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UK employees complain of ongoing White Hall construction hazards; residents discuss soaring rabies vaccination costs at UK’s ER; a new discrimination lawsuit divides r/Lexington over DEI hiring practices; scattered power outages reported off Pasadena.

Kentucky football will host a free Meet the Team Day on August 15 at Kroger Field, giving fans the opportunity to meet players and coaches and collect autographs ahead of the 2026 season.

Lexington’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider a drag racing ordinance and expansion of senior care services at its Tuesday meeting.

UK tight end Willie Rodriguez is one of 113 nominees for the 2026 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, awarded annually to college football players excelling in community service, academics and athletics. His volunteer work supports children with special needs, inspired by caring for his sister with Rett syndrome.

Today on r/Lexington, residents discuss unverified allegations about a local church, dark humor about a repeat incident at a Starbucks, nursing pay transparency, a new writing group, and an incoming traffic light aimed at improving safety at a notoriously dangerous intersection.

Howard Finster, the Southern Baptist preacher and repairman who became known as “the grandfather of Southern folk art,” was 59 years old when God told him to create 5,000 pieces of sacred art.  Finster — through the power of instant coffee mixed with Coca-Cola — created over 46,000 pieces.  “You don’t have to be…

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, held a markup hearing on his version of the Farm Bill on Thursday, August 6. It didn’t go very well. In the long-delayed milestone meeting – which could ultimately reshape Rural Americans connections to the Internet – Republicans were unable to move their bill…

The Urban County Planning Commission will consider a major 594-unit residential development at White Farm on Richmond Road and an amended plan for Two Keys bar at 503 S. Upper Street in a meeting scheduled for August 13.

Kentucky men’s soccer midfielder Agustin Lopez has been named to the Hermann Trophy Watchlist, college soccer’s most prestigious individual award. The Argentine sophomore earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors after scoring four goals last season.

University of Kentucky volleyball is ranked No. 3 in the AVCA preseason poll with four first-place votes as the team prepares for a challenging schedule featuring 11 ranked opponents.