Afternoon

Danville has lifted the boil-water advisory for East Main Street, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Offices in the Boyle County Courthouse will be closed Friday afternoon in observance of Good Friday.

The setting sun left its brilliant orange footprint in the fading sky over a tree line near College Park Wednesday afternoon.

HARRODSBURG - A boil-water advisory for the city of Harrodsburg was lifted Friday afternoon and all remaining Mercer County advisories were lifted by Saturday afternoon. Harrodsburg Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Walter Bottoms said no further water projects requiring advisories are planned at this time.

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Richard Volz of South Burns Avenue assembles an animated Christmas angel for his outdoor holiday display. Volz was working on the angel Wednesday afternoon on his front porch.

The Garrard County Water Association has lifted the boil-water advisory in place since Wednesday as of Friday afternoon.

With only their helmets visible, county firefighters are engulfed in smoke while fighting a house fire at 910 Harris Creek Road Tuesday afternoon. No one was home when the fire broke out, and there were no injuries, authorities said, although the home was destroyed.

Habitat for Humanity worker Thomas Strange screwed drywall into place at the new Habitat house under construction at 310 Hamilton St. Thursday afternoon. The home, being constructed for Ronda Simmons and her family, is expected to be completed early this fall. Volunteers are still needed to finish the home.

The East Jessamine softball team defeated Wayne County 5-1 on Monday afternoon to advance to the Region 12 semifinals on Tuesday night. The Lady Jags will play Somerset Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Southwestern High School in Somerset.

WHITESBURG (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake has occurred in eastern Kentucky, but it rattled at least three other states. The USGS website said the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee reported feeling the temblor. The quake was felt in Clark County and the surrounding counties. "Felt it here in Gosen Road - dishes rattled around," Karen Allen Poole said on the Sun's Facebook page.

The Winchester woman accused of killing her daughter and granddaughter over a custody issue pleaded not guilty  in Clark Circuit Court Thursday. Lillie Stanton, 48, of 233 Vaught Road, was indicted for two counts of murder last month for allegedly stabbing 23-year-old Danel Korrey Stanton and 22-month-old Kaydence Ray Miers to death in their home on May 20. Stanton said nothing Thursday afternoon as Judge William Clouse set a Dec. 13 pre-trial conference. In court documents, Lillie Stanton admitted to police that she cut the throats of both Danel Korrey Stanton and Kaydence Ray Miers while they slept in the home that Sunday afternoon.

Winchester Police announced this morning that Lillie Stanton was charged with two counts of murder for allegedly killing her daughter and granddaughter Sunday afternoon in a double homicide and attempted suicide. Lillie Stanton, 48, of 233 Vaught Road, told police Monday afternoon that she killed 23-year-old Danel Korrey Stanton and 22-month-old Kaydence Ray Miers Sunday at the home they all shared. Police said Lillie Stanton tried to harm herself by cutting her wrists and throat after her daughter and granddaughter died.

HARRODSBURG - A boil-water advisory for the city of Harrodsburg was lifted Friday afternoon and all remaining Mercer County advisories were lifted by Saturday afternoon. Harrodsburg Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Walter Bottoms said no further water projects requiring advisories are planned at this time.

A Winchester couple spent Valentine's Day in jail after they were arrested for allegedly beating a man into unconsciousness Saturday afternoon. Jeremy Holland, 39, and his 32-year-old wife Amy, both of 31 Flanagan St., were jailed Monday afternoon on second-degree assault charges for allegedly injuring Frank Rayburn two days earlier. According to court documents, Winchester Police officers and an ambulance were called to 41 Buckner St. Saturday afternoon for an assault. When they arrived, they found Rayburn with multiple injuries to his head and face, and both eyes nearly swollen shut.

The Garrard County Water Association has lifted the boil-water advisory in place since Wednesday as of Friday afternoon.

A Clark County woman was arrested within hours after a downtown store was robbed Monday afternoon. Savannah Hall, 27, of 1242 Irvine Road, was arrested a short time after the Broadway Corner Market was robbed. According to a Winchester Police arrest citation, Hall entered the store about 2:45 p.m. and implied she had a weapon and demanded money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, Hall fled the store, according to Detective Eric Campbell. No weapon was found, but Campbell said, “Hall had her hand up under her shirt and said she had a weapon, and the clerk believed she had a weapon.” Police were able to identify Hall as the suspect and after learning she might be in Bath County, Campbell said, Winchester Police requested that Kentucky State Police troopers go to the location where they ultimately found her. Winchester Police picked Hall up and returned her to Winchester where she is being held in the Clark County Detention Center.

Danville has lifted the boil-water advisory for East Main Street, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Our wonderful son-in-law, Dr. Steve, in his book “SENT,” talks about the fact that everyone needs a passion in life, which is the thing that always makes us happy, no matter what the rest of the world is doing. Well, in our little town of Salida, it seems like that is what people are doing - seeking their passions and then living them. If ever I want to see this idea in action, I just go to the river. The Arkansas River runs right through town. There are benches, huge rocks and nice green grass to sit on. There are huge trees in the park area, and a shell where bands come and play.