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Traffic safety complaints dominate r/Lexington today alongside strong community opposition to data center expansion, while lighter discussions touch on firefly season and dining alternatives.

Dr. Bill Bradford, newly appointed interim superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools, vowed transparency and earned trust while pledging to prioritize students, support school staff, and maintain stability during the district’s leadership transition.

The Board of Architectural Review will consider 35 projects spanning nine historic districts on June 17, including staff approvals for routine maintenance and certificates of appropriateness for more substantial work.

Commerce Lexington Inc. celebrated the graduation of 51 new leaders from its 2025-26 Leadership Lexington program on June 4, marking another class in the prestigious 47-year-old leadership development initiative.

Social Security Trust Funds will run out of money by 2034 unless Congress acts, threatening benefits for over 1 million Kentuckians who received $20 billion in payments in 2023.

Interstate 64 westbound lanes in Fayette, Scott and Woodford counties will reopen by 6 a.m. on June 18, with daytime traffic remaining clear until nighttime resurfacing operations resume June 21.

Kentucky volleyball has finalized its non-conference schedule with the 2026 Bluegrass Battle at Historic Memorial Coliseum from Aug. 28-30, featuring matchups against Utah State, South Florida, and Eastern Kentucky.

The Courthouse Area Design Review Board is scheduled to meet June 17 to consider a design application for 249 West Short Street in downtown Lexington.

University of Kentucky Libraries and researchers are highlighting extensive resources documenting slavery, emancipation and African American history in Kentucky, including a project collecting thousands of fugitive slave advertisements from historical newspapers.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council work session on June 16 is set to consider property purchase for a water quality headquarters, a fire station construction grant application, and employee salary increases along with several other proposals.