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The Fayette County School Board placed Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins on paid administrative leave, with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bill Bradford immediately named interim superintendent. The move reportedly garnered support from both board members and parents.

The Urban County Council is scheduled to discuss property acquisition for a new water quality facility, employee salary increases, and workforce development initiatives at Tuesday’s work session.

The Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee plans to review a revised Complete Streets Design Manual and receive updates on the city’s sustainability and stormwater initiatives during a June 16 meeting.

Fayette County Public Schools opened applications for its 2026-27 preschool program, which is available to Fayette County children who turn 4 by Aug. 1 and meet income or disability requirements.

The University of Kentucky and Compass Group are launching “Food Force One,” a two-truck mobile food initiative designed to bring fresh meals, health education and community resources to all 120 Kentucky counties as part of their comprehensive enterprise services partnership.

Three Fayette County Public Schools communications staff earned national awards from the National School Public Relations Association for videos and marketing campaigns promoting the district.

Officials broke ground on the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence in downtown Covington, a $125 million facility that will house Northern Kentucky University’s law school and the University of Kentucky’s Northern Kentucky medical campus starting in 2029.

The Kentucky Department of Education’s third-annual Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference drew 1,600 educators and administrators to Louisville on June 8-9, showcasing the state’s literacy initiatives including the Kentucky Reading Academies and LETRS professional learning program.

Pizza lovers share favorite local spots while residents mourn Bourbon n’ Toulouse’s Leestown Road closure. Construction, housing reviews, and a dispute over nonprofit tax forms round out today’s r/Lexington discussions.

California often takes days or even weeks to tally votes after its elections, a product of measures to protect voters and a deluge of mail ballots dropped off on Election Day. Incomplete vote totals reported in the hours after polls close don’t always reflect final results. None of this is evidence of fraud. But…