🚧 Road Closure Notice
Heads up! A section of East Electric Ave., from the Save A Lot parking lot down to the Hinton Agency, will be closed while crews are working in the area.
If you normally travel through this area, please be prepared to take a different route when the road is closed and use caution around workers and equipment.
We appreciate everyone’s patience while this work is being completed!
Fleming County is now under a Tornado Watch until 6pm 3/11/26
**Update**
Scene’s secure. EMS and the Fire Department are now able to stop by. 🚓🚑🚒
Don’t forget about the Fleming County “Battle of the Responders” Blood Drive tomorrow!
The Fleming County Sheriff’s Office will be participating and we would love to see our community show up and support Team Sheriff’s Office. When you donate, you can choose which first responder group you are donating in honor of, and we hope to see a lot of donations counted for the Sheriff’s Office.
This event helps provide lifesaving blood to those in need and it is also a great way to support your local deputies who work hard to serve Fleming County every day.
There will also be a plaque awarded to the responder group with the most blood donated, so come out, donate, and help us bring that plaque home to the Fleming County Sheriff’s Office.
📍 Fleming County Activities Center, Community Room
194 Windsor Dr
Flemingsburg, KY
🗓 Saturday, March 7
⏰ 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
All donors will receive a limited edition shirt while supplies last.
Come out, donate blood, and represent the Sheriff’s Office! 🚓
The Fleming County Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with Operation UNITE, Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Fleming County Schools, the Fleming County Health Department, and the Flemingsburg Police Department to bring the “Give Me a Reason” program to our community.
This free event will be held Thursday, March 19th at 5:30 p.m. at Simons Middle School and is designed to give parents and caregivers practical tools to help prevent youth drug use.
Through this program, parents can receive FREE saliva-based at-home drug test kits and learn how they can be used as a simple prevention tool to help start important conversations with their children.
Johnathan Gay, Commonwealth’s Attorney, shared: “I’m excited to partner with the Sheriff and others to offer this accountability tool! We need to do all we can to keep young people away from drugs!”
Dr. Whitney Shannon Wilson, Director of Safe Schools for Fleming County Schools and Principal of Simons Middle School, added: “Fleming County Schools and Simons Middle School are proud to partner with Operation UNITE to bring high-quality drug prevention programming to our students and the Fleming County community. Through this partnership, we are working together to educate, support, and empower our young people to make healthy, positive choices.”
We encourage all parents, grandparents, and guardians to attend and learn more about how we can work together to keep our youth safe.
📅 Thursday, March 19
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Simons Middle School
Take a proactive step. Protect your child. Give them a reason to say “No.”
‼️‼️Kentucky Statewide Tornado Drill‼️‼️
The Annual Kentucky Statewide Tornado Drill for 2026 will be conducted Wednesday, March 4th at 10:07 AM EST
🚨🐄🐎 Fleming County – Livestock Owners🐎🐄🚨
Fleming County 911 is currently updating our cattle and horse owner records to better serve our community.
When livestock are found out on the roadway or off property, having accurate contact information allows us to quickly notify the owner and help prevent accidents or injuries.
If you own cattle or horses in Fleming County, please take a few minutes to make sure we have your:
✔️ Name
✔️ Current phone number(s)
✔️ Physical address of livestock
✔️ Owners address
Up-to-date records help us respond faster and keep both motorists and animals safe.
You can contact Fleming County 911 at 606-845-2121 to update your information.
Thank you for helping us keep Fleming County safe! 🚓🚑🚒
#FlemingCounty911 #CommunitySafety #LivestockSafety
FLEMING COUNTY SENTENCING UPDATE:
In 2025 Roger Wolfenbarger was sentenced to 9 years in prison for Trafficking in Controlled Substances- Methamphetamine. The case was handled by the Fleming County Sheriff’s office— Sheriff Tim Smith and Deputies Rob Conn and Logan Johnson-Mullins investigating.
This is another instance of an ongoing focus by the Fleming County sheriff office to stem the tide of dangerous drugs in Fleming County.
On February 23, 2026, at approximately 12:28 p.m., the Fleming County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal collision on Beechtree Pike in Fleming County.
Both the operator and passenger of the vehicle were transported by Fleming County EMS to Fleming County Hospital. As a result of the crash, the operator, AJ Farrow, 19, of Flemingsburg, was pronounced deceased at Fleming County Hospital. The passenger was later transported by ambulance to UK for additional treatment.
We were assisted at the scene by the Flemingsburg Fire Department and Fleming County EMS.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Mr. Farrow during this difficult time.
The collision remains under investigation by the Fleming County Sheriff’s Office. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
The Battle of The Responders Blood Drive.
You can help by donating in honor of your favorite first responder agency. Please help us win by donating!!
Fleming County EMS along with The Fleming County Health Department and the Kentucky Blood Center ask you to join us for "The Battle of The Responders" Blood Drive. All you have to do is show up, donate blood in honor of your favorite First Responder Group, (Fire Department, Police, Sheriff, EMS, Electric Company, Road Department Etc.). This year there will be a plaque given to the responders with the most blood donated. We want to make this a yearly event so get out and show support for your responders and help someone in need of blood!!
