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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2025) — Looking for a flexible way to earn money, gain experience and build connections in Lexington? The University of Kentucky’s Stuckert Career Center, housed in the Office for Student Success, and UK Student Employment, will host the annual Part-Time Job Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the Gatton Student…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2025) — Before most of campus was awake, University of Kentucky Army ROTC cadets were already hard at work. At the William H. Pieratt Intramural Fields, the students joined Lexington and UK police officers, firefighters, corrections officers and members of the Kentucky National Guard for the “Service Matters” physical training…

A Lexington Police Officer has been involved in an on-duty shots fired incident.  On September 8, 2025, around 2:05 am, officers were dispatched for a reported robbery that occurred in the 2000 block of Cambridge Drive. When officers arrived, they learned that an individual had been robbed, and their vehicle was taken. Officers were…

The Corridors Enhancement Match Grant Program supports neighborhoods and community-based groups who want to improve Lexington’s corridors, or roadways, by enhancing the experience of those who utilize them. The grant program opened on Sept. 2, and is accepting applications through Oct. 10, 2025. The Corridors Commission, which oversees the grant program, encourages projects such…

At the Tuesday, September 7 General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, Long Range Planning Manager Hal Baillie will present the second draft of the Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program (LPGMP). Once adopted, the LPGMP will establish a new process for how Council and the Planning Commission decide whether to expand the Urban…

As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require classrooms to post the biblical laws, and three passed laws mandating their display in 2024-2025: Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. All three laws have been at…

Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St. Louis and London, Kentucky in May have made 2025 seem like an especially active, deadly and destructive year for tornadoes. The U.S. has had more reported tornadoes than normal, according to the National Weather Service’s preliminary count. That’s well above the national average…

“The natural disaster club is not one anyone wants to join,”  said Greensburg, Kansas, administrator Stacy Barnes. But more and more small towns and rural communities are waking up–after flash flood, tornado, wildfire, or hurricane–to discover they are a member, whether they want to be or not.  Greensburg has been a member of the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council on Tuesday will consider a two-part plan to stand up a temporary winter shelter at 1306 Versailles Road and contract for operations through April, decisions that could steer more than $2.47 million toward emergency housing as temperatures drop. Members will also review a $250,000 agreement with Lextran…