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Lexington approves community benefits deal for Haley Pike solar project
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A solar project planned for the closed Haley Pike Landfill will include direct funding for community programs to help low-income households with high energy costs. The Urban County Council approved the Community Benefits Agreement Oct. 22 as part of its contract with developer Social Impact Solar.
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Lexington rejects student housing plan
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington city leaders rejected a rezoning proposal Thursday that would have allowed a 10-story apartment building designed for college students near downtown. The rejected project comes from Up Campus Student Living, a Chicago-based developer and management company. The complex would have been built along East High...
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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,...