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Caroline Morales Named Principal of MLK Academy
Dr. Caroline Morales, currently assistant principal at Lafayette High School, will become principal of Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, an alternative education program, effective July 1.
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Transylvania focuses on personal growth alongside career readiness
Transylvania University emphasizes combining personal growth with career readiness, leveraging its downtown Lexington location and intimate class sizes to connect students with real-world opportunities while building mentor relationships.
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Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes
President Donald Trump derailed a housing overhaul that he was set to sign into law Wednesday, canceling a signing ceremony for the broadly popular bipartisan bill until Congress passes an election security measure. Trump had been scheduled to sign the bill, which passed the Senate Monday and House Tuesday with wide margins, during a Capitol ceremony.…
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Lexington discusses stormwater management, climate impacts
Lexington’s Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee met June 5 to discuss the Complete Streets Manual, stormwater management techniques and the impacts of climate change on local precipitation and flooding risks.
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Technical Review Committee approves 4 plans, reviews 9 postponed projects
Lexington’s Technical Review Committee approved four development projects on June 24 while addressing nine postponed proposals, including the Coldstream Research Campus expansion and several other significant commercial and residential plans.
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Rural Land Management Board discusses solar ordinance, farm preservation
The Rural Land Management Board discussed proposed large-scale solar ordinance amendments and moved forward with opening applications for its Small Farm Conservation Easement Program, while improving lending documents to facilitate farm preservation.
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UofL researchers detail how natural compound protects against IBD
University of Louisville researchers discovered how urolithin A, a microbial metabolite derived from pomegranates and berries, activates a protective pathway that may help treat inflammatory bowel disease. The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest new therapeutic approaches targeting specific immune pathways rather than broadly suppressing immune responses.
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Lexington schools host ‘Ready, Set, Go’ literacy fair for kindergarteners
Fayette County Public Schools is hosting a free Kindergarten Literacy Fair on June 26 at the Goodwill Opportunity Center to provide families with educational materials, resources, and support to prepare children for kindergarten.
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Get ready for the semiquincentennial: Americans celebrate a 250th anniversary
WASHINGTON — Parties, protests, displays of historic documents, odes to the Founding Fathers — and a massive political rally by the president — will mark a deeply polarized nation’s 250th anniversary on this Fourth of July. Pomp and circumstance will abound for the semiquincentennial as the similarly named America250 and Freedom 250 offer different…
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Treasurer’s office brings unclaimed cash program to Lexington
The Kentucky Treasurer’s Office has brought its unclaimed property roadshow to Lexington to help residents identify and recover funds owed to them by the state.