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Main Street Paris

Contact Information:

Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Address: 525 High Street

Paris, KY 40361

Phone: (859) 987-2110

FAX: (859) 987-4640

Emails:

Mayor - Michael J. Thornton - mthorton@paris.ky.gov

                City Manager - John Plummer - jplummer@paris.ky.gov
                Assistant City Manager - Mike Withrow - mwithrow@paris.ky.gov
                City Clerk/Treasurer - Cheryl F. Dryden- cdryden@paris.ky.gov
                Engineering Services Director - Mike Asalon - masalon@paris.ky.gov
                Finance Director - Jim McCarty- jmccarty@paris.ky.gov
                Human Resources - Erin Morton- emorton@paris.ky.gov
                City Attorney - Bryan Beauman - bbeauman@sturgillturner.com
                Code Enforcement Officer - Mike Withrow - mwithrow@paris.ky.gov
                Police Chief - Kevin Sutton- ksutton@parispolice.org
                Fire Chief - Andy Roe- aroe@parisfd.com
                E-911 Director - Shawn Jacobs- sjacobs@parispolice.org
                Street/Sanitation Superintendent - Gary Barbee -gbarbee@paris.ky.gov
                Water/Power Superintendent - Kevin Crump- kcrump@paris.ky.gov
                Electric Superintendent - Steven Sexton- ssexton@paris.ky.gov

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Fourth and Main

Calendar of Events:

January City Office Closed New Year’s Day

February City Office OPEN Presidents’ Day

March

April City Office Closed Good Friday

May City Office Closed Memorial Day

June

July City Office Closed Independence Day

August

September City Office Closed Labor Day

October City Office OPEN Columbus Day

November City Office Closed Thanksgiving Day

December City Office Closed Christmas Day

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Paris Municipal Center

525 High Street 

Associated Links:

Bourbon County Judge - Donnie Foley, Judge Executive

Courthouse, Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2135

Bourbon County Clerk - Richard Eads, County Clerk

Courthouse, Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2142

www.bourboncountyclerk.ky.gov

Bourbon County Sheriff - Mark Matthews, Sheriff

Courthouse, Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2130

www.bourbonsheriff.org

Paris/Bourbon County DES - Mike Withrow, Coordinator

525 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2151

Chamber of Commerce - Lucy Cooper, Director

720 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-3205

FAX: (859) 987-4430

www.visitmyparisky.com

Tourism Commission - Linda Stubblefield, Manager

720 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-8744

Toll Free 1-877-868-8744

FAX: (859) 987-4430

www.visitmyparisky.cpm

Main Street Program - Elisha Bowman, Manager

525 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 953-1315

www.visitmyparisky.com

Farmer’s Market - 720 High Street

M-F 10-6, Sat. 9-2

(859) 987-6614

www.visitmyparisky.com

Housing Authority of Paris - Anna Vance, Manager

2 Horton Dr., Paris, Ky 40361

(859) 987-2575

Commonwealth of Kentucky - www.ky.gov

WEDCO - 525 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2455

Post Office - Rick Derrickson, Postmaster

201 W. 8^th St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-4500

Public Library - Mark Adler, Director

701 High St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-4419

FAX: (859) 987-2421

www.bourbonlibrary.org

Hopewell Museum - Nancy Smith, Curator

800 Pleasant St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-7274

www.hopewellmuseum.org

Bluegrass ADD - Bluegrass Area Development District

699 Perimeter Dr., Lexington KY 40517

(859) 269-8021

FAX: (859) 269-7917

www.bgadd.org/counties/bourbon.htm

Bourbon Community Hospital - 9 Linville Dr., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-3600

www.bourbonhospital.com

Stoner Creek Center - 9 Linville Dr., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-1125

Bourbon County Schools - Lana Fryman, Superintendent

3343 Lexington Rd., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2180

www.bourbon.k12.ky.us/boco/

Paris Independent Schools - Gary Wiseman, Superintendent

310 W. 7^th St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2160

www.paris.k12.ky.us/

St. Mary School - Melody Thompson, Principal

1121 Main St., Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-3815

www.stmaryschool.cdlex.org/

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Bourbon County Courthouse

301 Main Street

Phone Numbers:

City of Paris AREA CODE (859)

Emergency 911

Administration 987-2110

Ambulance 987-2120

Central Dispatch 987-2100

Chamber of Commerce 987-3205

City Office 987-2110

Community Development 987-2108

DES 987-2151

Dump 987-2114

Electric Department 987-2122

EMA 987-2151

EMS 987-2120

Fire Station 1 987-2120

Fire Station 2 987-2121

Food Basket 987-6944

Garage 987-2115

Housing Authority 987-2575

Police Department 987-2100

Power Plant 987-2122

Recycling Center 987-2119

Sanitation 987-2114

Service Center 987-2115

Street Department 987-2115

Wastewater Plant 987-2116

Water Distribution 987-2115

Water Treatment Plant 987-2118

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City of Millersburg AREA CODE (859)

