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Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff for Late Senator Graham
Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all Kentucky state buildings lowered to half-staff through July 18 in honor of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday at age 71.
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Public health student Hollie Hagan found her calling in rural Kentucky
Growing up in Grayson County, Hollie Hagan always knew she wanted to help people. She just wasn’t sure what that looked like. Like many students entering c ollege, Hagan originally envisioned a career in healthcare. She planned to study…
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New dashboard launched to track how Kentucky is spending its opioid settlement money
The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has launched its long-awaited online dashboard that allows Kentuckians to see how opioid settlement funds are being spent. “ This is the first time we can accurately show what resources are coming into…
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Douglass Student Earns 7th-Place Finish at FBLA Nationals in Texas
Preston Wang of Frederick Douglass High School placed seventh in Sports & Entertainment Management at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, with classmate Jillian Downey earning finalist honors in Visual Design. The school’s FBLA chapter received Gold Champion Chapter recognition.
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Transylvania graduate brings scientific approach to Food Network’s ‘Pitmasters’
Transylvania University alumnus Jeremy Yoder, a former chemistry teacher whose YouTube channel explores barbecue through a scientific lens, competed on Food Network’s “Pitmasters” premiere Monday night against eight other two-person teams competing for up to $50,000 in prize money.
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Kentucky Football Tickets Go on Sale July 16
Kentucky football single-game tickets go on sale to the public July 16, with season ticket holders receiving a presale starting July 14. The 2026 home schedule features seven games including matchups against Alabama, LSU, Vanderbilt and Florida.
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Kentucky launches inaugural English Learner Leadership Summit
The Kentucky Department of Education held an inaugural English Learner Leadership Summit in Lexington on July 7, bringing together district leaders to discuss updated resources and strategies as Kentucky’s English learner enrollment surges by 89 percent since 2017.
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Tubby Smith Named to National Basketball Hall of Fame
Tubby Smith, who led Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA national championship in his first season and coached the Wildcats for 10 years, has been inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
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Two JCPS candidates face eligibility questions over residency
Two Jefferson County Board of Education candidates filed to run in districts where they don’t live, creating potential eligibility challenges under Kentucky law just weeks before the November election.
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Board of Adjustment to hear zoning variance requests
The Lexington Board of Adjustment will consider seven zoning variance requests on July 13, with staff recommending approval for five proposals and disapproval for one, while one case is postponed pending Paris Pike Corridor Commission review.