Principal Tracy finds most of his joy being able to be there for his family and school community. Tracy said that he would always be back on Monday mornings at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Principal Tracy is covered with whip cream after taking a pie to the face at a pep rally at Franklin County High School on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Student Katherine Nolan, who won a student led raffle for the chance to throw a pie in the face of Principal Tracy, winds up for the throw at the homecoming pep rally on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
At a homecoming pep rally, Principal Chris Tracy stands for the National Anthem with the student body at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
During class change, Principal Chris Tracy talks with student Aubree Fuller and girls basketball coach Joey Thacker at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Principal Chris Tracy kicks back at his desk while talking to the football coach at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
While students are in class, Principal Chris Tracy walks the halls while texting a co-worker at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Ive not been tired in a while, but this week Im really, really tired.
Principal Chris Tracy talks to student Davion Boesche about school struggles at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Principal Chris Tracy sits in guidance counselors office to discuss a students behavior at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
When a teacher is absent, Principal Chris Tracy substitutes for a French class at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Lizz Taylor, owner of Poor Richard’s Books in Frankfort, Kentucky, sweeps the sidewalk in front of her business Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Light spills over a pile of books left by past readers in Poor Richard’s Attic Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The attic is part of Poor Richard’s Books in Frankfort.
Bre Oliver, left, Riley Cecil, middle, and Tara Johnson have lunch at the Kentucky Coffee Tree, a partnering business to Poor Richard’s Books Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
A customer peruses the different books in Poor Richard’s Books, a bookstore in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Grace Rogers, middle, and her children Henry, right, and Leo read on the floor in the children’s section of Poor Richard’s Books, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
John Rucker, left, reads outside Poor Richard’s Books as customers walk toward the Kentucky Coffee Tree in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The coffee shop adjoins the book store.
Lizz Taylor organizes books alphabetically in Poor Richard’s Attic in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Lizz Taylor puts books into their correct places in Poor Richard’s Attic in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Lizz Taylor climbs up the same ladder she fell from years ago. Where she received a concussion and a few broken ribs. Taylor owns Poor Richard’s Books in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Lizz Taylor checking a take one leave one book box on Lewis Street in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Taylor helps keep the box stocked with books.
Lizz Taylor, owner of Poor Richards Books, looks for books out of alphabetical order in Poor Richard’s Attic in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Cow bones hang from the back porch at Lopez Land Farm on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Horacio Lopez shares a moment with his horse at Lopez Land Farm on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Diego Lopez feeds chickens in the morning at Lopez Land Farm on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Warehouse supervisor Ron Stadtfeld poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Distillery operator Nick Fryman poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, in Frankfort, KY.
Warehousemen Nick Cutter and Jake Goodwin fill barrels at Castle & Key Distillery on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Distillery operator Joe Ventimiglia poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Yeast bubbles in grain bins at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Hospitality associate Andrew Bush poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Grain awaits distillation process at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Distillery operator Nick Kealing poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Barrels sit in the rick house at Castle & key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Marketing intern Nina LaBarbera poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Seasonal harvest gin is released at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Gabriele Rice poses for a portrait in the boiler room at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Bottles from Castle & Key Distillery frame a water feature on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
Events Manager Caitlin Gillam poses for a portrait at Castle & Key Distillery on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Frankfort, KY.
After his homecoming football game, Kaden Moorman walks with his mother, Whitney Washington, in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Kaden Moorman rubs his head as he stands on the sidelines in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Moorman was sidelined after a play, and was evaluated by the trainer. He was taken out of the game because of a possible concussion.
Franklin Flyers running back Kaden Moorman (10) runs the ball downfield in the first quarter in the homecoming football game against the Waggener Wildcats on the Flyers’ home field at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Kaden Moorman flashes his UK football gloves as he walks onto the field for the homecoming night football game in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Moorman is a running back in his junior year for his high school team, the Franklin Flyers, and has committed to play football for the University of Kentucky.
Coach Eddie James places stickers onto Kaden Moorman’s helmet during practice in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The stickers are inspired by the Ohio state tradition, and are rewarded to players based on their performance in the previous game.
