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Council approves Planning Commission nominee, rejects Board of Adjustment nominee
Last Tuesday, Council held a Confirmation Hearing to vote on one nominee for the Planning Commission and one for the Board of Adjustment. Council voted to reappoint Planning Commission member Johnathon Davis to another term on the Planning Commission. His first full term will begin July 2025 and run through June 2029. He has…
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Traffic Advisory: Pavement Marking Work in Jessamine, Garrard, Mercer Counties
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 30, 2025) – Motorists should expect intermittent flagged traffic in Jessamine, Garrard, and Mercer counties Monday and Tuesday, June 30 and July 1, where crews are installing thermoplastic pavement markings at the following locations: Monday, June 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At KY 169 at U.S. 68 in Jessamine County Along…
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UPDATE: Road Closures Near Leestown Road End Tuesday, July 1
Leestown Center Way closed; work on Opportunity Way rescheduled, and will be announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 30, 2025) – Leestown Center Way is temporarily closed today and will reopen by 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, weather permitting. A previously scheduled closure of Opportunity Way this week has been postponed. The road closures are necessary for…
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Lexington men plead guilty in high-speed chase tied to alleged “Eastside Gang” member
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two Lexington men have pleaded guilty in federal court following a dramatic police pursuit last December that ended with the recovery of fentanyl, a loaded firearm, and the arrest of a suspect out on bond for alleged ties to Lexington’s “Eastside Gang.” Chauncey O. Irvin, 26, entered his plea Friday in…
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Operations scheduled for Fayette and Jessamine Counties
Fayette and Jessamine Counties Versailles Road/US 60 and Maple Street/US 27X LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of operations scheduled for Fayette and Jessamine Counties. Crack sealing work is necessary to seal cracks that have formed in the asphalt. Crack sealing is a mobile operation. The traveling public is…
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Operations scheduled for Lexington Road/US 27 in Bourbon County
Lexington Road/US 27 in Bourbon County Resurfacing between Main Street/US 68X and Bourbon Hills Drive LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of operations scheduled for Lexington Road/US 27. Work will include resurfacing (adding a new top layer of asphalt). Sunday, June 29 through November 15 – operations will…
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Lexington man tased, arrested on federal drug and gun charges at Hamburg area hotel
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man was subdued with a Taser and arrested near a Hamburg area hotel Wednesday after federal agents and local police discovered drugs and a firearm in his vehicle. Laurance D. Newby, 37, faces federal charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, both Schedule II controlled substances,…
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Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Laundering $5.4 million
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Today, a Mexican national was sentenced to 100 months in prison for his role in arranging for the collection of drug proceeds in the United States and the repatriation of the proceeds, or their equivalent value, to Mexico as part of a money laundering conspiracy. According to court documents, Jose Manuel Martinez…
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Will transgender Kentuckians on Medicaid lose some health care? It is unclear.
by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom June 26, 2025 A new law blocking transgender Kentuckians from using Medicaid to cover some forms of gender-affirming health care goes into effect Friday — but will it actually be enforced? It seems like no one knows for sure, leaving an untold number of…
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Road Closures Scheduled near Leestown Road Monday, June 30 – Thursday, July 3
Expect delays around Leestown Road beginning at 7 a.m. Monday LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2025) – Construction for the New Circle Road (KY 4) Widening project in Lexington will require temporary road closures of both Leestown Center Way and Opportunity Way at Leestown Road during the week of June 30. The closures will allow the…