Source: WUKY 91.3 FM

A new community fund backed by local businesses provides Fayette County teachers with $125 each to purchase school supplies amid district budget cuts.

The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking applications for the 2026-2027 class of GoTeachKY Ambassadors, which serve as recruiters and advocates for the teaching profession in Kentucky. Applications close September 30.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced during a University of Kentucky visit that the federal government is decertifying Network for Hope, a Kentucky-based organ procurement organization.

Kentucky volleyball is preparing for another championship run after finishing last season as the NCAA runner-up, with nearly every player returning and four Wildcats on the national player of the year watch list.

The Family Care Center in Lexington opened a new nature-based playground with support from a $75,000 PNC Foundation grant designed to enhance early childhood education and outdoor learning experiences.

A coalition of local businesses has launched the Classroom Essentials Fund, raising over $500,000 to help Fayette County Public Schools teachers buy classroom supplies for the 2026–27 school year. Elementary teachers will receive $125 allocations through a secure online purchasing platform.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 1,020 high school seniors from 114 Kentucky counties completed the 44th Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, bringing the total number of program graduates to more than 39,000 since the program’s founding in 1983.

Employee-owned apparel manufacturer Artisans Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new $8.4 million facility in Lexington, creating 55 jobs as the company consolidates Wisconsin operations into its Kentucky base.

As Kentucky’s local governments weigh whether to welcome hyperscale data centers, supporters point to a tempting promise: a surge in local tax revenue from property taxes and school district utility gross receipts taxes. For cash-strapped counties and schools struggling after decades of state disinvestment, that’s a real draw. But that promised revenue may be…

As Kentucky’s local governments weigh whether to welcome hyperscale data centers, supporters point to a tempting promise: a surge in local tax revenue from property taxes and school district utility gross receipts taxes. For cash-strapped counties and schools struggling after decades of state disinvestment, that’s a real draw. But that promised revenue may be…