Nicholasville

• Angela M. McCoy, 29, 51 Reid St., Flatwoods, was arrested April 8 on East Brannon Road and charged with theft by unlawful taking -  shoplifting. • Rebecca L. Cruz, 34, 1620 Phillips Road, was arrested April 8 and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. • Amanda L. McDaniel, 24, 104 Strawberry Court, was arrested April 10 at 268 Williamsburg Drive and charged with first-degree trafficking of a controlled substance. • Leah N. Weston, 19, 7245 Hwy. 1247, Waynesburg, was arrested April 11 at Kohl's and charged with theft by unlawful taking -  shoplifting.

Most days, Carol Norton puts on her black pants, lavender button-down and black Taco Bell hat. “I think (I'm) just like most people,” she said. “For the most part, I want to go to work every day; that's just our human nature.” For Norton, working at Taco Bell is a way of life. After all, she has been working at the Nicholasville fast-food establishment for 14 years, and has worked in the fast-food industry for 38 years. “My husband was a gypsy; he thought he had to move all the time,” she said.

The Nicholasville chief of police will be seeking the city commission's approval on an ordinance that would require hotels and motels operating inside the city limits to release customer information to officers upon request. “I've got it written up, and (city attorney Bill Arvin) is checking it out (to make sure everything is legal),” chief Barry Waldrop said toward the end of Monday's meeting. “It should be coming up by the next meeting for a first-reading vote.” Waldrop didn't give much information on why he is requesting the ordinance but said other cities have similar ordinances in place.

Thomas “Tim” Cleveland Smith, 53, passed away Sunday, April 7, at his residence. He was born Sept. 5, 1959, in Nicholasville to William and Gladys Baker Smith. Thomas is survived by two children, son Jordan Smith and daughter Jayla Smith; one brother, James and wife Sherry Smith; and sisters  Patsy and husband John Bennett, Wanda and husband Tony Blevins, Mary and husband Kenneth Decker, and Ruby and husband Jeff Smith. Thomas was married July 17, 1986, in Somerset to Gidgit Elaine Sewell Smith of Somerset.

Dale Monty Burgess, 49, died Friday, April 5, at his residence. Born June 12, 1963, in Lexington, he was the son of Billie Braden Burgess of Willisburg and the late Bill Burgess Sr. Mr. Burgess was a self-employed handyman. Survivors other than his mother include a brother, Bill Burgess of Lancaster; a sister, Kimberly Speigle of Georgetown; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved pit bull, Rocky. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, with visitation beginning noon Saturday until the service time.

Suanna Cunningham, 85, of  Nicholasville, died Friday, March 29, in Nicholasville.  Born Sunday, Nov. 13, 1927, in Lancaster, Suanna was a daughter of the late Rob and Mamie Huffman Walton. She was a homemaker, a member of Antioch Christian Church and the widow of Ralph Cunningham. Survivors include a son, Ralph (Kyna) Cunningham Jr.; daughters, Dianna  (Danny) Newton and Vicki (Wesley) Corman;  eight grandchildren; and  five great grandchildren. Funeral services were April 2, at Ramsey Funeral Home with Bro. Barry Fields officiating.

The terrible disease Reese Kemp has battled his entire life has left him smaller than average. He isn't quite 5 feet tall and weighs barely more than 80 pounds. But the 16-year-old has become larger than life. The West Jessamine High School freshman was given a key to the city by Nicholasville Mayor Russ Meyer , was honored by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court, and has been featured in stories by the Lexington Herald-Leader, WKYT, and Kentucky Sports Radio, among others. When a piece by the Louisville Courier-Journal was picked up by USA Today , the story of the Nicholasville boy who rubs elbows with several well-known University of Kentucky basketball and baseball players went national.