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UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2025) — Carson Kitts and Olivia Kitts were crowned 2025 University of Kentucky Homecoming king and queen Tuesday night.  Carson Kitts, from Lexington, is a sport communication senior in the UK College of Communication and Information, with minors in English, music history and theory, and music performance. He is a four-year…

North New Circle Road is being redesigned as part of the Imagine New Circle Road project that aims to improve safety and connectivity for all. The project area encompasses a 1.8-mile-long segment of New Circle Road, from Development Drive to Bryan Station Road and will have an impact on the Castlewood, Bryan Station, Elkhorn…

Celebrate 250 years of Lexington and our community’s longest-standing trees at our eighth annual Art by Nature show. Art by Nature: Rooted in Time opens this Friday, Oct. 17, at the Living Arts and Science Center gallery.  Lexington was founded in 1775, and this year’s exhibit celebrates the trees that have been here since…

Facility will produce biofertilizers and natural biological crop solutions, helping U.S. farmers avoid supply chain disruptions and reduce reliance on imported chemicals   NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2025) – Today, Rocky Adkins, senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear, joined local officials and leadership at Alltech to break ground on the company’s recently announced expansion…

63 county judge/executives, 31 mayors, and superintendents association request Kentucky General Assembly support funding for pre-K   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2025) – Last week, 63 county judge/executives, 31 mayors and the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents (KASS) all endorsed Gov. Andy Beshear’s Pre-K for All initiative, urging the Kentucky General Assembly to make…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2025) — A prestigious grant from the National Institute on Aging will launch a new initiative at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to train the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease scientists. The five-year, $2 million grant will launch the Kentucky Postbaccalaureate Alzheimer’s Disease (KYPAD) Research Education Program. “This…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2024) — Honors students recently transformed the space between the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College and The 90 into a pollinator garden, replacing non-native grasses and shrubs with vibrant native species. The campus community worked together to prepare the garden by removing existing non-native plants as well as helping…

Fayette County residents can dispose of household materials such as paint and cleaners at Lexington’s fall Household Hazardous Waste Day this Saturday, Oct. 18. The collection event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike. Participants should enter via Jimmie Campbell Drive.  Household hazardous waste includes paints, cleaners, oils, batteries,…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board of Adjustment on Monday will weigh a slate of short-term rental permits — including two flagged for denial over past violations — and two setback variances that could reshape corners of Picadome and Smithtown. Several un-hosted short-term rentals are up for conditional use permits, a recurring flashpoint as Lexington…