Source: City of Lexington Mayor’s Office

The Lexington Government Center at 200 E. Main St. will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday after a plumbing emergency forced early closure Friday. Repairs were completed over the weekend.

An assessment found roughly 19,430 accessibility barriers across 188 city sites, but for practical reasons, the city can’t address them all at once. It’s considering a phased approach to retrofits.

Kentucky men’s soccer hosts Louisville in the Battle of the Bluegrass on Monday night at the Bell Soccer Complex, with the Wildcats seeking their first win of the season.

r/Lexington residents today discussed an active emergency rescue operation at a Richmond Road reservoir, debated the Republican congressional nominee’s funding and positions, shared experiences of loneliness and friendship-building, and reminisced about the city’s defunct Thoroughblades hockey team.

TOPS Magazine has been named Commerce Lexington’s 2026 Small Business of the Year, receiving the award during the organization’s annual Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon on Aug. 14.

Faith leaders and community officials explored how Lexington churches can help address the city’s critical 22,000-unit housing shortage during a workshop at Woodland Christian Church, which has already converted property into 38 affordable senior units.

Leadership Central Kentucky has selected its newest class of regional leaders for the 2026-27 program, marking the organization’s 25th year. The selected participants will begin with an orientation retreat on August 18-19 in Madison County.

The Leadership Lexington Class of 2026-27, comprising 52 participants, launched its 11-month development program with an orientation retreat featuring team-building exercises, leadership assessments, and community project selection.

Two crashes on Interstate 75 in Fayette and Scott counties disrupted traffic on August 21, with a northbound closure at Clays Ferry Bridge and a southbound incident in Scott County. One lane was later reopened.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced temporary closures of Lancaster Avenue and Barnes Mill Road in Richmond on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for Eastern Kentucky University’s Big E Welcome Walk.