then, they were simply illegal, so we need to make a decision.” Vandegrift said he