The Jessamine Journal

The Jessamine Journal The Jessamine Journal is a large weekly newspaper serving Jessamine County, Ky.

The print edition is published each Thursday, and the website — www.JessamineJournal.com — is updated throughout the week.

08/22/2025

Tonie Morgan played against coach Kenny Brooks twice when he was at Virginia Tech. The 5-foot-9 point averaged 13.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game in three seasons at Georgia Tech and twice earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. When she had a chance to transfer to K...

08/22/2025

Justin Broyles has been appointed president and chief executive officer of R. J. Corman Railroad Group, the company announced Tuesday. Broyles, who had been serving as interim president and CEO since June, takes on the role immediately. Company officials said his leadership during that period helped...

08/21/2025

When Kentucky opens the season Aug. 30 hosting Toledo, L’Damian Washington will get his first true look at Big Blue Nation. However, UK fans will get their first real look at the first-year receivers coach who might remind you of the Energizer Bunny with his non-stop enthusiasm in practice. “The...

08/21/2025

By Casey Roberts [email protected] The Jessamine County Health Department is set to host two community events this month focused on safety, wellness and substance use awareness. The department will hold a Safety Resource Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the health...

08/20/2025

When 16-year-old Florida senior Hardley Gilmore verbally committed to play football at Kentucky he made a bold proclamation. “I think I can be the greatest wide receiver to play the game,” the four-star receiver who was ranked among the nation’s top 300 players, said. “I am a sponge. I soak ...

08/20/2025

By Christopher Brown Contributing Writer A new martial arts school has opened its doors in Nicholasville with the goal of teaching more than just self-defense. Adam and Sarah Chamber recently launched Wildcat Martial Arts, located in the former Elite Martial Arts facility. Adam, who has practiced ma...

08/19/2025

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton joined local officials and representatives from Lockheed Martin Monday, as the company celebrated the grand opening of a new facility on the University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Research Campus, adding up to 70 full-time jobs to the community. “We are thankful for Loc...

08/19/2025

She was a top 10 recruit nationally who had a .504 hitting percentage in her Georgia high school career who had played for USA Volleyball. Kentucky coach Craig Skinner thought 6-foot-1 outside hitter Hannah Benjamin could be an immediate impact player for his 2024 team. “She was one of the top fiv...

08/18/2025

Doug Flynn played on World Series championship teams with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976. He won a Gold Glove at second base with the New York Mets in 1980. He played Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1985. So how did he react when he found out he was going into the University […]

08/18/2025

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has announced the selection of nine outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2026 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards, who qualify for the 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in October. “The Kentucky Teacher of the...

08/15/2025

Cincinnati football/baseball player Matt Ponatoski stunned many when he verbally committed to play football at Kentucky for Mark Stoops over Alabama, Oregon, Arkansas and many others. He will also play baseball for Nick Mingione even though he’s expected to be a high pick in the 2026 Major League ...

08/15/2025

Dr. Connie Lamb, director of Nursing at Asbury University, was recently awarded a $2,500 research grant from the Kentucky Nurse Foundation to support her study, “Measuring Psychological Workload Among Academic Nurse Educators: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.” The grant will fund p...

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