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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…

BJ Martin, associate principal at Henry Clay High School, has been elected vice president of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators, a position she will assume on the organization’s board of directors.

LEXINGTON — Kentucky is still not building nearly enough homes across all incomes, but especially for lower-income people, to bridge the state’s large housing supply gap that’s burdening some Kentuckians with severe housing costs, according to a state housing executive.  Kentucky would need to build more housing at a higher rate than currently just…

Mayor Linda Gorton says Kentucky American Water rejected her request for a public meeting about ongoing delays to its Fontaine Road water main replacement project, citing frustration with the utility’s decision to communicate only through doorhangers to directly affected residents.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close the right lane of northbound U.S. 25 (Richmond Road) in Fayette County on Thursday for tree trimming operations between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is closing the right lane of northbound U.S. 25 (Richmond Road) in Lexington on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tree trimming operations.

Kentucky volleyball announced a program-record 11 nationally televised regular-season matches for the 2026 season, highlighted by the program’s first-ever regular-season home match on ABC against Louisville on Sept. 20.

This story was published through the Appalachian News Exchange, a regional media collaboration.  Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal mining. She finds evidence in a stack of more than 150 funeral programs, all for former patients at her pulmonary…