By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for America corps member The Woodford County WayPoint Center, an initiative of the United Way of the Bluegrass and located at the Woodford County Health Department on N. Main Street, has received a $17,500 grant to support Lyft rides through the United Way of the Bluegrass’s Ride United Program. This resource will become available on Oct. 1 to Woodford County residents. Free rides will be available until the program funds are exhauste

PRAYER SERVICE? No, it’s a group of Woodford County farmers installing the permanent bleachers for the first Farm Bureau Rodeo in 2023, which has served to be a great benefit to the county as the space can now be used for other events while providing seating. Jeremy Dotson, president of the Woodford County Farm Bureau, is second from left, kneeling. (Photo provided by Woodford County Farm Bureau) By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for America corps member A little mor

SEN. AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE, left, was awarded this year’s “Friend of Kentucky Cities Award.” KLC’s Director of Government Affairs Gracie Kelly, right, presented the award. (Photo submitted) By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for America corps member Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe, R-Lexington, was presented the 2026 Friend of Kentucky Cities Award by the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) in recognition of her sponsoring Senate Bill 192 during the 2026 Regular Session of the Ken

THE KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND recently celebrated 25 years at an event at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort. From left, Bill McCloskey, deputy director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy (KOAP), Wayne Hunt, a founding member of KOAP, Sen. Robin Webb, R-Grayson, and Brandon Reed, director of KOAP. (Photo by Lynn Pruett) By Lynn Pruett Guest reporter When the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement was signed in 1998, Kentucky agriculture was at a c

In the story “Former EMT files lawsuit against Woodford County alleging sexual harassment by three male co-workers,” on Page 1 of the Aug. 6, 2026 edition of The Woodford Sun, the Sun incorrectly stated that, based on the records we obtained from Woodford County under the Kentucky Open Records Act, neither Brandon Bowman nor Nathan Shouse were disciplined for the sexual harassment complaints made against them by Naomi Branham. This is not correct. The records of both Bowman a

FAYE DANIEL CREWS, longtime health occupations teacher at Woodford County High School and director of the band’s flag corps, is one of the educators being honored on pole banners in downtown Versailles and Midway because they embody and carry on a “Legacy of Excellence” in Woodford County Public Schools. Former WCHS Band Director Nat Carter remembered her as “Mom for the whole school” in a 2020 interview with the Sun. (Photo by Bob Vlach) A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE in Woodford

PHOTOGRAPHER KEITH BENZE and his wife Cheryl are pictured holding photos featured in an exhibition at the Woodford County Library. His photo of a cat named Charlie, who the couple adopted from the Woodford Humane Society during the pandemic, is on the wall behind them. “He’s my buddy. We love him,” says Benze. The photos in the library exhibition are not for sale, but he says he will give a photo to someone making a minimum donation of $100 to Woodford Humane. (Photo by Bob V

THE KENTUCKY CONTINGENT of the Woodford County FFA Chapter that attended the national Washington Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C, had a group photo taken at the U.S. Capitol. Cooper Probst is pictured in the very top row of three, on the far right. (Photo from Kentucky FFA) Special to the Woodford Sun Cooper Probst, a member of the Woodford County FFA Chapter and a rising junior at Woodford County High School, recently attended the Washington Leadership Conference

By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for America Corp Member Last week, The Woodford Sun, the Woodford County Farm Bureau, Woodford County Republican Party (WCRP), Woodford County Democrat Party (WCDP) and former Midway Mayor and president of the Kentucky League of Cities Tom Bozarth announced four candidate forums for local office to be held. Here are the details and how you can participate. First, a reminder of the offices that will be discussed at each forum, along wit

TEACHER AMANDA MOFFETT said she was incredibly humbled and honored to win the JAG Award. “While it’s amazing to be recognized,” she wrote in a letter given to the Sun, “the real spotlight belongs on our WCHS JAG program and our amazing students. They are the heart of everything I do ... the ones that deserve the applause.” Moffett lives in Versailles with her husband John. They have four children, Will, Jack, Savannah and Sawyer, who is a junior at WCHS. (Photo by Bob Vlach)

Special to the Sun Nine exemplary individuals and one accomplished group compose the 2026 class of the Woodford County Public Schools Hall of Fame. The organization will honor its 14th class of inductees on Aug. 28 and 29, first during halftime of the Woodford County High School football game (Aug. 28) and then at a ceremony in the Woodford County High School Theater (Aug. 29). Launched in 2012, the Hall of Fame pays tribute to alumni of Woodford County schools, as well as to

By Scott White Woodford Sun Staff Report for American Corp Member The Versailles City Council approved a five-year contract with Metronet for the installation and operation of free public Wi-Fi in downtown Versailles. This includes installation of all the necessary hardware and gadgetry at no cost to the city, which Metronet is donating. The $400 monthly cost for the service will also be donated by Metronet for the first three years. The city will pay the monthly costs for th