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RICHMOND — The county governments of Madison, Fayette and Jessamine counties have a contract according to which they are to contribute to the cost of operating the Valley View Ferry. Recently, Fayette County officials indicated they may drop out of the agreement. They later found the funds for this activity, at least in the short term. The potential closing of the ferry would do harm to numerous drivers who travel KY 169 to and from Richmond, Lexington and Nicholasville daily. The ferry makes for a much shorter trip. The village of Valley View is in Madison County on the banks of the Kentucky River. It once was a booming logging town with a bank and a railroad depot. The piers to the old railroad bridge are still standing. The railroad was the Riney-B — Richmond, Irvine, Nicholasville and Beattyville. The rail bed still is clearly visible at sections alongside Tates Creek Pike. The rail station in Richmond was located on North Third Street. Accounts of early pioneer trails in Kentucky can be confusing. I always thought the main Wilderness Road connected Cumberland Gap with Fort Boonesborough. But a map in endpapers of the Kentucky Encyclopedia shows it going through Lexington, west of the fort. An article in this same book says the road goes to Crab Orchard. It states that in order to follow this famous road, one needs to follow U.S. 25E, KY 229 and U.S. 25 to Mount Vernon and U.S. 150 to Crab Orchard.

Man attacked while fishing

Police are hoping a newly released sketch will help them find of one of the suspects who attacked a fisherman in Jessamine County. The man was fishing at a creek near Mackey Pike when he was approached by three men trying to steal his fishing equipment. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and beat the fisherman. The suspects got away in an older model, red Chevy S10 pickup truck with tinted windows and a black tool box on the bed. Police released a composite sketch of one of the suspects.

Police say he is a white man, 28 to 32 years old, about 5 foot 11 inches tall, with a brown buzzed mullet. He also has a cross and tear drop tattoos under his eyes.

The second suspect is a white male in his 30's, with a short mullet and sandy brown hair. He stands around 5 foot 9 inches tall.

The third suspect is a white male in his 30's, around 6 foot 1 inch tall to 6 foot 2 inches tall. He has a large gap in his teeth, a mullet, and an earring in his left ear.

If you have any information, call the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office at (859) 885-9512.

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