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Fayette County Public Schools continue to implement corrective action plan
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Fayette County Public Schools has added another layer of oversight to its corrective action plan, more than a month after launching a public online dashboard that tracks district spending changes. Board member Dr. Monica Mundy said she regularly checks the dashboard. “Thank you for the timeliness...
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Kentucky participates in National Drug Take Back Day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentuckians have a chance to help save a life this weekend. Saturday Oct. 24, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across the nation and locations across Kentucky will be open to accept and dispose of medication. The Lexington Police Department will be accepting unwanted and...
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Downtown Lexington closes streets for annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The City’s annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade is returning to downtown Lexington this afternoon. The parade starts at 7 p.m. , and will feature where several hundred zombies dancing Main Street; Pedestrians can watch all along the parade route. If you’re heading downtown, plan...
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Lexington planners vote down downtown student housing development
Chicago-based Up Campus had outlined plans to rezone property in downtown Lexington to make way for a 10-story, 225-unit apartment building. The development would have affected residents on East High Street, Hagerman Court, and Stone Avenue. But opponents who spoke at a Planning Commission meeting pushed back on the project,...
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Rezoning request tied to 10-story student apartment development in Lexington denied
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission denied a request to rezone land for a 10-story student housing development. Chicago-based Up Campus sought to rezone land in downtown Lexington for the 225-unit apartment building, impacting properties on East High Street, Hagerman Court and Stone Avenue. Neighbors in...
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Lexington, FCPS announce 'Plan B' bus routes for snow and ice
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools plans to use alternative “Plan B” bus routes this winter, combining some bus stops in residential neighborhoods when roads are less than ideal because of snow and ice. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton was joined by FCPS interim Superintendent Bill Bradford...
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Planning Commission recommends denial of East High Street rezoning proposal
A controversial rezoning proposal on East High Street was dealt a major setback Thursday after the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend denial of the UpCampus rezoning request.
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Democracy potluck encourages voter turnout ahead of midterms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The League of Women Voters of Lexington held a democracy potluck Saturday to help Fayette County residents prepare to vote in the midterm elections. Voter education was the focus of the event, which was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Lexington, CivicLex and GlobaLex.
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Lexington receives $3.76 million federal grant to extend Town Branch Trail
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The City of Lexington has secured $3.76 million in federal funding to extend Town Branch Trail, advancing a long-planned project that will eventually connect the Masterson Station neighborhood with downtown Lexington and create a continuous network of shared-use trails across the city. Mayor Linda Gorton announced...