Kaden Moorman and his teammates enjoy a pre-pep rally meal together, provided by the coaches in the weight room of Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Kaden Moorman cheers in reaction to an event at the Franklin County High School homecoming pep rally in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Kaden Moorman runs a play during football practice on the Franklin Flyers’ home football field at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Kaden Moorman prepares to begin warmups before practice in the Franklin County High School weight room in Frankfort, Kentucky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
Kaden Moorman grins as he plays a game of basketball with his friend Jakob Pollard during fifth period in Frankfort, Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Kaden Moorman laughs at a friend as he eats in the cafeteria at Franklin County High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Kaden Moorman draws a picture in ceramics class in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Moorman has committed to play college football for the University of Kentucky.
Kaden Moorman is the last to leave class as ceramics teacher Zac Donnelly watches him clean up, in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Math teacher Rebecca Kerhli helps Kaden Moorman with an in class assignment in Frankfort, Kentucky, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Chris Schimmoller walks through a field while giving advice about invasive plants to a property owner new to Kentucky on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at a property in Fayette County, Kentucky. Schimmoeller, who lives her life off the grid, began Remove Invasives Partnership, which helps property owners understand how to remove invasive plants, in 2017 after years of seeing invasives while driving to town. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller and her husband, Joel Dufour, pick bad beans out of a plate of black beans on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at their home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. The beans were grown in a garden on their land where they also grow vegetables and flowers. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller plants an oak tree in a field on her property off of Mount Vernon Road on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schimmoeller dug up the young tree from near her house to plant in her field. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller feeds a homemade wormer to her horse, Thurston, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at a barn on her property located off of Gregory Woods Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schimmoeller makes the wormer using black walnut. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller moves a plank of wood to let her horse, Huey, into her barn on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at a field on her property located off of Gregory Woods Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. The barn was built in spring 2021 using salvaged barn wood from Josephine Sculpture Park on Lawrenceburg Road. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller lights a candle in response to the sun being shaded by clouds on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schimmoeller and her family live off the grid without electricity or running water. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller writes in her family’s woods journal, which is used to take note of everything from daily life to monumental moments on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. The family has had a version of the woods journal since they moved to the property in 1991. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller prepares a meal with her family at their kitchen table on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. They began building their home, which has no electricity or running water, in 1998 after getting married in 1997. They finished the home in 2002. Photo by Jack Weaver
Jars of seeds, nuts and grains Chris Schimmoeller has collected line shelves in her kitchen on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller and her daughter, Sophie Dufour (left), prepare bread with cream cheese and pepper jelly on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. The family lives off the electrical grid. The bread was made by Schimmoeller’s brother, Mark. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller pets her two dogs, Shiloh (left) and Lucy, on her porch on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller uses her landline phone to call JW Blackburn, the second district magistrate on the Franklin County Fiscal Court, to urge him to vote against a zoning change before a Fiscal Court meeting on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schimmoeller, who lives off the grid, is the president of Envision Franklin County, a community organization intended to promote proper use of land in Franklin County. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller packs a bag for her daughter, Sophie Dufour, before leaving for a volleyball game on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schimmoeller, who lives off the grid, volunteers as an assistant coach for the Franklin County High School varsity women’s volleyball team on which her daughter plays. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller places a pot of tea in her solar cooker on her roof on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Chris Schimmoeller adjusts her solar oven to face the sun while heating tea on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home off of Mount Vernon Road in Frankfort, Kentucky. Reflective material lines the outside of the solar oven to reflect sunlight towards the food located under the transparent screen. Photo by Jack Weaver
Bottles of Good Times Bourbon sit on a shelf before being labeled on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Katerina and George Papaioanou fill a bottle with bourbon on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
A bottle of Good Times Bourbon is filled on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Good Times uses the bottling room at Three Boys to bottle and label their products. Photo by Jack Weaver
A customer fills a bottle with bourbon on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Name of customers fill a guestbook on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
A customer pulls a bourbon thief out of a barrel to fill a bottle on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Bourbon splashes out of a glass while a sample is poured from a bourbon thief on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
Ashleigh Kerby uses a bourbon thief to pour bourbon in a glass for a customer to sample on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Customers are given five samples straight from the barrel. Photo by Jack Weaver
Walter Zausch, owner of Three Boys Farm Distillery, holds up a piece of a bourbon barrel while giving a tour on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver
