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Lexington For Everyone turns up pressure on housing as FY27 budget season opens
This article has been updated to clarify that Raquel Carter is no longer a board member of Lexington for Everyone. She resigned before she announced her candidacy for mayor. A Lexington housing advocacy nonprofit is calling on city councilmembers to fund a new city position it says could help cut bureaucratic delays slowing down housing…
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Kentucky Senate signals it will defy Supreme Court, proceed with Lexington judge’s impeachment trial Thursday
FRANKFORT — Four days from now, the Kentucky Senate is scheduled to open an impeachment trial against a Lexington judge. There is only one problem: the state’s highest court has already ordered it to stop. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 on April 6 that the General Assembly’s impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie…
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George Rogers Clark honored with parade after first boys-girls state title sweep since 1928
WINCHESTER — George Rogers Clark High School celebrated a feat nearly a century in the making Sunday, as hundreds lined the streets for a parade honoring the Cardinals boys and girls basketball teams — the first Kentucky school since Ashland in 1928 to win both state titles in the same year. The double championship…
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26-ORD-163 – Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-163 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Robert Perkins/Jefferson County Board of Education Summary: The Jefferson County Board of Education (“the Board”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it sought clarification of a request…
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KYTC Schedules Lane Closure on KY 713 in Montgomery County
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists of a scheduled lane closure on KY 713 (Spencer Road) in Montgomery County on Tuesday, April 14, according to KYTC District 7. The closure will occur near mile point 7.6 beginning around 9 a.m., weather permitting. Work is expected to be completed within approximately…
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26-ORD-162 – Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-162 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Kenneth Cooke/University of Kentucky Summary: The University of Kentucky (“the University”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provide materials that are not “public records” within the…
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KYTC Plans Pavement Marking Work in Boyle, Mercer Counties
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct scheduled pavement marking work at intersections in Boyle and Mercer counties from Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17, weather permitting, according to a KYTC District 7 press release. Contractors will update pavement arrows and lane markings at the affected intersections using thermoplastic application. Work…
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26-ORD-161 – Travon Byers/Kentucky State University
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-161 Date Issued: 4/13/2026 Parties: Travon Byers/Kentucky State University Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 13, 2026 In re: Travon Byers/Kentucky State University Summary: Kentucky State University (“the University”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it failed to give a sufficiently detailed explanation of how an exception to the Act…
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Explosion sparks major investigation at Orlean Circle home
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A house fire caused by an explosion displaced residents and brought federal investigators to Lexington on Sunday morning, according to a report from the city government. The Lexington Fire Department was dispatched around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday to reports of a structure fire at a Lexington home on the 700 block…
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Orlean Circle Structure Fire Investigation
The Lexington Police Department and Lexington Fire Department are investigating a house fire that occurred this morning. On Sunday, April 12, 2026, around 7:45 am, the Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at a residence in the 700 block of Orlean Circle. The Lexington Fire Department worked to extinguish the fire…