Jessamine County
Paul mocks masks, bashes Beshear
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky made fun of mask wearing by people who have been vaccinated for COVID, ridiculed President Biden for urging caution, ...
Randy Patrick, Author at Jessamine Journal
Randy Patrick is a reporter for Bluegrass Newsmedia, which includes The Jessamine Journal. He may be reached at 859-759-0015 or by email at randy.patrick@bluegrassnewsmedia.com.
Opinion
Honest Abe didn’t say that. ‘Quotation inflation’ is out of control.
When I returned to The Jessamine Journal last year after 15 years away, I found my old office looked the same as I had left ...
by Randy Patrick, Friday, May 7, 2021 12:18 pm
News
The Providence School dedicated after $7 million transformation
After several years in Wilmore, The Providence School is back where it was before on the north side of Nicholasville, but it isn’t the same ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 4:20 pm
News
Kids learn about nature at AdventureServe
Did you know … That the fruit of the pawpaw tree is good for you, but the skin and seeds are toxic and can make ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 4:00 pm
Jessamine County
Red-blue workshop seeks to correct partisan stereotypes
Workshop seeks better understanding between red and blue A starting point for resolving any conflict is to understand the other person’s point of view. For ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 4:00 pm
News
Navy veteran celebrates 107th birthday
Chester Wilson has lived through two world wars and two worldwide contagions, and if you asked him what has meant the most to him, he’ll ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:53 pm
Opinion
Vaccine doses filled with hope and optimism
BY MITCH McCONNELL U.S. Senate Republican Leader We’ve witnessed a modern, medical miracle over the last 12 months. Multiple safe and highly-effective COVID-19 vaccines are ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 5:21 pm
News
Revival in Wilmore
Little college town experiencing renaissance
It was only a few years ago that there were as many offices and empty spaces on Wilmore’s Main Street as there were retail stores ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:04 pm
Community columnists
What it means to me to be a conservative
There are many mansions in the American conservative house, and some of them are old and funky and smell like a pot of organic mustard ...
by Randy Patrick, Friday, April 9, 2021 11:52 am
community columnists
The last Druther’s in America
Those of us who grew up in Kentucky in the late 1970s remember such bygone icons of that era as the Z/28 Camaro, the original ...