A piece of distilling equipment sits empty on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Three Boys Farm Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Three Boys is currently not distilling while renovations are made around their property. Photo by Jack Weaver
A spiderweb strung along a wire fence on the side of the road gathers tiny droplets of dew in the early morning fog on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
A thick blanket of clouds pass overhead above the capital building on Friday Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
J.R. Zinners eight-year-old border collie named Riley loves to lean into her owners legs when shes out and about on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Riley is related to multiple of the other dogs Zinner has had, and Riley has two daughters, Paige and Maggie, that live on the farm with her. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
Some of the ewes at J.R. Zinners farm stare longingly through the fence at Zinner, hoping that he has come to feed them on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Zinner says that theyre unintentionally trained to think whenever he comes over that hell feed them. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
After having just sold one of his show lambs to a stockyard after taking it to shows in the summer J.R. closes the door to the trailer embellished with the name of his business on it on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
Early in the morning before he drives himself and his sons to school, J.R. Zinner slips a leash around one of his sheep that was shown that summer on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 in Frankfort, Ky. The ewe had been raised in the pen and is about to be let loose onto the farm with the flock for the first time. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
J.R. Zinner works on his farm where he tends to show lambs and show pigs on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. The name of his business is a play on the word for a male sheep that cannot breed. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
During his agricultural mechanics class J.R. Dinner helps a student measure the space needed between the rods of the canoe trailer the students have been welding and working on on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
Western Hills High School agriculture students work in the school’s greenhouse to make way for the cement floor they will be installing later on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, Ky. The agriculture department is installing the concrete floor instead of the gravel in order to make the greenhouse wheelchair accessible. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
J.R. Dinner (middle) grades some of his students and the opposing teams land plotting competitions scores while his youngest son Preston (left) watches him on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. Western Hills placed second. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
J.R. Zinner shows his students that the pieces they thought were missing for rebuilding the combine are actually stuck underneath a layer of paint on the gears during Zinners agricultural mechanics class on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, Ky. Earlier Dinner traveled to Shelby County in order to pick up the parts they had ordered the previous day only to find the missing parts left on the gears. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs
Ricky Redden walks the streets of the community he wants to change in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday Oct. 14, 2021.
A bar patron dances to music DJed by Ricky Redden at 3rd Street Tap House in Bardstown, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Ricky Redden prepares to perform at 3rd Street Tap House in Bardstown, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Ricky Redden and his family eats dinner and spends time together before he drives to work an event later that night on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Ricky Redden waves at a neighbor while he walks through his childhood neighborhood in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Ricky Redden lays in the barber chair while Moe Shands shaves his beard on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 in Frankfort, Kentucky.
A pigeon perches on the ledge of the Kentucky State Capitol parking garage in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Downtown Frankfort peaks through the looming fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Daughter Emma poses for her mother, Casey Lilly, at the Old Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Jacob Graves poses after visiting a lost friend at the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Jacob Graves has a moment with the grave of a lost friend at the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Ky. on Thurday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Travis Brannon pumps gasoline to fill his moped at the Bald Knob Little Market in Frankfort, Ky. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 (Photo Martha McHaney).
A capitol janitor sweeps the marble floors 20 minutes before they close for the weekend in Frankfort, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Frankfort visitors observe the vast interior of the rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The Kentucky State Capitol dome breaks through the morning fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The Kentucky State Capitol dome breaks through the morning fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The Kentucky State Capitol dome breaks through the morning fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Daybreak hits the capitol neighborhood in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The sun rises through the early fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The sun rises through the early fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
The sun rises through the early fog in Frankfort, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
A large sack of Buckler-raised wool sits in the show barn in Cropper, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The wool gets sold to be made for military uniforms; Buckler Farms makes approximately six cents per pound of wool (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Buckler Farms meat is running low at the Mulberry Orchards in Shelbyville, Ky. on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Harrison Buckler, the son of shepherd Emily Buckler, is comforted by his grandmother, Virginia Geddes in Frankfort, Ky. on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. They stand by at the Franklin County Farmer’s Market as Emily prepares her booth to sell the meat cuts (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Owner Emily Buckler updates her sign with the meat selects for the weekend in Frankfort, Ky. on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Employees at Mulberry Orchard eagerly greet Harrison Buckler, son of Emily Buckler in Shelbyville, Ky. on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021. Emily is a former employee at the orchard, and her lamb meat is now sold there.
