radioNOVO News for Frankfort: July 1, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/01/26          A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING SOUTH FRANKFORT TO JUNIPER HILL IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY, AFTER THE FRANKFORT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO TRANSFER TWO SURPLUS PROPERTIES ON BROWNS FERRY ROAD TO WALKBIKE FRANKFORT AND THE WOODS AND WATERS LAND TRUST.           THE TWO LOCAL NONPROFITS WILL CLEAR, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC ACCESS TRAIL, TRANSFORMING THE SPACE TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC SAFETY HAZARDS AND PUBLIC NUISANCES.  OFFICIALS SAY THE PARTNERSHIP ENSURES THE TRAIL REMAINS AN ACTIVELY MANAGED COMMUNITY ASSET.          JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN YEARWOOD HAS RECEIVED A LARGELY POSITIVE REVIEW IN HIS FIRST ANNUAL EVALUATION.          THE BOARD OF EDUCATION GAVE YEARWOOD MEETING-STANDARD MARKS ACROSS ALL SEVEN LEADERSHIP CATEGORIES, PRAISING HIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AN INHERITED BUDGET CRISIS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THOSE ONGOING FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, THE BOARD DECLINED TO GIVE HIM A RAISE.            ONE OF KENTUCKY’S MOST SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES IS GETTING BIGGER. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY HAS ACQUIRED OVER SEVENTEEN-HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND IN WHITLEY COUNTY. CONSERVATION LEADERS SAY THE ADDITION HELPS PIECE TOGETHER A VITAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR TO REDUCE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.