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Fayette County Public Schools is accepting applications through Sept. 12 from Lexington high school students interested in joining the Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council for the 2026-27 school year. BYSC is a student-led coalition that works on environmental projects including waste management, energy efficiency and urban landscaping.

Two Fayette County Public Schools students, Sarah Nur Islam of Winburn and Aarav Kumar Tibrewal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High, have advanced to the Top 300 of the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, one of the nation’s premier STEM competitions for middle school students.

Lexington’s Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee reviewed research findings showing that Town Branch Commons reduced stormwater runoff by 29 percent while delivering social and environmental benefits to downtown residents.

Kentucky has removed over 300,000 deceased voters and a total of 753,181 ineligible voters from its rolls since 2020, according to the Secretary of State’s office, as part of an ongoing voter roll maintenance effort.

Mayor Linda Gorton announced the appointment of an independent panel to review Lexington’s automated license plate reader technology and ensure it meets best practices and community needs, with plans to place the panel by the end of September.

Mayor Linda Gorton will appoint an outside panel with technology, civil rights and legal expertise to review Lexington’s 125 Flock license plate readers, the first review from outside the police department since 2022. She wants it seated by the end of September.

Former Governor Matt Bevin’s arrest for contempt of court dominates discussion on r/Lexington today, while debates about AI restaurant marketing, car-free living feasibility, and political advertising round out the community’s afternoon conversation.

Will Stein makes his head coaching debut at Kentucky against Youngstown State on Saturday, taking over a program that finished bowl-ineligible the past two seasons.

The Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee meets September 4 to review water quality monitoring initiatives, including a case study of Town Branch Commons and presentations on Kentucky Watershed Watch programming.

A source told the Times Thursday night that Mayor Linda Gorton planned to announce an external review panel for Lexington’s Flock cameras. Her office confirmed it Friday morning.