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Commentary: Fifty-one cents on the dollar — the quiet fight over Lexington’s police and fire pension

June 12, 2026 / Source: The Lexington Times — Web Editor

Inside the circular network, there are several

Pizza picks and restaurant closures dominate r/Lexington today

June 12, 2026 / Source: r/Lexington

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‘The Dumocrats are at it again’: Trump attack on California election offers midterm preview

June 12, 2026 / Source: Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Lantern staff honored at regional awards dinner

June 12, 2026 / Source: Kentucky Lantern

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Four Wildcats Advance to Finals at NCAA Track Championships

June 12, 2026 / Source: UK Athletics

“Morgan's Last Raid” — the Louisville Daily Journal of Oct. 20, 1862 reports the rebel raider's dash into Lexington, wit

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Dawn on Henry Clay’s lawn: Morgan’s 1862 raid on his own hometown

June 12, 2026 / Web Editor

The Lexington Herald of July 11, 1911: “Tenderloin's Heavy Death Toll Decried” — the documented world around Megowan Str

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Belle Brezing: the record and the legend, sharing the same address

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

The Daily Leader (Lexington) of May 7, 1897: “AIR SHIP… It Says One Actually Went Up Yesterday… Sailed For Twelve Miles…

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Before Kitty Hawk, Lexington looked up: the mystery airship craze of 1897

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

The Kentucky Gazette of May 17, 1879: “THE PHŒNIX IN FLAMES. The Town in Great Alarm. Horses Wild With Fright. Burning B

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The Phoenix in flames: the hotel Lexington couldn’t kill — until it did

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

The Courier-Journal of Jan. 16, 1886: “LEXINGTON'S FIRE … The City Without a Theater.” (Public domain; page image via ne

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“The city without a theater”: the 1886 fire that gave Lexington its Opera House

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

The Lexington Leader of Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 1920: “Situation In City Good, Says Gen. Marshall” — over a running

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The Second Battle of Lexington: the day the courthouse mob met volley fire, Feb. 9, 1920

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

The Kentucky Gazette of Saturday, June 29, 1833: “THE CHOLERA. This disease still lingers in our city,” followed by the

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One in thirteen: the 1833 cholera epidemic, and the town drunk who buried Lexington’s dead

June 11, 2026 / Web Editor

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