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The Fayette County Board of Education is scheduled to discuss tax rates, superintendent search progress, and major capital projects at its planning meeting on September 10, including updates on the ongoing search for a permanent superintendent following Demetrus Liggins’ retirement.

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco breaks ground on a $250 million expansion in Hopkinsville expected to create over 200 jobs and double the company’s Kentucky workforce. The project consolidates operations from Nashville and modernizes the company’s existing Hopkinsville facility with new manufacturing capabilities.

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville that will create over 200 new jobs while consolidating operations from Nashville, approximately doubling the company’s Kentucky workforce.

The Urban County Council will consider three winter shelter contracts totaling $3.6 million and hear a presentation on the Downtown Area Master Plan during a Tuesday work session, with final votes expected later.

Five educators from Fayette County Public Schools received regional recognition awards from the Kentucky Music Educators Association during the District 7 fall meeting, including three teachers of the year and an administrator of the year.

Seven Counties Services opened dual adult and youth crisis centers in Louisville on September 8, offering a walk-in alternative to emergency rooms and jails for people experiencing mental health or substance use crises.

AAA is urging Kentucky travelers planning international trips during the upcoming holidays and in 2027 to check their passports immediately, warning that many countries require documents to be valid for six months beyond travel dates.

Lexington-Fayette ranked No. 8 among mid-sized U.S. cities for Generation Z in a new CommercialCafe study, excelling in education enrollment, youth population percentage and affordability.

The General Government & Planning Committee is set to consider updated drive-through facility regulations and review data center zoning proposals during its Tuesday meeting, as part of ongoing efforts to modernize local land-use standards.

Small business optimism declined in August after spiking the previous month, as owners reported weaker sales and rising concerns about inflation and workforce availability, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.