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One candidate’s signs say she’s the “only” one endorsed by police groups. That’s no longer true.

The race for circuit judge in Scott, Woodford and Bourbon counties is between the former judge Rob Johnson and first-time judge Katie Gabhart.

One Kentucky judge’s race is so contentious that it’s been taken to court, with the resulting decision being that it’ll be up to the voters to learn about the issues and make a choice.

Candidate Rob Johnson is running to serve as circuit court judge for the circuit that serves Woodford, Scott and Bourbon counties.

Facing 13 counts of sexual abuse of minors, Pastor Tom Wall appeared via closed-circuit TV in Garrard County Circuit Court for his arraignment on Thursday morning.

By The Associated Press, AP LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for killing a young mother whose remains were found buried in a shallow grave six months after she disappeared. David Sparks, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse in the death last year of Savannah Spurlock, 23. Spurlock was last seen in January 2019 leaving a Lexington bar with Sparks and tw...

Sparks sentenced to 50 years for murder of Savannah Spurlock and last updated 2020-12-17 20:13:00-05 GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — David Sparks was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday for his role in the disappearance and murder of Savannah Spurlock. Earlier this month he pleaded guilty to murder, evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse. It wasnt a normal courtroom proceeding. Due to COVID-19, the judge sentenced Sparks virtually through Zoom with Spurlocks family watching it on a l...

David Sparks was sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing Savannah Spurlock Sparks was arrested in July 2019 after the mother-of-fours remains were discovered on a property in rural Garrard County owned by his parents  Spurlock went missing on January 4 after leaving a bar in Lexington with Sparks and two other men; her body was found in a shallow grave six months later  In a Facebook post, Spurlocks family said that investigators are still unsure how she died and why Sparks killed her  �...

David Sparks sentenced for murder of Savannah Spurlock, young mom buried in his yard Matt Mencarini, Louisville Courier Journal © Provided Savannah Spurlock, a mother of four from Richmond, Kentucky, went missing in January 2019 after leaving a Lexington bar. Her remains were discovered in July 2019 behind a home on Fall Lick Road in Garrard County. David Sparks was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of Savanna Spurlock, a young mother whose disappea...