Emergency 911

City Office 484-3901

Fire Department 484-3400

Police Department 484-3427

Wastewater Plant 484-3946

Water Plant 484-2009

City of North Middletown AREA CODE (859)

Emergency 911

City Office 362-7007

Wastewater Plant 362-1062

Water Plant 362-7007

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Bourbon County AREA CODE (859)

Emergency 911

Attorney 987-2145

Circuit Court Clerk 987-2624

Community Development 987-2108

Coroner 987-2263

County Clerk 987-2142

DES 987-2151

Extension Office 987-1895

Fire Department 987-2140

Health Department 987-1915

Jail 987-2137

Joint Planning 987-2150

Judge Executive 987-2135

PVA 987-2152

Road Department 987-2148

Sheriff 987-2130

Treasurer 987-2139

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Bourbon County School System AREA CODE (859)

Adult Education 987-2191

Agriculture Dept 987-2109

Cane Ridge Elem. 987-2106

Cooperative Learning 987-5855

Bus Garage 987-2184

Conference Center 987-2193

Elementary School 987-2195

Family Resource 987-5852

Head Start 987-2183

High School 987-2185

Middle School 987-2189

N. Middletown Elem. 362-4523

Preschool Centers

Bethlehem Rd. 987-5866

Lexington Rd. 987-2183

Superintendent 987-2180

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Paris Independent School System AREA CODE (859)

Elementary School 987-2166

Cafeteria 987-2173

Counselor 987-2165

Family Resource.

7^th Street 987-2181

S. Main 987-2160

High School 987-2168

Band Room 987-2170

Cafeteria 987-2165

Counselor 987-2168

Football Dept. 987-9991

Middle School 987-2163

Southside School 987-2166

Cafeteria 987-2168

Coach 987-2171

Superintendent 987-2162

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Commonwealth of Kentucky AREA CODE (859)

Adult Services 987-4655

Community Services 987-2455

Drivers License 987-2609

Highway Department 987-1520

WEDCO 987-2455

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Paris- Bourbon County Public Library

701 High Street

Utility Companies: AREA CODE (859)

B.U.D. Before U Dig 1-800-752-6007

or 811

Cable Time-Warner 1-800-677-9767

Electric Bluegrass Energy 1-888-546-4243

Outages 1-888-655-4243

Clark REA 1-800-992-3269

or 1-859-744-4251

Harrison RECC 1-859-234-3131

KY Utilities 1-800-981-0600

Paris Municipal 987-2110

Power Plant 987-2122

after hours 987-2100

Gas Columbia Gas 1-800-432-9345

Recycling Paris Municipal 987-2110

Recycling Center 987-2119

Sanitation Paris Municipal 987-2110

Compactor 987-2114

after hours 987-2100

Rumpke 1-877-786-7537

Sewers Millersburg 484-2009

North Middletown 362-1062

Paris Municipal 987-2110

Wastewater Plant 987-2116

after hours 987-2100

Telephone Bellsouth 557-6500

Water Harrison Water 1-859-234-4284

Judy Water 1-859-498-4809

KY American 1-800-678-6301

Millersburg 484-3946

North Middletown 362-7007

Paris Municipal 987-2110

Water Plant 987-2118

after hours 987-2100

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Duncan Tavern Shrine

323 High Street

Hospitals: AREA CODE (859)

Bourbon Community 987-3600

Stoner Creek Center 987-1123

Cardinal Hill 1-859-254-5701

Central Baptist 1-859-260-6100

Charter Ridge 1-800-753-4673

Clark Regional 1-859-745-3500

Georgetown 1-502-868-1100

Good Samaritan 1-859-226-7000

Harrison Memorial 1-859-234-2300

Mary Chiles 1-859-498-1220

Nicholas County 1-850-289-7181

St. Joseph 1-859-313-1000

St. Joseph East 1-859-268-4800

Shriner’s 1-859-266-2101

U.K. 1-859-323-5816

Veteran’s 1-859-233-4511

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Aerial View of Paris

Geographical Information:

altitude - 843 feet above sea level, courthouse benchmark

(county ranges from 715 to 1050 feet)

latitude / longitude - 38°12’23” N, 84°15’28” W

(38.206476, -84.257670)

population - 9,183

water shed – Licking River Basin – Stoner Creek

Stoner Creek Current Creek Level - NWS

annual average rainfall – 46.6 inches

Paris’ total land area – 6.8 square miles

Bourbon County land area – 291.43 square miles

History of Paris, Kentucky

Map of Paris, Kentucky

Map of Bourbon County

Bourbon County Scenery

Surrounding Counties:

Harrison – NW

Nicholas – NE

Bath – E

Montgomery – SE

Clark – S

Fayette – SW

Scott – W

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Last revised: 9/7/2011 12:10:32 PM

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