Jenny, a siamang gibbon, clutched the side of her enclosure during the Primate Rescue Center's house last Saturday. Some 250 people turned out for the annual open house. The Primate Rescue Center sits on 30 acres in Jessamine County and includes a 100-fot long enclosure for 11 chimpanzees and 10 custom indoor/outdoor enclosures for the other primates.
Six months after a public meeting was held at West Jessamine Middle School, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 7 has released the possible corridors for a connector between U.S. 27 and I-75.
Judge-Executive Wm. Neal Cassity has served Jessamine County residents for many years in many capacities that have impacted the lives of everyone in the county.
This spring, as the Kentucky General Assembly wrangled over the state budget and speculation of large cuts in state funding circulated, government agencies scrambled to prepare for possible cuts.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court continued to work on its budget for next year by looking at requests from EMS and the sheriff’s department, at its work session Tuesday.
Over the past several weeks, The Jessamine Journal profiled the nine Nicholasville City Commission candidates. This week The Journal offers a final look at the local, state and national candidates.