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UK Women’s Golf Adds Tennessee Player of Year Isabella Johnson
University of Kentucky women’s golf has signed transfer Isabella Johnson, the 2025 Tennessee Women’s Player of the Year from Middle Tennessee State, who will join the Wildcats as a junior for the 2026-27 season.
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City hosts virtual job fair for laid-off school employees
Lexington is hosting a virtual job fair on June 17 for Fayette County Public Schools employees affected by recent layoffs of 120 support positions.
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City relaunches Solarize Lexington solar panel discount program
The City of Lexington has relaunched the Solarize Lexington program, which offers homeowners and other property owners a 20 percent discount on solar panel installation through a partnership with Solar Energy Solutions. Interest forms are due by Oct. 2.
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Strong consumer spending lifts Kentucky revenue in May despite overall decline
Kentucky’s General Fund receipts fell 3.0 percent in May, but strong consumer spending—particularly in sales and use taxes—has put the state on pace to exceed its annual revenue estimate despite earlier predictions of a $156 million shortfall.
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City hosts job fair for laid-off school district employees
Lexington is hosting a virtual job fair June 17 for Fayette County Public Schools employees affected by the district’s elimination of 120 support positions.
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Solarize Lexington expands to six-county region with 20% discount
The City of Lexington relaunched its Solarize program offering residents a 20% discount on solar panel installations while expanding to five neighboring counties. Interested homeowners must submit forms by Oct. 2.
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Kentucky Nonprofit Network names Aimee Jewell director
The Kentucky Nonprofit Network has appointed Aimee Jewell, a nonprofit leader with more than a decade of experience, as Director of Learning and Capacity, where she will develop statewide training programs and leadership initiatives for nonprofit professionals.
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Shearer named interim principal of Bryan Station High School
Rebecca Shearer, a 28-year education veteran and current Academy Coach at Bryan Station High School, will serve as interim principal starting July 1. She succeeds Eric Hale, who departed after being named Kentucky’s 2024 Secondary Principal of the Year.
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Kentucky Tourism Sets Record Fourth Straight Year with Billions in Economic Impact
Kentucky tourism reached a fourth consecutive record year with $14.6 billion in economic impact and nearly 97,000 jobs supported, driven by 80 million visitors and ongoing state investments in tourism development projects.
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UK researchers use AI to identify individual bird songs
University of Kentucky researchers are developing AI software that recognizes individual cerulean warblers by their unique songs, potentially revolutionizing conservation monitoring for the declining songbird without requiring researchers to capture birds.