A portion of the Buckler flock runs towards the barn in Cropper, Ky. on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Emily Buckler, owner of Buckler Farms, trims the hooves of a female sheep in Cropper, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. This is her first trim since she is under a year old (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Nate and Emily Buckler heard the flock into the barn to get their nails trimmed in Cropper, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 (Photo by Martha McHaney).
Cook laughs with her workers during a training session ahead of Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Sydney Stark, Taylor Cooks best friend and worker, serves Taylor Belles ice cream at Rupp Arena during Big Blue Madness.
Cook takes a photo for social media of Kate and Claire Adkins (left to right) holding up Taylor Belles ice cream at Rupp Arena during Big Blue Madness.
Cook multitasks scooping ice cream while on the phone with a worker at the other Taylor Belles stand on the other side of Rupp Arena during Big Blue Madness.
Cook (right) talks with Miss Jewel (left) ahead of Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Cook (right) pushes a Taylor Belles cart into position ahead of Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Cook hands out vendor credentials to her workers ahead of Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Most of Cooks employees are family and friends.
Cook sits on the steps of one of her ice cream trucks while checking her phone on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Cook cleans out her freezer, displaying her forearm tattoo, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at The 90 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. I try to watch church online every Sunday, Cook said. Faith is very important to me.
Cook meets with representatives of Lexington restaurateur Ouita Michels at Honeywood Restaurant on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. On the left, Chief Operating Officer at Comrest Management, Douglas Mullins, in the center, Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media for the Ouita Michel Family of Restaurants Tali Schroeder and Director of Culinary for the Ouita Michel Family of Restaurants Tyler McNabb.
Cook laughs with her ice cream makers Krista Spaulding (left) and Laurie Gonzales (middle) at Taylor Belles production facility on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Cook surveys her stock of ice cream in her main freezer at the production facility on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Taylor Cook calls her dad and Chief Operation Officer of Taylor Belles, John Cook, on her way to Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Taylors dad has worked for her as her main business partner for the last month and a half.
Taylor Cook climbs out of her freezer on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 at The 90 on the University of Kentucky. Once a month, Cook drives to Lexington to defrost the freezer and restock the on-campus location with her latest flavors. Taylor Belles also has locations at Eastern Kentucky University, Centre College, Midway University and the University of Louisville.
Steam rises above trees along the Kentucky River at the Buffalo Trace Distillery on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
The early morning sky illuminates a water tower at the Buffalo Trace Distillery on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Two goats stand in a field at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
A black cow gazes through a barbed wire fence surrounding a field on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Sunshine catches the morning dewdrops on yellow wildflowers at the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Early morning sunlight shines through tall grass at the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Morning dew covers a spider web at the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 14, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Angela Cox, owner and operator of Critter Ridge Sanctuary, holds a raccoon at her home on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky.
James Brace gazes at a herd of elk behind a wire fence at the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources headquarters on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Brace said the commonwealth boasts the largest elk population east of the Rockies.
James Brace yawns while driving his Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources police vehicle on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Much of Brace’s job involves driving around Frankfort and the surrounding counties, checking fishing and hunting licenses.
“I work the best county in the entire state,” Brace said. “It has everything.”
James Brace lines up a putt at the Lakeview Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Brace was on the Kentucky State University golf team while he attended school there, and he enjoys keeping up his golfing skills on his days off work.
Mud and dirt streak the passenger side and tire of James Brace’s truck on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Brace drove around Franklin County, checking for fishing license violations, although the rain deterred most fishermen. “Nothing’s happening in this rain,” Brace said.
James Brace, left, waves to Joshua Hawkins, right, at the Kleber Wildlife Management Area on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Brace said Franklin County is filled with “good people.”
James Brace, left, takes a fishing license from fisherman Kevin Brammer, right, at the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources headquarters on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. As a game warden, Brace checks fishing and hunting licenses to make sure sportsmen are in compliance with Fish & Wildlife regulations.
