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Experts highlight medication safety for Kentucky children during June
Kentucky health experts are highlighting child medication safety during National Safety Month in June, warning about the dangers of unintended pediatric overdoses and urging parents to properly store and secure prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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Water Quality Board to Consider FY 2027 Grant Awards July 23
The Water Quality Fees Board is set to meet July 23 to select recipients for fiscal year 2027 neighborhood and education grants designed to fund water quality improvement projects throughout Fayette County.
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Charter amendments advance to final council vote
The Urban County Council will consider three charter amendments on Thursday that stem from Lexington’s first Civic Assembly, including proposals to increase council member salaries, establish public accountability standards, and require regular charter reviews.
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Editor’s Notebook: Are data centers the new coal mines of Kentucky?
Are data centers the new coal? Or are they the new landfills? Or the new prisons? The comparisons aren’t perfect, but they are easy to make: a brand new shiny industry owned by out-of-state corporations comes to a beleaguered region with the promise of (some) jobs, part of an ephemeral promise to buttress the…
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BFED Committee to discuss infrastructure funding, tech pilot on Tuesday
The LFUCG Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee will consider infrastructure funding updates, a technology internship pilot program, and E911 funding sources when it meets Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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Severe weather closes multiple roads across central Kentucky
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet closed multiple roads across central Kentucky on Wednesday due to severe weather that downed trees and utility lines, with impacts reported in Anderson, Jessamine and Woodford counties.
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Soccer fan opens Wandering Bock for World Cup viewing
The Wandering Bock in Greyline Station is hosting World Cup viewers during the tournament, with its soccer-enthusiast owner inviting fans to watch matches at his bar.
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Lexington opens rebuilt dual-purpose tennis, pickleball courts
Lexington opened two rebuilt dual-purpose tennis and pickleball courts at Belleau Woods Park on Wednesday, completing a renovation project that city leaders said fulfills longtime community requests.
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Kentucky Soccer Releases 18-Game Fall Schedule
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s soccer team released its 2026 fall schedule featuring 18 matches, including a Sun Belt Conference slate and marquee matchups against arch-rival Louisville and other Power Five opponents.
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Lexington IT firm NetGain named to CRN Solution Provider 500
NetGain Technologies, a Lexington-based managed IT and cybersecurity services provider, has been named to CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500 list, which recognizes North America’s largest technology solution providers by revenue.