Anna Latek

Nov 14, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

Community concerns regarding the implementation of a Flock Safety Systems camera program in Frankfort continue to arise, despite the reading at Monday night's Board of Commissioner's meeting of a municipal ordinance to more clearly define the use and misuse of the camera system by law enforcement officials authorized to access Flock data. The ordinance will be up for a second reading and final vote at next Monday's meeting, rescheduled due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Nov 10, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

At Wednesday morning's Franklin County Fiscal Court meeting, members of the court requested that Judge-Executive Michael Mueller draft a letter on behalf of the court to the Frankfort Plant Board expressing support for the municipal utility's broadband expansion plan. The plan, which would see more than 880 underserved or unserved households across Franklin County receive access to high-speed internet for the first time, was a point of contention at the court's late September meeting.

Oct 30, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

At Thursday's fiscal court meeting, officials unanimously approved the authorization of staff to file an application for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, with any potential funding going towards the implementation of a flooding abatement project along Slickway Branch.

Oct 25, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek Franklin County Clerk Jeff Hancock announced that his office's "FCC Raising Hope" luncheon on Oct. 12 raised around $5,000 in support of local breast cancer charities. Staff from the Clerk's Office showed off their culinary prowess putting their favorite chili recipes to the test.

Oct 24, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek When two massive chunks of the rock facade of the old limestone quarry on Taylor Avenue broke free of their hillside on Friday, Oct. 13, it wasn't just the houses above and below the site that were directly affected. At Monday night's Board of Commissioners meeting, city Emergency Management Director Ray Kinney and sewer department head Kenny Hogsten detailed the issues facing residents and officials in the wake of the slide.