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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Five school districts in Eastern Kentucky gathered to develop strategies for combating chronic absenteeism during a workshop held March 27 at the Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative office in London, according to Kentucky Teacher. The Kentucky Department of Education and REL Appalachia hosted the kickoff session, the first of two workshops and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities will host artist and educator Kimberly English as the 2026 Thomas D. Clark Lecturer in the Humanities, according to University of Kentucky News. English’s lecture, “The Shape of What’s Gone: Craft, Labor, and the American South,” will be held at 4 p.m.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, April 11, honoring a Bardstown airman who died while supporting military operations in Iraq. Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, was killed March 12 when the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker she was…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 11, in honor of a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Epic Fury. According to the U.S. Department of War, Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Paris, Ky., man, Timothy Ray Dale, 64, was sentenced on Tuesday to 360 months by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for the production of child pornography.  According to his plea agreement, on October 30, 2023, a witness reported to law enforcement that there were explicit images of minors located on Dale’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed that a bat discovered in a residential basement in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street area tested positive for rabies, prompting health officials to alert residents about potential exposure risks. The bat was found in a home located in the 40503 zip code area. Environmental Health…

LEXINGTON, KY – April 7, 2026 LFCHD Confirms Rabid Bat in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street Area (40503) of Lexington. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) is alerting the public that a bat found in the Seven Parks/Elizabeth Street area (zip code 40503) has tested positive for rabies. The bat was discovered in the basement…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Governor Andy Beshear on Tuesday signed two education-focused pieces of legislation designed to increase college accessibility for Kentucky students and provide financial relief to retired teachers returning to the classroom, according to a statement from the Governor’s office. House Bill 307, known as the “My Kentucky Future Act,” establishes a proactive…

House Bills 307 and 642   FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bills 307 and 642 to help more Kentuckians pursue higher education and increase pay for retired teachers during reemployment.    “This is and will always be an education first administration, and I am always grateful for…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Deportations of people arrested by immigration authorities in Kentucky have surged dramatically under President Donald Trump’s second term, with federal officials removing more than three-quarters of those arrested compared to roughly 42% during the final years of the Biden administration, according to newly released data analyzed by the Kentucky Center for…