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Tania Walker has been named Program Coordinator of the One Lexington program, which is part of the Mayor’s Office. “Tania has extensive experience designing and leading powerful programs, both in her longstanding corporate career and through her most recent work directly empowering youth and families in underserved communities. She has also directed programs for…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Kentucky is known worldwide for its bourbon distilleries and thoroughbred racehorses. Now one community has a unique plan to protect one of the region’s greatest assets that unites Kentucky’s signature industries: limestone water. Glenns Creek, which winds through Franklin and Woodford counties, is at the heart of bourbon and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Like thousands of Kentuckians, a team from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is on the lookout for deer. But once caught by researchers, these deer are allowed to return to their Western Kentucky…

Lexington, KY – Updated April 14, 2026 The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has confirmed 38 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Fayette County since October 3, 2025, with one new case reported since March 24, 2026. Thirty-three of the cases involve school-age children, two cases are 4-year-old children, and three…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — After serving 20 years in the U.S Marine Corps, Nick Lanier is now pursuing his degree in the Community and Leadership Development (CLD) program at the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Throughout his time in the military, Lanier has built an impressive resume of accomplishments, service and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — The University of Kentucky’s Department of Arts Administration will host its 8th annual Fish Tank: Emerging Entrepreneurs in the Arts. The experiential learning event that celebrates student innovation, creativity and leadership in the arts will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Awesome Inc, 348 E. Main St.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2025) — To encourage servant leadership, Tony Colella, instructor and director of admissions and recruitment for the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, dedicated class time for first- and second-year Singletary Scholars students to write thank-you notes and assemble 75 goody bags for residents of Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore,…

Commission discusses juvenile services fund November 11, 2025 Sen. Keturah J. Herron, D-Louisville, told her fellow members on the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity on Wednesday she plans to file legislation next year that would create a trust fund for juvenile justice-related services. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT —…

By Ashley MurrayKentucky Lantern WASHINGTON — Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily keep it afloat until the end of January, after a record-breaking shutdown that began Oct. 1. Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Maggie Hassan…