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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette County Public Schools board will vote Monday on whether to authorize a $110 million loan, according to the meeting agenda published by WUKY 91.3 FM. The school district regularly pursues capital funding through bonds and loans to support infrastructure improvements, facility maintenance, and modernization efforts across its schools. The…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct maintenance work on Interstate 75 and New Circle Road next week, closing shoulders on both major thoroughfares during daytime hours. According to a KYTC District 7 press release, work is scheduled daily from Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15 between 9 a.m. and 3…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close one lane on KY 39 in Jessamine County beginning Monday, May 11, for roadway slide repair work near mile point 4.2. The work will continue through Friday, May 22, weather permitting. Crews will work daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding weekends. At times, both lanes may…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct bridge deck pothole repairs on New Circle Road in Fayette County from May 12-15, with scheduled lane closures during daytime hours expected to impact westbound traffic. Work will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, at three locations along the inner loop. On…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has begun a major rehabilitation project along 16 miles of Interstate 64 that will include bridge repairs, drainage improvements, and repaving across Clark, Montgomery, and Bath counties. According to a KYTC District 7 press release, the $19.6 million project stretches from mile point 101.7 to mile point 117.8 and is…

By Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern · May 7, 2026 Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson wrote that she would be “improperly avoiding her duty” by granting the Bevins’ request that she recuse herself from the case involving their adopted son. The Kentucky Supreme Court declined to remove her from the case. (Pool photo by…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — House Speaker David Osborne said in a statement that Gov. Andy Beshear’s plan to shift funds from workforce training programs to launch pre-K pilot programs represents a troubling approach to state spending that lacks long-term planning. Beshear announced Thursday that he would use an executive order to establish universal pre-kindergarten pilots…

BEREA, Ky. — Officials from Lexington, Fayette, Madison and Scott counties and the city of Berea broke ground Thursday on the Triple Crown Business Park, the first public, multi-county economic development project in Central Kentucky. The 300-acre park, located within Menelaus Industrial Park in Berea, represents an unprecedented regional collaboration. Mayor Linda Gorton of…

BEREA, Ky. — Officials from Lexington, Scott County, Madison County and Berea broke ground Thursday on the Triple Crown Business Park, described as the first public, multi-county economic development project in Central Kentucky, according to the City of Lexington Mayor’s Office. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at 1604 Farristown Industrial Drive in Berea, bringing…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear is moving forward with a new strategy to expand universal pre-kindergarten access across Kentucky, launching pilot programs in two counties as part of his broader effort to establish state-funded early childhood education, according to WUKY 91.3 FM. The pilot initiatives represent the governor’s latest approach to advancing universal…