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Leadership Lexington’s recent graduating class completed community-focused projects addressing youth financial literacy, mentorship and philanthropic initiatives, continuing a 47-year tradition that has produced more than 1,900 community leaders.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced a temporary partial closure at the Newtown Pike and Nandino Boulevard intersection starting August 2 for pavement work as part of the ongoing Newtown Pike widening project.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has scheduled a daytime closure of U.S. 460 (Frankfort Road) in Scott County on Aug. 3 for cross drain repairs, with alternate routes available.

UK Athletics is distributing a 2026 Kentucky Football schedule poster beginning Aug. 1 at Kroger stores and select Lexington businesses, featuring the debut season of head coach Will Stein.

Chinoe Road between Hart and Fontaine roads will close to through traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3-7 for the Division of Water Quality to replace a sanitary sewer lateral line as part of the city’s compliance with a federal consent decree.

A state economic development board voted Thursday to give state tax refunds to an international renewable energy company looking to invest $307 million to build a 188-megawatt solar installation in Fleming County.  The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority awards most financial incentives including grants, tax breaks and more to companies through the Cabinet for…

Jerone Morton, a Winchester native and George Rogers Clark High School alum, has joined Kentucky basketball after two seasons at Morehead State and one year at Washington State. The 6-foot-4 guard says coming to his childhood dream school is a blessing.

The Urban County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear proposed zoning regulations for data centers on July 30, including a prohibition on large facilities and strict limits on smaller ones.

Kate Doctor, an English teacher and English Department chair at The Learning Center in Fayette County Public Schools, has been selected as one of 24 educators for the Kentucky Innovative Teacher Fellowship for 2026-27.

Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm Picnic in Western Kentucky will host prominent Republican and Democratic figures this Saturday, with media observers monitoring key political storylines as candidates and elected officials address crowds at the traditional gathering.