OUTER BANKS is the name of this crossbred steer raised by Kendalyn Portwood, whose family operates a farm in Woodford County that has been in the family for three generations. The big boy won Best in Class at the State Fair, and thanks to Chris Hooten and Kevin Cummins, he brought the highest price at the Woodford County 4-H & FFA Livestock Auction – $8,000! Pictured from left, Kevin Cummins and his daughter Avery, Chris Hooten and Kendalyn, holding Outer Banks . . . where sh

BOBBY AND SARAH LIPPERT received the Legacy Farm Award at the Woodford County Farm Bureau’s annual awards dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 15, for their enduring stewardship, traditions and contributions, which have made a lasting impact across generations of farmers in Woodford County. From left, WCFB President Jeremy Dotson, Sarah Lippert, Bobby Lippert and WCFB Vice President Shawn Knight. ALLEN LEWIS received the Pioneer Farmer Award at the Woodford County Farm Bureau’s annual

KRISTEN CARRICO, left, with her daughter and student journalist Olivia Carrico, stands in front of The Woodford Hotel on North Main Street. Kristen did the complete interior redesign of the historic building, integrating the county’s history of bourbon distilling. (Photo submitted) The town of Versailles is small, but proud. It is surrounded by rolling hills in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky and produces some of the fastest horses and water that creates a unique kind of d

Special to the Sun Before participating in last Friday’s POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Midway Cemetery, fifth grade students at Northside Elementary School received a history lesson from librarian/media specialist Melinda Caldwell. Here’s what they learned. In Japanese culture, cranes are special birds believed to live for 1,000 years. An old legend says that if you carefully fold 1,000 paper cranes, you get one powerful wish, like getting better from a serious illness

Versailles Police received a call Tuesday reporting that a woman was attempting to shoot one of its Flock cameras, Chief Rob Young told the Sun on Wednesday. This isn’t the first incident of someone shooting a Flock camera here, and others have been damaged in other ways, including one with spray paint, he said. “So there’s been a rash of these types of incidents,” Young said. He credited another Flock camera for helping Versailles Police identify the woman’s vehicle and wher

WOODFORD COUNTY DEMOCRATS held their annual dinner last Thursday at Equus Run Vineyard. A sold-out crowd heard speeches from, clockwise from the top left, Cassie Barnes, candidate for Woodford County Attorney; Jackie Anthony, candidate for Woodford County Clerk; David Graves, candidate for the House District 56 seat; and James Kay, seeking reelection to the Woodford County Judge-Executive position. (Composite photo by Scott White) By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report fo

Karim George, a longtime Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program volunteer from Woodford County, has earned a regional Volunteer of the Month Award When the last of George’s four children moved out of the house, she decided she wanted to volunteer. A friend mentioned CASA. Six years later, George has advocated for 10 children as a CASA volunteer — and she’s become especially known for her work with teenagers. “She has recently been advocating for teenagers, especiall

CANDIDATES FOR JAILER Sean Williams and incumbent Michele Rankin participated in Monday’s Woodford County Candidate Forum at Midway University. (Photo by Bob Vlach) By Bob Vlach Woodford Sun Staff Candidates for Woodford County Jailer, incumbent Michele Rankin and Sean Williams, touted their experience while offering differing views on corrections during the Woodford County Candidate Forum on Monday, Sept. 14 at Midway University’s Duthie Auditorium. In corrections, “mental

The Versailles-Midway-Woodford County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Sept. 10 to recommend rezoning .304 acre at 60 East Leestown Road in Midway to highway interchange service (B-5). The .648-acre property is currently split-zoned, so Woodford Fiscal Court filed an application to rezone .304 acre, which is currently zoned R-1B (single-family residential), so the entire lot is B-5. The property, which was formerly used by the fire department and then EMS, was declare

MILLVILLE DAZE, held Saturday, had a special celebration with the dedication of a park bench in honor and memory of Shirley “Jake” Jacobs, a Woodford County native who was a beloved member of the small community. Jake died in April. A musician, Jake was perhaps best known countywide as the songwriter of “Woodford County Line,” a song that celebrates Woodford County as a homeplace. Jake, though, was better known outside of the county as a great horseshoe player who was inducte

MAGISTERIAL CANDIDATES seeking to represent people who live in District 1 on the Woodford County Fiscal Court, Donald Mitchell, pictured at left, and incumbent Liles Taylor, participated in the Woodford County Candidate Forum at Midway University on Monday evening, Sept. 14. (Photo by Bob Vlach) By Bob Vlach Woodford Sun Staff Magisterial candidates Donald Mitchell and Liles Taylor discussed the challenges of preserving farmland during the Woodford County Candidate Forum at

The news that came out of the Versailles City Council on Tuesday night was a status report from Mayor Laura Dake in response to a question from Councilmember Fred Siegelman about the status of the default by the owner of Highbramble Park on its obligations to the city. Dake told the council that the City of Versailles Public Properties Corporation, a separate public entity that deals with property owned by the city, including the handling of municipal financing, met and voted