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Business owner faces union leader running for reelection to Lexington council
A political newbie will go up against an incumbent and labor union leader in the November election to represent a suburban area of southeast Lexington. Tray Hughes, a business owner, and Amy Beasley, current council member, are running for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council District 8. It covers Tates Creek and a handful of parks within a southeastern portion of the county including part of Man o' War Boulevard.
Bloodhorse.com
Breeders' Cup, Lexington Plan Many Events Before Races
The Breeders' Cup returns to Keeneland for the fourth time in the event's 43-year history next week, and horse racing fans traveling to Lexington, along with thousands of locals, can expect a fun-filled week leading up to the two-day World Championships Oct. 30-31. As the "Horse Capital of the World,"...
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This Kentucky Bookstore Has A Fireplace, A Lakeside Porch And Hot Browns Worth Lingering For
A bookstore with a fireplace you can actually read beside sounds like a cozy daydream. This one also has a cafe looking out over a pond. Add a full bistro under the same roof, and suddenly a quick book run becomes an entire afternoon. The shelves stretch across two stories....
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Lexington addressing rise in homelessness
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington leaders are weighing how to address homelessness in Fayette County after a mayor’s task force offered more than 20 recommendations last week, including expanding year-round services. The Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention said city staff counted nearly 1,000 unhoused people in 2025, up...
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Lexington gets federal money to construct key section of the Town Branch Trail
Construction is expected to begin next summer on a long-delayed but key section of the Town Branch Trail, city officials said Wednesday. City leaders recently received $3.76 million in federal funding from the Transportation Alternatives Program, which provides money for small-scale projects. Mayor Linda Gorton said a team of leaders put in a good amount of work to obtain the grant, which will unlock construction for the next phase of the project.
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Lexington & Fayette Co. schools announce ‘safety-first alternative plan’ for winter weather
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Mayor Linda Gorton and Fayette County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Bill Bradford announced a “safety first alternative plan” for school bus stops during periods of winter weather. The city and the school district will enact Plan B routes that combine some neighborhood bus stops...
Lexington Herald-Leader
KY House District featuring part of Lexington comes down to incumbent, ousted predecessor
Voters in Kentucky’s House District 45 should recognize both men running for state representative Nov. 3. There’s the incumbent, freshman state Rep. Adam Moore , D-Lexington, who is finishing a two-year term in Frankfort. And there’s former state Rep. Killian Timoney , R-Nicholasville, who had the job for the previous two terms until a challenger named Thomas Jefferson ousted him in the 2024 Republican primary. That fall, Moore beat Jefferson by only 172 votes out of 25,888 votes cast. Now Timoney wants the seat back. Moore says he isn’t finished with it. The suburban 45th District covers southwest Fayette and north-central Jessamine counties, centered around Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport and its Beaumont and South Elkhorn neighborhoods. The district’s 35,993 registered voters skew slightly to the political right, with 16,124 Republicans, 14,957 Democrats and the remainder either independent or third-party. But they won’t vote predictably, Moore said. “I knock so many doors — and I’m sure that former Rep. Timoney does as well — and blue wave or not, I think people distrust both parties,” Moore said. “People distrust the Republican Party. People distrust the Democratic Party. People are sick of Donald Trump, but they don’t necessarily put that onto every