Alcohol

An unknown suspect broke into the Bottle Shoppe this morning and stole an undetermined amount of alcohol, police said. The suspect allegedly entered the 1591 Hustonville Road store through the roof, according to a press release. Anyone with information is asked to call Danville Police Department at (859) 238-1220.

The sports page should have been on the front page recently, instead of the big liquor ad. It was so good to see Kentucky forward Terrence Jones celebrating his victory for the Cats. Alcohol is not the way to celebrate the holiday of Christmas. Dangerous stuff when driving. So many have been killed by drunks. Lola Smith Burgin

According a July 27 letter to the Advocate, some are proud of successful efforts to legalize the sale of alcohol in Danville, basically because it has added $800,000 to our budget surplus. Why should we be proud of a few extra dollars when we take into consideration all the negative results to our city, county and several surrounding counties? We have become an alcohol oasis and supply center for a large region. A casual reading of The Advocate-Messenger reveals the drastic increase of many crimes in the “police blotter.” Some would say this is largely due to the use of “other” drugs.

The Nicholasville City Commission passed the first reading Monday of its new drug- and alcohol-free workplace policy, where by any employees who fail a drug test will be subject to immediate termination. Human resources director Rita Warner said when the city first began looking at updating its policy, it considered giving employees who failed a drug test for the first time a second chance. “After looking at the policy and talking with Gary Moberly (with the Kentucky League of Cities)

“Every tub sits on its own bottom.” A dear friend of mine used to quote her mother with this pithy saying, one that always prompted me to muse about the philosophy of personal responsibility. She used it most often to mean, “Don’t expect me to wait on you.” In a back-handed way, she was communicating the idea that guests should make themselves at home, helping themselves to whatever they wanted. But the phrase also came to mind when I read about the proposed social host ordinance that recently passed a first reading by the Nicholasville City Commission.

This will be the second year for the Constitution Square Arts Fest to be completely run by the Heart of Danville, and the revamped event will be slightly smaller with some spirited additions. Alcohol will be served for the first time at the end-of-summer festival, which runs Friday through Sunday at Constitution Square State Historic Site. The festival had been funded by the state and organized by longtime park director Brenda Willoughby for more than a decade. When the state announced it would cut funding for the event last year, the Heart of Danville and its director, Julie Wagner, stepped in. “It really requires an army of volunteers to do what Brenda did, and there are hundreds of people to do little things it takes to put something like this on,” Wagner said.

Dear Editor, I want to thank Herb Brock for saying in his column on Monday what so many of us feel. I have not always agreed with his stand, or him with mine. Now a lot of us are on the same page. I can only imagine what the south end of Hustonville Road will be like when all the liquor stores are in business. I don’t live in Danville city limits. I am in Junction City, but we are the closest to Danville. This will affect us more than a lot of city residents.

Dear editor, If you are anything like me, when you glance at the Letters to the Editor you drop down to the end and see who wrote the letter and then try to guess what their opinion on the subject issue might be. If this describes you, then you probably have guessed that I would be against the "sale of liquor" in Stanford. You are 100 percent correct. After spending a lifetime dealing with the results of alcohol abuse, I relish every opportunity to vote against alcohol's availability.

Two men were taken to the hospital Sunday evening after the vehicle they were riding in left Keene Road and struck an embankment. Stephen D. Timmerman, 42, of Lexington was driving a 2000 GMC pickup around 6 p.m. Sunday when he lost control and drove off Ky. 169, according to a sheriff’s report. The passenger, 33-year-old John F. Lacey of Versailles, and Timmerman were taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital by Jessamine County EMS. Lacey remained at the hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon; Timmerman had been discharged by Monday morning.

Several good ideas have been raised during Danville's recent listening sessions, including calls for the city to take a look at alcohol fees and revenue. When Danville went wet in 2010, the City Commission at the time assured business owners regulatory fees charged on alcohol sales would be brought up during each budget cycle to determine whether the money was sufficient to cover the Danville's alcohol-related regulatory costs. With the budget process about to start in earnest, it's time to do that.

At 5:57 p.m. Monday, April 22, I had no idea anyone in Nicholasville was talking about allowing alcohol sales on Sundays. A mere 36 hours and 12 minutes later, the city commission had passed two readings of the ordinance and it was official and on the books, set to take effect July 1. I don't really care whether people can buy alcohol on Sundays in Nicholasville. But I do care whether local governments are sneaking controversial decisions in without any concern for the public's opinion.

Later this year, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution will turn 80 years old. And although Kentucky was the 33rd state to ratify the amendment, our ratification occurred alongside the implementation of a confusing amalgam of state laws designed to limit Kentuckians' access to beer, wine, and spirits. Over the years, the system has only become more confusing as counties, municipalities, or even precincts vote to be wet or dry. So earlier this year, theGeneral Assembly passed a law to begin the process of modernizing Kentucky's confusing alcohol laws.

The following people were booked into the Jessamine County Detention Center between April 26 and April 28, 2013, according to jail records: April 26 • Ronald C. Potter, 25, charged with receiving stolen property, under $500 • Rondale Mccann, 31, charged with violation of conditions of release • Jeremy Ramsey, 27, charged with contempt of court/libel/slander/resistance to order • Tamitha L. Himes, 29, on a warrant ...

Clark County's Agency for Substance Abuse Policy celebrated Alcohol Awareness Month by presenting banners to two local organizations. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence proclaimed April its Alcohol Awareness Month, which encourages local groups to reach out with information about “alcohol and alcoholism as a chronic, progressive disease.” Clark County's ASAP Youth Network presented Winchester-Clark County Parks and...

The Nicholasville City Commission passed the second reading of ordinances that will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday and create a 5-percent regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages during a special-called meeting Wednesday. Both ordinances go into effect July 1.

Cases in Lincoln District Court. List includes all names of those charged who are not identified as minors. Dustin Goforth, assault 4th degree minor injury. Bonded. Amanda L. Grant, theft by unlawful taking/disp shoplifting. Plea of guilty. $200 fine, costs, 40 days, 10 days to serve (5 days credit), balance probated 2 years with  no offenses (KAP). Shannon Eugene McKeehan, public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol). Plea of guilty. Time served. Michael Craig Dowell, alcohol intoxication in a public place.

Citing low revenue streams and a need to beef up public-safety services, the Nicholasville City Commission passed an ordinance Monday that would allow Sunday alcohol sales starting July 1. Nicholasville finance director Laurie Young and utilities director Tom Calkins told the city commission that a 5-percent regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages allowing Sunday alcohol sales would add $600,000 to $800,000 annually for the city's...