Lincoln County

STANFORD - Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger will be getting three new SUVs for his fleet. The Lincoln County Fiscal Court approved Tuesday a plan to purchase and equip three Ford Explorers at a total cost of about $96,800. Funding for the purchase will be financed through a lease from the Kentucky Association of Counties that will be paid off using budgeted vehicle funds from the sheriff's budget. The sheriff's budget includes $25,000 annually for paying off vehicles. Folger said his department has finished paying off the most recently purchased vehicles, freeing up that money to go toward new vehicles.

A Lincoln County teenager was in serious condition this morning in a Lexington hospital after crashing his car into a tree on Wednesday. Josiah McGirr, 17, suffered multiple injuries in the crash, which occurred about 10 a.m. Wednesday on Moore’s Lane about 5 miles south of Junction City. Kentucky State Trooper Bobby Amon said McGirr, who attends Fort Logan High School in Stanford, was eastbound when his Buick apparently ran off the right side of Moore’s Lane as he was coming out of a slight downhill curve.

The Danville boys gave coach Mark Mojesky his 199th career win Tuesday by blanking host Lincoln County 9-0. Sam Nelson, Josh Joiner, Michael McChesney, Michael Graves, Jonathan Duvall and Jake Rankin all won at singles and doubles for Danville. Mercer County 7, Southwestern 2 - At Harrodsburg, the Titans won five of six singles match to post a win over the Warriors. Josh Conover, Nathan Sheehan and Lee Sims won at singles and doubles for Mercer. Girls Danville 4, Lincoln County 1 - At Danville, after losing at No. 1 singles, the Admirals ripped off four straight wins to down the visiting Patriots.

STANFORD - The following people were indicted last week by a Lincoln County grand jury: Tara Lake, 28, of Danville, first-degree assault for allegedly hitting Melissa Pike with a baseball bat on Feb. 22. Bond was set at $25,000. Deputy Chase Marcum testified before the grand jury. Joseph B. Brewster, 36, of 117 Harris Creek No. 3, Stanford, third-degree assault and terroristic threatening for allegedly being armed with a deadly weapon while trying to injure Kentucky State Trooper Josh Chenault and threatening harm to Cynthia Reardon on May 18, 2012.

STANFORD - Last Thursday morning, Lincoln County resident Susan Cherry got an unexpected phone call from Judge-Executive Jim Adams. Adams was calling to let Cherry know she was one of probably thousands of Lincoln County residents who have unclaimed property that's being held by the state until it's claimed. It turned out there was unclaimed property listed in Cherry's grandmother's name that she is an heir to. Cherry was one of around 125 people who visited the Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Office Jan. 24 during a visit by the state treasurer's office.

Lincoln County scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday, then survived a Southwestern rally for a 9-8 road win. Lindsey Gifford was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and RBI, Gabby Gabriel was 2-for-3 with a run and RBI, Morgan Cooper tripled and scored twice and Alyssa Meece was 2-for-3, drove in two runs and scored another for the Patriots (8-14). Gabriel got the win and gave up just two earned runs, but she walked eight and struck out two. Lincoln was down 5-1 but tied the game up with four in the fifth.

STANFORD - Lincoln County Fiscal Court has unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would clarify and relax paving requirements for new businesses. Lincoln County Planning and Zoning attorney Jeff Ralston told magistrates Tuesday that as it is currently written, a planning and zoning ordinance incorrectly places paving and road-entrance regulations on residential and agricultural properties. The regulations focus on things like width and depth of paved entrances to roads from businesses; and what materials can be used to cover parking lots.

A motorcycle driver from Lincoln County was pronounced dead after sustaining severe injures in an accident 7:30 Friday morning on U.S. 27 on Commerce Drive. Morris Dwane White, 42, of Stanford died in the motorcycle-versus-truck collision that occurred in front of the Car Town Kia USA. Police investigation states that White was headed northbound on U.S. 27 toward Lexington when a southbound Toyota pickup turned left onto Commerce Drive in front of him. The collision ejected White over the truck.